Featured Articles
Tech Made Easy: Empowering Educators to Inspire the Next Generation!
As technology continues to evolve, more and more EdTech tools enter the marketplace. The use of these tools in classrooms has grown just as rapidly, with school districts employing an averag...
Kris Astle
Strong Leadership and Comprehensive Plan Creates Literacy Success
When I stepped into my role as Director of Multi-Tiered Systems of Support, Secondary Schools at Friendship Public Charter School in June 2023, I was faced with a significant challenge. In th...
Tiffany Goodman
Making Phonics Fun: Engaging Approaches for Modern Classrooms
Developing strong phonics skills in the early grades is essential for students to become fluent, independent readers. The science of reading shows us that when children know the letters of th...
Cheryl Lundy Swift
The Four Pillars of Effective Learning: Applying the Carroll Model to Empower All Students
Every individual grasps educational concepts differently, powered by their own curiosity, prior knowledge, and learning preferences. Consider your own learning and work preferences - when ass...
George Philhower
Advice for Holiday Anxiety
Walk through any store, and you find holiday displays, promoting the purchase of giant inflatables or the latest Tik-Tok trend. The vibrant red and green decorations along with the jingle bel...
Tamara Fyke
Without Comprehension, Is It Really Reading?
Editor’s Note: This is part one of a two-part series. We often hear from parents that their child struggles with reading comprehension. Their child can “read” a text, but then can’t re...
Betsy Hill and Roger Stark
A Collaborative Framework for Teacher Leadership
In New York City’s public schools, providing a pathway to leadership encourages teachers to stay in their classroom and empowers them to profoundly impact their communities.
Michael Murphy and Abraham Ovalles
The Importance of Phonics in Building Lifelong Literacy
Here are three key strategies for revitalizing phonics instruction in schools
Cheryl Lundy Swift
What Students Should Know About Digital Citizenship
A recent opinion piece in Education Week sums up the issues surrounding cell phones in schools quite well. Tom Moore, a high school IB teacher in New York City, wrote that the recent push t...
Al Kingsley
It's Complicated: Why Edtech Companies and Educators Need to Improve Their Relationship Status
The early days of a partnership are always the most exciting, full of hope and possibilities for the future. You can’t wait to embark on this exciting journey with a partner who promises to m...
Doug Roberts and Bridget Duru
Why you should care about developing soft skills in your district and what to do about it
Soft skills. Everyone has heard of them, but many people can’t define them. They are called durable skills, professional skills, life skills, enduring skills, career readiness skills and a host...
Lisa Riegel
Building a Video-Infused Professional Learning Program
A districtwide practice of recording and reviewing lessons improves outcomes for teachers, education leaders, and students.
Dana Dudenhoeffer
Amid the Continuing Rise of Technology, Educators Can Play a Larger Role in Student Eye Health
For all of EdTech’s amazing benefits, it does have the downside of increased screen time. This has been largely linked with numerous health concerns, especially regarding ocular wellness. While...
Lena Bench
Sustainable Self-Care Practices for Educators and Students
Staff mental health has a ripple effect on student wellness and success. Here’s how schools can address both effectively.
Leslie Cole
AI Calendaring is Breaking the By-Age Whole Group Pattern
We need you to contact us if you agree that a solution mentioned in this article should be explored. When we say, “breaking the by-age whole groupings,” you probably think of self-paced on...
LC Staff
Modern Challenges Facing District IT Leaders — and How Comprehensive EdTech Can Help
As students learn to navigate VPNs, proxies, and generative AI tools at alarming rates, K-12 IT teams are playing a more nuanced role in promoting digital safety and wellbeing. At the same ti...
Harrison Parker
E-learning Methods Intertwined with the Principles of UDL. Can it Address Accessibility?
While E-learning has really gained traction in the last 30 years with the advent of the Internet, the concept of remote learning has been present in our society for much longer. One of the ea...
Joe Ferraro
Empowering K-12 Students Through Strategic Technological Integration
In an increasingly digital world, preparing students to thrive in the future workforce is a priority that schools can no longer afford to sideline. The integration of technology into the clas...
Adam Sandman
Math Anxiety & Learning Difficulties: Expert Tips For Addressing the US Math Crisis
Math proficiency has been dropping in the US since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, with more children struggling to perform basic math tasks. Not only are children as young as six ex...
Jessica Kaminski
The Crossroads of AI vs. Human Teaching
Dear Everyone in Education, I’m boldly going to just ask for your help. I know I’m not the only one who thinks we will always need human teachers in K12 learning. Yet some AI experts think th...
LeiLani Cauthen
Featured Papers
The Learning Counsel presents journals, papers and briefs on critical topics in Digital Education.
Most will require registration in order to access them, but they are all free.
Three Near-Term Innovation Areas for K12
An Essential Audio Ingredient in Today’s Accessible Learning Environments
The Gaps Remaining for District Digital Transition
5 Steps to Fixing the Hidden Traffic of Records Management Overwhelming Schools
From Chaos to Learning Recovery: Going from Manual-Digital All the Way to Efficiency
Hybrid Logistics Security
