Featured Articles
Viable Strategy Helps Students Learn by Doing
Meeting with Apex Learning CEO Cheryl Vedoe defined how creating the company's viable strategy is the utmost function in determining the success of an educational company. It is a strategy tha...
Kenna McHugh, Learning Counsel Writer
Disruption: The Sum of the Effect
Here is an excerpt from Chapter 11 of The Consumerization of Learning . "What’s the sum of all this semi-invisible disruptive force known generally as the technology transition running ov...
LeiLani Cauthen, Author, The Consumerization of Learning
Teacher Metamorphosis
Here is an excerpt form Chapter 26 of The Consumerization of Learning . "School administrators who do not want a wholesale insurrection as they move schools towards consumerized learning need...
LeiLani Cauthen, Author, The Consumerization of Learning
Scanning Fingerprints Simplifies Each School Day
Sitting down and discussing biometric identification management technology with identiMetrics Biometric ID Management co-founder and CFO Anne Marie Dunphy formulated the importance of simplifyin...
Kenna McHugh, Learning Counsel Writer
Empowering Students to Take Control of Their Learning
I talked with Edgenuity CEO Sari Factor soon after she was honored at the 9th Annual ASU+GSV Summit with the organization's inaugural Power of Women Award called POW! She received the recognitio...
Kenna McHugh, Learning Counsel Writer
A Data-Driven Approach to Improving Student Literacy Across All Subjects
Baffled by a gap between students’ discussions in class and their performance on exams, an instructional leader found the answer in reading comprehension.
Karen Fuller
Putting Plush Toys To Work For Learning
Talking with Kayle Concepts, LLC founder and CEO Laura Jiencke was a whirlwind conversation about not only discovering and developing an educational tool but being emotionally inspired to help s...
Kenna McHugh, Learning Counsel Writer
What is Data Literacy?
Looking at a piece or set of digital data is meaningless if there is no understanding of how it is displayed. This Special Report not only discusses how digital displays are generally create...
The LC Staff
Helping Education Differentiate Student Learning Abilities
Meeting and discussing individualized instruction with Mindprint Learning founder and CEO Nancy Weinstein articulated the importance of discovering how students learn. She supported my interest ...
Kenna McHugh, Learning Counsel Writer
Where Education is Headed – April 17th San Jose, CA Market Briefing by LeiLani Cauthen, CEO, Learning Counsel
With this market briefing, LeiLani Cauthen, author of The Consumerization of Learning , and CEO of the Learning Counsel, kicks off the day of discussion with local San Jose, California school a...
Chris Kight, Video Editor, Learning Counsel
SMILING DIGITAL SCRAPBOOK FOUNDER
Sitting down and talking with Buncee founder and CEO Marie Arturi felt like a fireside chat. She includes me as she discusses her company; like I am on the team, also feverishly working to mak...
Kenna McHugh, Learning Counsel Writer
The Top 5 Reasons Personalized Learning Fails
A White Paper for PD
Zia Learning
5 Reasons why even the most sophisticated computer cannot effectively replace a good teacher
The Infinite Monkey Theorem states that a monkey hitting keys at random on a typewriter for an infinite amount of time will almost surely be able to create the complete works of William Shakes...
The LC Staff
Silicon Valley Speaks Up
Watch the April 17 th , 2018 panel discussion with Craig Blackburn, Director of Technology Programs Technology & Instructional Support, Santa Clara Office of Education and Dr. Benjamin P...
The LC Staff
5 Reasons why even the most sophisticated computer cannot effectively replace a good teacher
The Infinite Monkey Theorem states that a monkey hitting keys at random on a typewriter for an infinite amount of time will almost surely be able to create the complete works of William Shakes...
Dr. Hope Dugan
What is Data Literacy for Learning?
What is Data Literacy? Professional development in schools typically doesn’t include the basic definitions of data literacy, nor the breakdown of the logic basics that go into evaluation of ...
The LC Staff
8 Categories of Digital Curriculum Characteristics
Download the update! This new edition is a treasure of information. “The 100+ Digital Curriculum Characteristics,” was formerly the “71 Characteristics.” It has been added to, edited, and r...
The LC Staff
Evolution of District Data Management in Philadelphia
Another report from the field, this time with the Learning Counsel in fabulous Philadelphia holding our regional event, the Digital Transition Discussion on April 10, 2018. The main topics o...
The LC Staff
Change, Software and the Sea
There are plenty of lofty goals to achieve greatness with Ed-Tech in classrooms and schools. There are plenty of good products to contribute to the overall goals. What’s most missing is someon...
LeiLani Cauthen, Publisher
Executives Describe Their Challenges and Successes (and FUNDING) in their Digital Transition and 21st Century Learning
Top Minnesota Education Executives and Educators met at the Learning Counsel’s Digital Transition Discussion event in Minneapolis on March 22nd, to collaborate on their pathway to full 21s...
The LC Staff
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
