Featured Articles
The Grand Scheme
The following is Chapter 16, The Grand Scheme, from The Consumerization of Learning Thus far, some of what might be a grand scheme for a revitalized and restructured education sector has alr...
LeiLani Cauthen, Author, The Consumerization of Learning
Ditch the Spelling Test!
Two second-grade teachers explain why they’ve replaced rote memorization with a phonics-based approach that maximizes reading and writing development.
Robyn Kendrick and Kyla Cook
Learning Counsel Recognizes Outstanding Digital Districts and Bestows Top Awards
At the Learning Counsel’s 2018 Annual Gathering and National Awards event in Houston, 10 innovative schools and districts were recognized for their transformational work in creating digita...
The LC Staff
SmartEdTech: Designs Centralized Environment for Digital Learning
Brian Sharp became the CEO of SmartEdTech over two years ago. With 19-years in educational technology, his career includes working at Apple, PowerSchool, Apex Learning, Kickboard and Rethink d...
Kenna McHugh, Learning Counsel Writer
Dr. Keith Osburn at The Learning Counsel’s 2018 National Gathering: The Semantics of Learning in a Technological World
Dr. Keith Osburn is the Assistant Superintendent, Georgia Virtual Learning at the Georgia Department of Education. He was a featured presenter at the Learning Counsel’s 2018 National Gathering i...
Charles Sosnik, Learning Counsel Editor
What are you afraid of?
This year’s keynote speaker at the Learning Counsel’s 2018 National Gathering in Houston was Kahle Charles, the Executive Director of Curriculum and Design at St. Vrain Valley Schools. Located a...
Charles Sosnik, Learning Counsel Editor
FreshGrade Helps Teachers, Parents and Students Converse About Learning
Lane Merrifield, the co-founder of Club Penguin, now owned by Disney, and current founder and CEO of FreshGrade , is getting ready to appear on Canada’s version of Shark Tank, Dragons’ Den. Cat...
Kenna McHugh, Learning Counsel Writer
Digital Equity- What are We Missing?
Access and equity are embedded into the ethos of many districts’ strategic plans. The learning ecosystems that are being created are worthy of praise and exploration. In that spirit of expl...
Lynn M. Meyers, M. Ed
Teaching Students With Easy-To-Use Electronic Building Blocks
Ayah Bdeir is the founder and CEO of littleBits . An engineer and interactive artist, she started the company in 2011. “littleBits has always been committed to empowering kids everywhere, regar...
Kenna McHugh, Learning Counsel Writer
Motivating Students with Quality Online Teaching
Founder and CEO of iTutor Harry Aurora started his company in 2013 after leaving the mortgage banking business. He turned to the educational field because three generations of his family were ed...
Kenna McHugh, Learning Counsel Writer
Maintaining Student Records for Secondary Education
Michele Pitman is the founder and CEO of intelliVOL. Her company oversees x2VOL, a managing service for student records. The product provides tracking and reporting tools that generate and verif...
Kenna McHugh, Learning Counsel Writer
Smartphones-in-School, Brain Mush, Teaching Deep Reading…and Apples & Bicycles!
According to a March 8, 2018 report by Pew Research , one in four Americans didn't read a single book in the last year, and bookstore chains are in decline . However, Americans are actual...
LeiLani Cauthen, Publisher, Learning Counsel
Digital Transition Q&A with Panel in New York, NY
Digital Transition Discussion Recap – New York, NY October 18, 2018 The Learning Counsel event in New York started with a new Learning Counsel market briefing covering the use of student...
Doug Cauthen, Editor-in-Chief
Helping Teachers Evaluate Student Progress
Christine Willig, a 25-year K-12 industry veteran, became CEO of Illuminate Education following a five-way merger in July 2018. The merger combined assessment and data platforms (Illuminate Ed...
Kenna McHugh, Learning Counsel Writer
With This Project, the Learning is Baked in
An intervention teacher shares how imagining their own bakeries inspired her students to collaborate, create, and consider future careers.
Deanna Freeman
Q&A Session with Panel in Orlando, FL
Digital Transition Discussion Recap – Orlando, FL October 16, 2018 The Learning Counsel event in Orlando started with a new Learning Counsel market briefing covering the use of stude...
Doug Cauthen, Editor-in-Chief
Why Video Games are the Future of Education
We live in a world where VR and AR are a thing, yet, we still learn from dusty books and explore boring topics in school. Sure, the math does help with your analytical thinking and memorization ...
Katie Greene
Unlock Each Student’s Learning Potential
Stuart Udell recently became the CEO of Achieve3000, arriving with over 25-year years of experience in educational technology. He most recently served as CEO of K12 Inc., the nation’s largest op...
Kenna McHugh, Learning Counsel Writer
Digital Transition Q&A with Panel in St. Louis, MO
Digital Transition Discussion Recap – St. Louis, MO October 9, 2018 The day started with a new Learning Counsel market briefing, and throughout the day there were workshops on data analy...
Doug Cauthen, Editor-in-Chief
Students Build Apps with a Purpose in Mind
Thunkable grew out of a research collaboration between Google and MIT, known as MIT App Inventor, which was inspired by MIT Scratch. Co-founders Arun Saigal and Weihua James Li took the premis...
Kenna McHugh, Learning Counsel Writer
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
