Featured Articles
Out-of-the-Box Thinking Is So Five Minutes Ago
“Woke up this morning with a wine glass in my hand Whose wine, what wine, where the hell did I dine? Must have been a dream I don't believe where I have been Come on, let's do it again.” ...
Charles Sosnik
Leadership: The Connective Tissue of Educational Change
“True leadership only exists if people follow when they have the freedom not to.” --Jim Collins Connective Tissue I delivered my first virtual class in 2009. I was in front of a bl...
Mac Bogert
Barriers to Education’s Digital Transition
Editor’s Note: This is part two in a three-part series
LeiLani Cauthen
First Impressions: In East Tennessee, School has Started
Amid the fear and the virus, school has begun. The opening of Alcoa, Maryville, and Blount County Schools in East Tennessee preceded many districts in the state and country and will be an exampl...
Christy S. Martin, Ed.D.
Creating a Digital Ecosystem in the Classroom
21st Century Learning Requires an Integrated, Technology-Based Approach that Tames the Information and Gadget Chaos
Ji Shen
When Life Gives You Lemons
To say this has been a crazy year is an understatement. Like you, our team has been trying our best to stay ahead of the curve and make adjustments to keep up with the ever-changing needs of our...
LeiLani Cauthen
It’s a New Day, and Relationships are Key
Over the past week, I have had multiple conversations with educational leaders, discussing re-opening as well as the needs of students, families and staff. Although there are some who are resis...
Tamara Fyke
The Real Barriers to the Necessary Digital Transition in Education
Editor’s Note: This is part one of a three-part series A majority of schools are still acting like everything is totally normal in education. The fact is, prior to the pandemic, everyt...
LeiLani Cauthen
Amplify Your Leadership Voice in the Midst of Covid-19 Challenges
As a district leader, adjusting the way you communicate during the COVID-19 pandemic can significantly improve your effectiveness.
Bob Riefstahl
Maybe it is Time to Rethink Scheduling
COVID-19 has changed the way the world looks at things but nowhere has the world changed more than in schools. While the plague of this century ravages, educators must step up and change more th...
Christy Martin, Ed.D.
Remember: The Only Thing We Have to Fear is…
“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” --George Santayana This is one of my favorite quotes, but with so many variables happening today, I am finding i...
Charles Sosnik
What Are Kids Reading? A Surprising Amount of Nonfiction
The latest edition of the nation’s largest student reading survey offers hope about the power of prior knowledge and the future of nonfiction reading.
Gene Kerns
Navigating the New Normal: A Guide for Our At-Risk 50-and-Up Educators
As schools gradually reopen, students, teachers and staff are all vulnerable to the lasting effects of the coronavirus pandemic. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention describes how 29 ...
Carol Henry
Schools and the Space-Time Continuum
It’s almost Fall, and the clock is ticking. Talk of time and space are swirling all around us, and confusion is rampant. As you know, some states aren't really open yet and others are closing ...
LeiLani Cauthen
Opinion: The Role of the School Resource Officer in the New Hybrid Environment
Communities have found themselves immersed in an age when schools and teaching technology is catching up with societal needs. COVID-19 has emerged as the newest threat to health and safety and c...
Christy Martin, Ed.D.
Keeping Early Learning Going Despite COVID-19
When the COVID-19 pandemic forced schools and early education centers across the nation to close, children lost many of the benefits of a high-quality learning environment, as well as important ...
Charles Dinofrio
Virtual Classroom 2.0 12 Tips for the Virtual Teacher
In this article, we’ll provide you quick and effective ways to have the right setup, tools, techniques to increase your effectiveness with students, parents, and administrators. For administrato...
Bob Riefstahl
Teacher to Teacher: Simple Advice for Going Virtual
Any way you tackle it, teaching is a tricky process that takes serious planning, time, consideration, and knowledge. When you add in a pandemic, even confident teachers face the uneasiness of bl...
Melissa Saphos
Achieving Equity in EdTech: It’s a Family Thing
The sudden shift to distance learning this Spring, due to the coronavirus, highlighted the gap in access to Wi-Fi and devices for our nation’s students. Students in suburban areas fared better ...
Tamara Fyke
When Schools Reopen, Will Teachers Return?
Editor’s Note : This OpEd piece by Franklin Schargel is a stark reminder that the Coronavirus is an epic disrupter of our education systems. The pandemic will mandate a hybridization of K-12 p...
Franklin Schargel
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
