Featured Articles
Unlocking the Gate to Better Learning
To “ungate” in software is to allow a user to proceed to the next level or into a new section. In some software, gating is a way for teachers to lever up or hold back individual students so that...
LeiLani Cauthen
Does Child Privacy Even Matter?
I’ve written quite a bit about children’s privacy, including what I thought was a scathing piece on Google and Education . The simple fact is every bit of information you can possibly imagine i...
Charles Sosnik
Understanding the Causes of Teenage Suicide
Editor’s Note: This is part one of a series on the causes and prevention of teenage suicide Suicide is now the second-leading cause of death for 10 to 24-year-olds, according to the Centers ...
Franklin P. Schargel
The Human EdTech for Diversity
LeiLani Cauthen argues for the symbiosis of teacher connection and technological advancement
The LC Staff
How Song-Writing and Music Technology Inspires Learning in Kids in Juvenile Detention Settings
The more than 60,000 young people that are incarcerated in secure facilities, residences and group homes are learning in alternative-education settings designed to keep them in school or prepare...
Kat Crawford
Why Today's Math Textbooks Just Don't Add Up
How school districts can empower teachers with dynamic resources that help them teach more effectively and respond to emerging needs
Al Noyes
5 Steps to Reduce Suspensions
Student suspensions continue to be a major issue in American schools. Suspensions are associated with a variety of negative student outcomes, such as lower academic performance and higher dropo...
Tom Hierck and Kent D. Peterson
Four Keys to Inspire Low-Literate Adult Learners to Pass the Equivalency Exam
An industry expert explains how to help learners earn their diplomas and improve their lives
Vinod Lobo
Want to Organize Your Digital Assets?
When it comes to digital assets, I have found that almost universally schools do not know what they have. Inventory controls are minimal when it comes to digital curriculum for a very good reaso...
LeiLani Cauthen
Googling Education - Is Student Data Really Private with Google?
Remember when Sergey Brin and Larry Page, the founders of Google, went public in 2004? I remember thinking that the initial price of $85 per share seemed a little high. In retrospect, the only o...
Charles Sosnik
A Well-Informed School Board—and Public—Are the Best Tools for Successful Rezoning
Redrawing the boundaries of a school district can be an emotionally fraught experience for everyone involved. Empowering your school board and community with data helps ensure a smooth process.
Eric Wells
How Math Class Can Prepare Students for the Jobs of the Future
By creating a community of learners that talks through possible solutions and values productive struggle, math teachers can help create a generation of independent thinkers.
Brittany Goerig
Teachers: Avoid Burnout, Enable Equity by Managing Parents’ Expectations
When parents and teachers work together, students win. As a 2018 report from the Carnegie Corporation of New York has shown in great detail, “family engagement is one of the most powerful pred...
Vlada Lotkina
Grit, Growth Mindset and the Backlash against Both
Grit, perseverance, fortitude, tenacity, resilience, persistence, stick-to-it-iveness, backbone, pluck, moral fiber, stamina, spunk... We have a lot of words for what it takes to do hard things...
Betsy Hill
Education Technology at Scale: Overcoming the Challenges of Big District Delivery
Interview with Charles Sosnik, Learning Counsel Editor Connie Kolosey, Ed.D. is the Director of Media, Text and Digital Learning for the Pinellas School District in Florida. Like many ...
The LC Staff
Understanding Education in the Age of Innovation
Editor’s Note: This is part one of a two-part series from renowned innovation expert John Kao Sometime around 1830, the great Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai created his most memorable ar...
John Kao
Teaching Mathematics: Maybe it’s time to let the old ways die
Why do so many students leave school hating math, vowing never to take it again? Why do so many adults tell me they struggled with math and were so glad when “it was over?” Why do so many parent...
Rick Wunderlich
Cultivating Creative Classrooms
Young children enter school full of curiosity and wonder, but for far too many learners this unbridled enthusiasm for discovery is systemically stifled throughout their educational journey. Tea...
Jamie Bricker
Personalized Literacy is Closing the Achievement Gap
When I joined Clay Charter Academy, there were just two weeks left in the school year. That was enough time to learn that 49 percent of our students were below grade-level in reading, and th...
Talya Taylor
In the Flow: Striking a Balance Between Challenging and Motivating Students
Keeping students engaged in their learning for an average of seven hours a day and 180 days a year is no easy feat. Every day, teachers work to create optimal learning experiences that help st...
Martha Burns, Ph.D.
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
