Featured Articles
Russian Cyber Criminals Leveraging Personal Identifiable Information (PII) to Target Education Sector
War in Ukraine may be thousands of miles away, but state-sponsored cybercrime is likely to put US schools at risk. Following western backlash against the Russian invasion of Ukraine in Februar...
Rob Shavell
Technology Transforms a School into a Community
This may be the first time in history that the technology exists to make true community schooling a reality. Here’s what you need to know.
James Stoffer and Zach Vander Veen
Do Not Let Them Be a Helicopter, but Rather a Responsive or Open-to-Learning Parent
It did not take us long after becoming parents to stop criticizing other parents, as we learned we could not always control our own kids. They can say the darnedest things. Art Linkletter was a ...
Professor John Hattie and Educator Kyle Hattie
Baton Rouge 2022 Educator Presentation: Family Engagement
In this presentation, we feature Jason Oller, Co-Principal at Hammond Westside Montessori School in the Tangipahoa Parish School System and Hilary Davenport, Montessori Magnet Specialist at ...
The LC Staff
Helping Students through Trauma
“One out of every four children attending school has been exposed to a traumatic event that can affect learning and/or behavior.” National Child Traumatic Stress Network, www.NCTSN.org ...
Franklin Schargel
What’s Working in Education
Right now, across much of the world, parents are holed up with their children and performing the role of educator, or else they are playing the role of a Hybrid educator, filling in part time ...
Zach Vander Veen
Understanding Mindsets-Based Social Emotional Learning
If there is one thing the pandemic has taught us, it’s that we really have no idea what the future holds. Yet, we find ourselves teaching our children how to thrive in the world we live in, or a...
Jeff Waller
Dr. Derek Bub, Superintendent of Schools, West Ada School District
One of the stars of the Boise Digital Transition Discussion was Dr. Derek Bub, Superintendent of Schools at West Ada School District. His presentation, a recap of the many challenges and sub...
The LC Staff
Uncertain Times
In June 2017 at the #SEL Conference in Nashville, TN, Tim Shriver stated in his keynote address, “We live in volatile, ambiguous, complex and uncertain times.” He unpacked this statement by ex...
Tamara Fyke
Cognitive Approach to Addressing the Impact of Covid-19 on Students
Schools are exploring new ways to address the impact that Covid-19 has had and continues to have on students. As leadership teams around the country consider the most effective options to help c...
Betsy Hill & Roger Stark
Discussions on Discussions: Wisdom from the Learning Counsel’s Digital Transition Discussions
One of the benefits of hosting the Learning Counsel’s Regional Digital Transition Discussions is we get to sit face-to-face with some of the most respected thought leaders in American educat...
The LC Staff
5 Highly-Rated Self-Care Books for Educators
According to a 2021 State of the U.S. Teacher Survey , more than 75 percent of teachers reported frequent job-related stress. Educators have always experienced stress in their profession, but t...
Chelsea Buchanan
Community Schools: Connecting the Dots of a Connected Village
Editor’s Note: This is part two of a five-part series ( click here to first read part one ) According to the Community Schools Playbook, a project of the Partnership for the Future...
James Stoffer and Zach Vander Veen
Preventing Youth Suicide
Although the national suicide rate declined in 2020, (NY Times, September 10, 2021,) the suicide rate for the nation’s youth increased dramatically. Youth suicide (ages 10-24) increased nearly 6...
Franklin Schargel
Forward to Normalcy
It was a little more than 100 years ago when candidate Warren G. Harding entered the 1920 presidential campaign with his slogan, “Return to Normalcy.” It evoked visions of a simpler time, before...
Charles Sosnik
Login Syncing: Better Together with Digital Identity Management
As K-12 continues its journey down the path of digital transformation, one top priority of many medium to large districts is enhancing the learning experience, while improving cybersecurity, acr...
Gavin McKelvey
How the COVID crisis caused K-12 to rethink testing
The pandemic reignited the debate over shifting away from high stakes testing to a more balanced assessment approach that’s part of the regular instructional cycle. Many parents and education le...
Trenton Goble
Phoenix, AZ 2022, The Briefing: National Digital Transition Survey Results
At 8:30 sharp, as the enthusiastic crowd was gathering their coffee and heading for their seats, the Phoenix Digital Transition Discussion rolled into high gear. LeiLani Cauthen, CEO and Pub...
The LC Staff
Gamification in Education: Fostering a Growth Mindset
When the term “gamification” comes up in the context of education, it is usually introduced as a way to improve student engagement and motivation. Given the dismal state of student engagement in...
Betsy Hill & Roger Stark
10 Ways Educators Can Make Classrooms More Innovative
Having taught in various grades, and spending years as an academic advisor for new teachers, I've had the chance to spend time in various classroom environments. I've seen many different ways ed...
Robyn Shulman
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
