Featured Articles
Neuro Balance: Color Code Your Mental State to Prevent Burnout and Perform at Your Best
In our fast-paced, hyper-connected world defined by the pressure to do more than ever before, it’s no wonder that today’s workforce is in the throes of a burnout crisis. It’s this crisis that...
Katerina Lengold
Students Flourish in the Spaces Between our Focus on the Core Curriculum
What two experts - one in leadership, one in EdTech - say anchors a student’s sense of well-being
Al Kingsley
10 Different Ways to Encourage Youth Entrepreneurship
In 2010, world-renowned education and innovation expert, the late and great Sir Ken Robinson released a short animated film, titled Changing Education Paradigms . In the video, Robinson ...
Robyn D. Shulman
Closing the Capacity Gap: An Effective Intervention for Title I Students
“The greatest obstacle to discovery is the illusion of knowledge” --Roger Stark The Illogical Logic of Title I Funding Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ...
Betsy Hill and Roger Stark
Second Chances: Transforming School Literacy
Four years ago, our school received the news that no one ever wants to hear: it had been labeled as “CIR” or comprehensive intervention required. As an “F” school, the 200-student institution...
Michael Gollow
Should We “Teach” Executive Functions or “Teach about” Executive Functions?
In an article published in Education Week on March 1, education therapist Lexi Peterson says about executive functions: “If we treated these thinking skills as an essential part of the cur...
Betsy Hill and Roger Stark
Personalized Learning Revolution: How AI Tailors Educational Content for Every Student
Recent advances in AI technology have brought forth new possibilities for revolutionizing education through highly customized, adaptive learning platforms. AI-powered ed tech tools now allo...
Dev Nag
The Second-Best Article of 2024 About Nurturing Curiosity in Math
When I taught high school math, I wish I spent more time creating the conditions that help students be more curious about math. I’m reminded of this every time I ask adults whether they remem...
Dr. Tim Hudson
AI and Education: What are the Goals?
In our lifetimes, the most important technological advancements may arguably include cellular phones, the internet, and digital payments, each revolutionizing how we communicate, access infor...
Kiran Kodithala
How Education IT Departments Learn from Their Students: It's All in the Apps
In the wake of the digital boom that echoed out from the pandemic era, schools have steadily been coming to grips with how to operate in a reality where devices are far more ubiquitous in cla...
Justin Reilly
How SEL Supports STEM Learning
From coding robots to 3D printing, STEM subjects can be challenging, exciting, and intellectually stimulating. They can also prepare students for various career paths, equipping them with concr...
Amanda Vaden
AI in Language Learning: Humans Still Hold the Key
Language learning is experiencing a revolution. Large language models (LLMs) and AI-powered apps are sprouting like digital mushrooms, promising fluency with just a few swipes and clicks. And the...
Dan Berges
Creating Cultures of Inquiry
During my first year of teaching, I had the misfortune of overhearing one of my students utter a phrase that every teacher dreads: “Mr. Hammill’s class is so boring!” I was crushed. I was new ...
Drew Hammill
Using Data to Enhance the Academic Experience
One of the unfortunate realities of higher education is that not everyone who enters the academy leaves with a degree. The percentage of students who drop out and never receive a diploma vari...
Kiran Kodithala
What Do We Mean by Cognitive Capacity?
We’ve been encountering the term “cognitive capacity” more and more often since we started to make the distinction between “cognitive ability” and “cognitive capacity” a few years ago. The re...
Betsy Hill and Roger Stark
A Brief Overview of Dual-Language Programs
Most people have heard about English language learning programs for ESL, Multilingual, and Bilingual students. However, did you know there is a program that embraces dual-language immersion? D...
Robyn D. Shulman
Time to Embrace Nondegree Pathways: Awareness, Education, Acceptance
With declining college enrollment and a growing trend toward skills-based hiring, it’s not surprising that more and more young people are interested in more flexible and affordable postse...
Julie Lammers
The Future of Schools Because of the Internet
It just seems like things are cracking up in schools with students leaving for alternatives in droves, an epic teacher shortage that has no end in sight, absenteeism, increasing violence on-cam...
LC Staff
The Rocky Relationship Between Data and Dignity
During my 40-plus years of integrating technology into business and education, the biggest obstacles were not faulty products or excessive costs, but the objections of people. Those same peop...
Joel Backon
Tackling Teacher Retention: A Holistic Approach through Family Engagement and Technology
Hiring and retaining teachers is a top challenge facing education leaders today. A number of factors contribute to this challenge including emotional burnout, low pay, and poor working cond...
Elisabeth O’Bryon, Ph.D.
Featured Papers
The Learning Counsel presents journals, papers and briefs on critical topics in Digital Education.
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