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Bringing Life to Education; Accessible Help for Any Teacher

President and CEO of The Source for Learning , Lynn Rejniak talked with me about her company which provides instructional content to teachers everywhere, free of charge or at a low cost. We bri...

Kenna McHugh, Learning Counsel Writer

Thoughts

The Face of Consumerized Learning

What does the face of consumerized learning look like? What’s it like to experience it?                           The fact is, it’s a lot like watching a great movie or documentary that has ...

LeiLani Cauthen, Author, The Consumerization of Learning

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Using Technology to Foster Collaboration in the Classroom

A teacher shares the tools she uses to get her students not just looking at screens but looking at each other and working together.

Brenda Rogers

People

Do Right for Education with Lifelong Partnerships

I talked with Edmentum President and CEO Jamie Candee shortly after she was honored by the Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journal as one of the top women in business. The Journal wrote ; “In t...

Kenna McHugh, Learning Counsel Writer

Perspective

Future You in Primary & Middle

Here is an excerpt from Chapter 32 of The Consumerization of Learning.   “Don’t forget you have to meet with your Story Guide later today,” Mom says. "You know you are going to meet with...

LeiLani Cauthen, Author, The Consumerization of Learning

Perspective

Disruption: The Sum of the Effect

Here is an excerpt from Chapter 11 of The Consumerization of Learning .   "What’s the sum of all this semi-invisible disruptive force known generally as the technology transition running ov...

LeiLani Cauthen, Author, The Consumerization of Learning

People

Viable Strategy Helps Students Learn by Doing

Meeting with Apex Learning CEO Cheryl Vedoe defined how creating the company's viable strategy is the utmost function in determining the success of an educational company. It is a strategy tha...

Kenna McHugh, Learning Counsel Writer

People

Scanning Fingerprints Simplifies Each School Day

Sitting down and discussing biometric identification management technology with identiMetrics Biometric ID Management co-founder and CFO Anne Marie Dunphy formulated the importance of simplifyin...

Kenna McHugh, Learning Counsel Writer

Innovation

Teacher Metamorphosis

Here is an excerpt form Chapter 26 of The Consumerization of Learning . "School administrators who do not want a wholesale insurrection as they move schools towards consumerized learning need...

LeiLani Cauthen, Author, The Consumerization of Learning

People

Empowering Students to Take Control of Their Learning

I talked with Edgenuity CEO Sari Factor soon after she was honored at the 9th Annual ASU+GSV Summit with the organization's inaugural Power of Women Award called POW! She received the recognitio...

Kenna McHugh, Learning Counsel Writer

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A Data-Driven Approach to Improving Student Literacy Across All Subjects

Baffled by a gap between students’ discussions in class and their performance on exams, an instructional leader found the answer in reading comprehension.

Karen Fuller

People

Putting Plush Toys To Work For Learning

Talking with Kayle Concepts, LLC founder and CEO Laura Jiencke was a whirlwind conversation about not only discovering and developing an educational tool but being emotionally inspired to help s...

Kenna McHugh, Learning Counsel Writer

Spotlight

What is Data Literacy?

  Looking at a piece or set of digital data is meaningless if there is no understanding of how it is displayed. This Special Report not only discusses how digital displays are generally create...

The LC Staff

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Helping Education Differentiate Student Learning Abilities

Meeting and discussing individualized instruction with Mindprint Learning founder and CEO Nancy Weinstein articulated the importance of discovering how students learn. She supported my interest ...

Kenna McHugh, Learning Counsel Writer

Spotlight

Where Education is Headed – April 17th San Jose, CA Market Briefing by LeiLani Cauthen, CEO, Learning Counsel

With this market briefing, LeiLani Cauthen, author of The Consumerization of Learning , and CEO of the Learning Counsel, kicks off the day of discussion with local San Jose, California school a...

Chris Kight, Video Editor, Learning Counsel

People

SMILING DIGITAL SCRAPBOOK FOUNDER

Sitting down and talking with Buncee founder and CEO Marie Arturi felt like a fireside chat. She includes me as she discusses her company; like I am on the team, also feverishly working to mak...

Kenna McHugh, Learning Counsel Writer

Professional Development

The Top 5 Reasons Personalized Learning Fails

A White Paper for PD

Zia Learning

Professional Development

5 Reasons why even the most sophisticated computer cannot effectively replace a good teacher

The Infinite Monkey Theorem states that a monkey hitting keys at random on a typewriter for an infinite amount of time will almost surely be able to create the complete works of William Shakes...

The LC Staff

Event News

Silicon Valley Speaks Up

  Watch the April 17 th , 2018 panel discussion with Craig Blackburn, Director of Technology Programs Technology & Instructional Support, Santa Clara Office of Education and Dr. Benjamin P...

The LC Staff

Thoughts

5 Reasons why even the most sophisticated computer cannot effectively replace a good teacher

The Infinite Monkey Theorem states that a monkey hitting keys at random on a typewriter for an infinite amount of time will almost surely be able to create the complete works of William Shakes...

Dr. Hope Dugan


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
K12 human resources are crucial to utilizing the cloud successfully. Roles and responsibilities have all changed dramatically since the start of the pandemic, and a new trend to move to core co...
An Essential Audio Ingredient in Today’s Accessible Learning Environments
Today’s learning environments have changed markedly from just a couple years ago, prior to the pandemic. Tech devices are comprehensively in both the student and teacher hands, but are they missin...
The Gaps Remaining for District Digital Transition
Most administrators know there are still gaps remaining in their school or district’s digital transition. Recent studies including the 2021 Digital Transition Surveys for Administrators and Teache...
5 Steps to Fixing the Hidden Traffic of Records Management Overwhelming Schools
How come digital processes seem easier but are often harder to manage? A major shift to digital teaching and learning in schools has developed an additional digital traffic load for teachers and f...
From Chaos to Learning Recovery: Going from Manual-Digital All the Way to Efficiency
Seeing the Levels of Chaos Helps Anchor Bringing Order Schools and districts that recently lost 4 percent of students to alternatives continued to lose students in 2021 at an accelerated pace (no...
Hybrid Logistics Security
Your district is a brand, and your network security helps power its reputation. With the accelerated move to hybrid learning environments over the past year, school districts across the nation are...