Featured Articles
It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas, Everywhere You Go
And somehow, the brilliant mega-retailers arranged for every little morsel to be laid out along the Christmas trail to bring us right up to (and beyond) the blessed event. It started with Bla...
Charles Sosnik
Learning Ideas That Just Won’t Die: Let’s Bury Them Anyway
One of the positive things to come out of the pandemic is our newfound ability to look an outdated concept in the eye and say, “Enough!” In less than three years, we have grown the ability to...
Betsy Hill & Roger Stark
Follow The 3E Formula to Evaluate an EdTech Product
Did you know that in 2021, the global EdTech market was valued at USD 106.46 billion? Furthermore, the annual growth rate in education technology is expected to grow by over 16.5 percent from...
Robyn Shulman
ScribOrder helps schools process student records requests online in minutes, not days
ScribOrder from Scribbles Software is an online records processing and payment system for K-12 school districts. Touted as a game-changer by districts across the country, ScribOrder drastically...
Doug Cauthen
Weekly NewsBriefs 11/14/22 - 11/20/22
1 in 5 schools spend less than 1% of their IT budgets on security – My Micah Ward, District Administration Despite the various efforts of federal agencies and lessons learned by large ...
Doug Cauthen
Spring Forward to Better Learning Opportunities
No sooner does it seem like we have fallen back for Fall, then it is time to Spring forward for the Learning Counsel’s Spring events. Yep, the Learning Counsel has announced their schedule of 2...
Charles Sosnik
The Youth Mental Health Crisis is Very Real: Here’s What to Do
The United States Surgeon General declared a state of emergency for youth mental health in December 2021. Youth mental health has been a trending topic in the news this past year. With all th...
Tamara Fyke
Focusing on 5 E's to Create a Positive Mental Health Mindset for Educators and Learners
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, teacher shortages and leadership turnover have plagued school districts across the U.S. In order to attract and retain quality educators and improve ...
Kevin Dougherty
Orange County Administrator Panel Discussion: Speaking to Lessons Learned
According to many of the people who attend the Learning Counsel’s Learning Leadership Symposia, the Administrator Panel Discussion is the icing on the cake, a chance for some of the area’s mos...
Doug Cauthen
Dr. David Miyashiro, Superintendent at Cajon Valley Union School District
The Truth is Out There. Let’s Just Make Sure This Time the Kids Win. Dr. David Miyashiro may not be your typical school superintendent. For one thing, he speaks his mind. Unabashedly. For anot...
Doug Cauthen
5 Ways Science Enhances Life Skills
Do you remember a favorite Science teacher or Science class in high school or college? I have fond memories of different teachers who taught Science in a fun, witty, and engaging manner. Wa...
Robyn Shulman
Chicago Learning Leadership Symposium: Amplified Personal Learning and Student Outcomes
Presented by Dr. Paul O’Malley, Superintendent of Butler School District 53 and Ray Harth, Chief Executive Officer at the Heliox Group
Doug Cauthen
Chicago Administrators Panel Discussion: Focusing on the Elements of Success
If you are familiar with the Learning Counsel’s Learning Leadership Symposia, you know that it consists of a region’s best and brightest education leaders coming together for some of the natio...
Doug Cauthen
From TTHWADI to HLLC, thanks in part to NBPNSPP: All to benefit TTTWCS
It is hard to believe this school year is almost half over. It feels as though it is literally flying by. After next week, we have Thanksgiving week. And then two more weeks after that, we pul...
Charles Sosnik
5 Ways for Rural Schools to Get the Most out of a Districtwide Communications Platform
Our rural school district operates from a single campus, but that doesn’t make school-home communications any easier. With 1,500 students across grades K-12, we were previously using a blend o...
Stephanie Hinds
Take My Crutches. Please
A 17-year-old high-school student recently walked into a high-stakes test without the accommodations that he had received for years. This was not an arbitrary administrative decision; it was hi...
Betsy Hill & Roger Stark
Matters of Principal: Committing to Monitoring
At this point of the school year, initial plans have been partially, if not fully, implemented. Mere implementation, however, most definitely does not ensure desired impact. It is now incumbent ...
Jamie Bricker and Jack Barclay
Reading in your free time: 6 enjoyable books for teachers
After a long day at work, unwind with a book. Alternatively, make the most of your free time on weekends and holidays. Here are some novels that we think you would like and those we've read and ...
Lucy Sanders
Undercover Threats in K-12 Schools: Ransomware
As digital learning possibilities expand, school districts have become major ransomware targets. Throughout 2021, 162 school districts were the target of a cyber incident, and for the first ti...
Rick Vanover
Using Online Learning to Build Global Awareness
Understanding diverse cultures and perspectives is essential for high school students as they prepare for careers in our increasingly global society. One of the best ways for students to experie...
Carol DeFuria
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.
Addressing Crises in School Absenteeism, Staffing and Privacy: Using a human touch tech solution
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
