Featured Articles
Why Game-Based Learning?
What it is and why it’s changing the way we teach our kids skills for the future work-a-day world
Gavin Cahill
Guest Op-Ed: Butter, Whiskey and Google Docs
An educator’s review of how we are embracing technology in teaching and learning
Joe Du Fore. Illustrations: Jason Naumann
Are We Teaching for the Jobs of the Future?
Many schools are emphasizing typing and programming skills to prepare their students for the workplace of the future, but it isn’t just about being able to code
Rachel Norris
5 Primary Areas of Education Change
Inside the Dynamic Shift: A Nationwide Overview of District and School Transformation
Cebron Walker
4 Ways to Keep Students Focused During the Holidays
Parties, shopping and vacation time can derail learning. Here are rock-solid solutions to keep students on task
Christopher Piehler
Read. Grow. Repeat.
How one school district in Georgia is creating motivated readers and learners through their strategy for digital transformation—and saving significant time and money in the process
Teri Harris
Boredom in the Classroom—An Education Crisis
New video based digital curriculum, powered by leading edge learning dynamics, is helping to make K-12 education equitable for all students
Cebron Walker
Science, the First Digital Learning Frontier
Is NGSS the perfect launch point for districts into all digital curriculum and content?
Dr. Lundon Jackson
Facing Down the Learning Content Disruption
K-12 Schools and Higher Ed Institutions are Facing Down Serious Disruption in Learning Content—Going from Paper to Digital in All Things
David Kafitz
Digital Curriculum Vs. Traditional Textbooks: A Research Study
A 2-Year Research Study Proves Digital Curriculum Supplimentation Increases Test Scores, Increases Achievement for At-Risk Students
Julie B. Garcia
Transitioning to Online Curriculum in Central Texas
If some educators feel that transformation is minimizing their craft, here’s a fresh look at taking the classroom back with digital and online curriculum
Mike Saenz
What’s Hot & What’s Not in Education’s Digital Transition
Over a warm cup of coffee and a fabulous breakfast at the trendy Marathon Grill in Philadelphia, the Learning Counsel met with some of our fav’s from education and some partners straight outta t...
LeiLani Cauthen
Education as Media
If “Content is King” then Your Learning Platform Should be its Queen…
Tom Winterstein
Re-thinking Failure
If failure, in one way or another, is unavoidable, isn’t it time to rethink our education system, to redesign our curricula, and to embrace failure instead of stigmatizing it?
Allison Segeren
Technology is Smoothing Teacher Hiring
Technology and digitalization isn’t just helping in the classroom. Miami-Dade is using it to ensure all schools have equal access to high quality applicants, and to streamline the hiring process
Lauren O’Mara
Summer School—Digital Style
How one school is solving the timeless dilemma of student willingness and involvement and is making summer school count for each child
Rachel Norris
What’s Wrong with SAMR in Education?
Does SAMR continue to meet the need of describing the depth and breadth of change needed in education today?
LeiLani Cauthen
5 Questions to Ask If You Are Struggling with Your Flipped Class
The success of any initiative—including personalizing the classroom—relies on the professional development and resources educators receive
Aaron Sams, M.A.Ed & Jon Bergmann
Gamification & The New Education Paradigm
The shift from “Should I use games?” to “What makes a game effective?”
Suzi Wilczynski
The Need for Speed
Bandwidth in Public Schools: Superintendents Share Best Practices on District Infrastructure and Upgrading Your Network
Nell Hurley
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
