Featured Articles
Yah, It’s Conference Season
The conference season is in full swing at the Learning Counsel. In September alone, we have events in South Texas, Southern California, the Northeast, North Texas, the Mid-Atlantic States, Kentu...
Charles Sosnik
Building Flexible Classrooms that Conform to Learners (Not the Other Way Around)
Here’s how a new career-focused high school used flexible furniture and other modular elements to transform a 180,000sf building into a modern learning space.
Dr. Christina Counts
Let’s Take the Learning Outside: The Air is Fine
Last week, Dr. Anthony Fauci suggested that students should learn outside as much as possible. To some educators that are relying on technology, that scenario may seem impossible. Others say stu...
Christy S. Martin, Ed.D.
Scientifically Speaking: We Can Safely and Successfully Educate Students During the Pandemic
For us here in the South, we have been back-to-school for more than a week. Many counties are opting for virtual learning while the number of coronavirus cases continue to climb. From the conver...
Tamara Fyke
The New Role of Educators During and After COVID-19
The global pandemic has disrupted just about every facet of our lives. COVID-19 is testing our patience in slowing down and staying put. It tests and continues to test our combined ability to si...
Ryan L Schaaf
5 Ways Online Learning Coordinators Can Support Remote Learning
The role of the online learning coordinator has never been more critical than right now, in the middle of a global pandemic.
Xuan You
Indoor Air Quality Tips Every School Should Follow Before Reopening
As the K-12 education system considers bringing students and staff back into the classroom for fall session amid the COVID-19 pandemic, it faces unprecedented challenges led by in-school health ...
Dr. Marilyn Black
Out-of-the-Box Thinking Is So Five Minutes Ago
“Woke up this morning with a wine glass in my hand Whose wine, what wine, where the hell did I dine? Must have been a dream I don't believe where I have been Come on, let's do it again.” ...
Charles Sosnik
Putting Barriers in the Rear View
Editor’s Note: This is part three in a three-part series. As you read part one and part two in this series, you no doubt found a number of barriers you had already faced. Every school ...
LeiLani Cauthen
Barriers to Education’s Digital Transition
Editor’s Note: This is part two in a three-part series
LeiLani Cauthen
Leadership: The Connective Tissue of Educational Change
“True leadership only exists if people follow when they have the freedom not to.” --Jim Collins Connective Tissue I delivered my first virtual class in 2009. I was in front of a bl...
Mac Bogert
First Impressions: In East Tennessee, School has Started
Amid the fear and the virus, school has begun. The opening of Alcoa, Maryville, and Blount County Schools in East Tennessee preceded many districts in the state and country and will be an exampl...
Christy S. Martin, Ed.D.
When Life Gives You Lemons
To say this has been a crazy year is an understatement. Like you, our team has been trying our best to stay ahead of the curve and make adjustments to keep up with the ever-changing needs of our...
LeiLani Cauthen
Creating a Digital Ecosystem in the Classroom
21st Century Learning Requires an Integrated, Technology-Based Approach that Tames the Information and Gadget Chaos
Ji Shen
It’s a New Day, and Relationships are Key
Over the past week, I have had multiple conversations with educational leaders, discussing re-opening as well as the needs of students, families and staff. Although there are some who are resis...
Tamara Fyke
The Real Barriers to the Necessary Digital Transition in Education
Editor’s Note: This is part one of a three-part series A majority of schools are still acting like everything is totally normal in education. The fact is, prior to the pandemic, everyt...
LeiLani Cauthen
Remember: The Only Thing We Have to Fear is…
“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” --George Santayana This is one of my favorite quotes, but with so many variables happening today, I am finding i...
Charles Sosnik
Maybe it is Time to Rethink Scheduling
COVID-19 has changed the way the world looks at things but nowhere has the world changed more than in schools. While the plague of this century ravages, educators must step up and change more th...
Christy Martin, Ed.D.
Amplify Your Leadership Voice in the Midst of Covid-19 Challenges
As a district leader, adjusting the way you communicate during the COVID-19 pandemic can significantly improve your effectiveness.
Bob Riefstahl
What Are Kids Reading? A Surprising Amount of Nonfiction
The latest edition of the nation’s largest student reading survey offers hope about the power of prior knowledge and the future of nonfiction reading.
Gene Kerns
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
