Featured Articles
The Role of Cognitive Skills in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) are “three closely linked values held by many organizations that are working to be supportive of different groups of individuals, including people of diffe...
Betsy Hill and Roger Stark
5 Ways to Transform Multiple Media Centers into STEM Learning Hubs
When Phillip D. Page, Ed.D., joined our district as new superintendent in 2017, I was in my current position as director of advanced learning, STEM and gifted programs at the time. He came in and...
Paula Camp
Prioritizing Self-Care among Educators
Obesity has been a growing epidemic in the United States. This problem has permeated schools, with educators and students alike facing harmful weight gain without accessible resources to combat i...
Ruby Doherty
How Early Care and Education Organizations Can Navigate Hurdles and Efficiently Access Unused Grant Funds
In June 2022, the California Department of Social Services agreed to award a new $1 million grant to Buds and Blossoms Preschool for a new infant care program to serve low-income children. Yet, ...
Michael López, Ph.D.
The World without the Gifted Child’s Contribution
TAKE THE QUIZ: Gifted and Talented or High-Achieving Student Schooling Quiz We’ll never know, will we? What the world could have been, only if… If you have a gifted child that never makes...
LeiLani Cauthen
What is Second Language Acquisition?
When I was in middle school, I remember registering for my first Spanish 101 class. As a native English speaker, I was excited about learning a new language. My community had a significant mix of...
Robyn D. Shulman, M.Ed.
Closing out the Year by Curing Educational Indigestion: Three Solutions to Overly Full Plates
“Our district is currently doing a lot of work to implement STEM and our teachers feel like they are constantly having things added to their plates while nothing is removed.” If we have heard th...
Betsy Hill and Roger Stark
How to Ensure that Rural Schools’ Cybersecurity is Not Forgotten
Many schools around the country are faced with the issues of outdated systems and a lack of expertise in crucial areas, leaving them vulnerable to cyber-attacks. This is doubly the case in rural ...
Charlie Sander
Cultivating a Love for Reading: The Playbook
In today’s busy world, where TikTok notifications and text pings constantly vie for our attention, it can be hard to encourage kids to sit down, open a book, and read out of sheer love for re...
Felix Brandon Lloyd
FASTalk: Disrupting the daily dialogue about what children learned today at school
As my first grader bounds off the school bus and we start the walk back to our house, I'll commonly ask, “What did you learn today?” And “nothing” is the response I get most often. The c...
Elisabeth O’Bryon, Ph.D.
The Most Overlooked Reason for Teacher Burnout
Conversation around teacher burnout—a prevalent issue in education that severely impacts retention—often focuses on causes like class sizes, school violence, lack of funding, or other teacher wo...
Shannon Hazel
Educator Perspectives on Social and Emotional Learning Programs
Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) continues to receive increasing attention in the world of education. In our informal conversations with principals and teachers and parents, we hadn’t disc...
Betsy Hill and Roger Stark
Transforming Student Support in the Digital Age: Why Comprehensive MTSS Systems Play a Critical Role
From staffing shortages to the rise in the number of students experiencing anxiety and depression, schools face formidable challenges when it comes to delivering mental health support. A comprehe...
Jeremy Glauser
Using Cognitive Assessments and Cognitive Training for Autism
Will this help my child? That is the question we always hear from parents of children with an Autism Spectrum Diagnosis (ASD) when they come across our cognitive training and assessment progr...
Betsy Hill and Roger Stark
Coming Together to Imagine (and Realize) Deeper Learning
Our current model of education is based on an industrial model designed to serve the “average student,” No student is average, though, and Deeper Learning provides a more personal and engagi...
Dr. Jonah Schenker
Explore Social and Emotional Learning Opportunities in Art Class
Two former art educators share their keys to unlocking the collaborative potential of art projects.
Nadine Dresbach and Mary Reilly
Ch, Ch, Changes: Turn and Face the Change
When I was a little girl, I remember the anticipation and frustration around Daylight Savings Time. It marked the end of the school year nearing, but it also meant that my brother and I were goin...
Tamara Fyke
EdTech Intel: Overcoming AI's Biggest Roadblock
Empathy is crucial in the education sector to foster a multitude of gains. For one, teachers who show empathy can better grasp the needs and backgrounds of their students, enabling them to ad...
Angel Vossough
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
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
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
