Featured Articles
Beyond the Science Experiment: Building Soft Skills with AR and VR
As augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) learning experiences become increasingly common in K-12 classrooms, the value this technology brings to STEM and Career and Technical Education...
Joe Parlier, Ed.D.
For the Educator-Entrepreneur in the New Year
Some words of advice for those of you who are working a side hustle or starting a new business:
Charles Sosnik
The Learning Counsel’s 2019 National Digital Curriculum Strategy Survey Yielded Surprising Results
Highest pressure now coming from students’ social and emotional needs
The LC Staff
A Remarkable Council of 215,000 Giving Counsel to the World of Education
When I first joined the Learning Counsel, I had no idea what an integral part our schools and districts played in the Learning Counsel’s efforts. Having come from a more traditional media compan...
Charles Sosnik
Educating for the Design Economy
Editor’s Note: This article was first published in 2014. It’s remarkable how it has increased in relevance now that the bulk of education is sailing into the choppy waters of redesign and digi...
LeiLani Cauthen
Insistence to the Resistance of Digital: Good News from Our Nation’s Capital
It’s not often that we get good news from Washington D.C. As the seat of our nation’s government, we are inundated with stories about in-fighting and partisan politics. Even the school system, D...
Charles Sosnik
Effective Intervention for Students with Dyslexia
Dyslexia affects an estimated 15-20 percent of the U.S. population. But it is often called “the hidden disability” because impacted students are often competent or even exceptional in areas othe...
Suzanne Carreker, Ph.D., CALT-QI
Are FREE Apps Putting Your School and Students at Risk?
For the classroom teacher, the word FREE is a breath of fresh air, especially when it comes to stretching chronically inadequate budgets for learning resources. FREE means one less thing you hav...
Art Willer
Learning for the Always-On Generation (Part 3)
In my previous article, Learning for the Always-On Generation, readers were introduced to several learning attributes of the digital generations. Thanks in large part to digital bombardment; the...
Ryan L Schaaf
Smart Technologies Could Benefit Education – or Could Make Our Problems Worse
Editor’s note: This is part three in a series. If you missed them, you can read part one and part two . Not long ago, states and school districts were implementing one-to-one ...
Katherine Prince
The Uberization of Learning
What might dynamic pairings of people and learning content do for education? This is the question I am posing as I gather my thoughts and the material for my new book. As your mind conflates ...
LeiLani Cauthen
Personalized Learning “Twister”: A Future of Learning Live Demo in Dallas
If you ask a dozen educators to define personalized learning, you’ll no doubt get some enthusiastic answers, and all twelve will probably be different. As our paradigms change with tech and cu...
Charles Sosnik
Top School & District Innovator Awardees 2019
2019 School & District Winners
Doug Cauthen, Learning Counsel
The Surprising Impact of Student Led Learning
TechEd is a hot topic in education right now, but what we really need to be discussing is student led learning. Students leading other students in learning is one of the most amazing things you ...
Amy Howell
Using Data-Driven Instruction and SEL to Make the Most of Assessments
In our district, building strong relationships between teachers and students is an integral part of meeting academic goals.
Jenny Angelo
Make it a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
I’m a child of the 70’s. I grew up watching Sesame Street , Captain Kangaroo , Krofft Supershow , and Schoolhouse Rock! But one of my favorite shows – even as an elementary school student ...
Tamara Fyke
Quid Pro Quo & Ed-Tech: Warn Your Superintendent
Don’t go to jail for Ed-Tech. Quid pro quo dealing has serious consequences.
LeiLani Cauthen
The Tenets of Education: Why Your School Should Stick to Core Principles Instead of Market Trends
What’s hot in education technology? A better question might be, what’s hot in EdTech this year ? It’s no surprise that the sector is growing – and quickly. In 2017, EdTech industry investment...
Steve Halliwell and Cheryl Miller
Policy Watch: Educators Can Teach Lawmakers What Our Students Need
School leaders can help lawmakers create better education legislation by keeping them informed of current challenges and offering pragmatic solutions.
Glen Miller
How Technology Can Help Deepen Students’ Learning
One of our primary responsibilities as modern educators is to develop students’ critical thinking and problem-solving skills so they’ll be able to adapt to the future labor market, which will in...
Kelly Bielefeld
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
