Featured Articles
Education Software-What's Right For You?
Excerpt from Learning Counsel Leadership Versus The Classroom
The LC Staff
Directors Discuss the Future of EdTech at Seattle Digital Transition Discussion
The Learning Counsel came to Seattle, WA on March 6 th , 2018 to hold a Digital Transition Discussion . Education professionals gathered to discuss digital transition and view presentations on ...
Troy Starr, Learning Counsel Writer
Chapter 13: Introducing Screen Learning
Excerpt from The Consumerization of Learning by LeiLani Cauthen How could learning ever be “consumerized?” It starts first with what has happened to books, may they rest in peace, and ...
The LC Staff
A Basic Principle of Data Systems—Enter Data Once, at the Source
A Basic Principle of Data Systems—Enter Data Once, at the Source Automating school functions using data systems should reduce “paperwork” and enable staff and students to spend more time on te...
The LC Staff
Dr. Melissa Saunders Speaks on Preparing Students for the 21st Century
Learning Counsel came to Richmond to hold a Digital Transition Discussion on February 13 th , 2018. The event was attended by education professionals seeking to learn, grow and share for the...
The LC Staff
Leaking and the New National Student Privacy Consortium
There’s school physical security, and then there’s digital security and data privacy. A new sort of security happens when schools form a cooperative to share best practices and gain strength in ...
Kenna McHugh
Hi-Tech and Hi-Touch: Humanizing Digital Curriculum
Learning Counsel held the National Gathering, an annual event, in November 2017, at Lake Las Vegas, NV. Education professionals from around the country came together to learn, grow and share...
The LC Staff
Evolution of Chief Technology Officer Roles Panel Discussion
On February 27 th , 2018, Learning Counsel held a Digital Transition Discussion in Orange County, CA. During the event, education professionals engaged in a day of collaboration, professional ...
Troy Starr, Learning Counsel Writer
A Teacher’s View of Internet Booby Traps
Kerry Gallagher is a Digital Learning Specialist at St. John’s Prep, a 1:1 iPad school, serving 1500 students grades 6-12. She is also the Director of K-12 Education for Connect Safely. She has ...
Kenna McHugh
Learning Counsel Discusses EdTech Challenges and Solutions with Education Leaders
Learning Counsel held our 3 rd Digital Transition Discussion of the year in Charlotte, NC on February 1 st , 2018. At the event education executives listened to presentations from leaders in th...
Troy Starr, Learning Counsel Writer
Digital Transition Discussion held in Atlanta, GA on January 30th, 2018
The Learning Counsel held our Digital Transition Discussion in Atlanta, GA on January 30th, 2018, meeting with education executives to discuss the state of technology in education and strategies...
Troy Starr, Learning Counsel Writer
An Interview with Doug Robertson, Author of "He's the Weird Teacher"
The Learning Counsel had the honor and pleasure of interviewing Doug Robertson, 5 th grade teacher, author, blogger and educational champion extraordinaire. In our interview we discussed his bo...
Troy Starr, Learning Counsel Writer
Learning Counsel Kicks Off 2018 Digital Transition Discussions-San Antonio, TX
Hot Talk in San Antonio
Troy Starr, Learning Counsel Writer
A Valentine - To Educators
In the February 1 st Learning Counsel event in Charlotte, N.C., one of the educators asked me what I think about what educators are doing as a body nationally. We have been on a tour of around...
LeiLani Cauthen, Publisher
Playing to Win
During The Gathering, an annual event hosted by the Learning Counsel, education professionals met to discuss the events of the past year and to work together to envision the future. During this ...
Troy Starr, Learning Counsel Writer
Learning Group Notes – Instructional Design Committee – National Gathering 2017
During Learning Counsel’s end-of-the-year event, The Gathering, education professionals from around the country came together to learn about and discuss new developments in the rapidly evolving ...
Troy Starr, Learning Counsel Writer
The Overweight Education Structure
It occurred to me recently that, in all the Learning Counsel’s talking with schools about the real issue being structure as the preeminent change to make in digital transition, we ought to be ...
LeiLani Cauthen, Publisher
The 100+ Characteristics of Digital Curriculum
Welcome to greater understanding of what’s what in Ed-Tech! A group of interested working education executives continue to expand and refine these definitions of terms by joining the User I...
Troy Starr, Learning Counsel Writer
Designing the Future
The Learning Counsel met with education professionals from across the country at our annual event, The Gathering, on November 2, 2017. During this event we discussed and assessed a wide variety ...
Troy Starr, Learning Counsel Writer
Garden Spaces for Learning
Within the last ten years, more and more schools across the country are maintaining gardens as part of their curriculum. The gardens have flourished as a favorite activity in small and large to ...
Kenna McHugh
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
