Featured Articles
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
5 Primary Areas of Education Change
Inside the Dynamic Shift: A Nationwide Overview of District and School Transformation
Cebron Walker
Accelerating Education with STEM
A New Approach to STEM Education at a Rural Elementary School Revs up Learning with Hands-on Student Experiences
Julia Brolin
Bringing Digital Curriculum To Life
A look “under the hood” of digital curriculum design to see what is being done to create fun, rigorous, personalized learning
Christopher Piehler
The Classroom of the Future
Mention the “classroom of the future” and it might evoke images of an old Jetsons cartoon—Elroy and his fellow students working on tablets, following a lecture by a virtual teacher and collaborating on space-aged technology
Cebron Walker
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
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
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
Catching At-Risk Students
Virtual Learning Prepares High Schoolers for Graduation and Life
Dennis Pierce
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
The Learning Counsel Awards the Alabama State Board of Education's ALEX Program
Unable to display content. Adobe Flash is required. At the January 14, 2015 Alabama State Board of Education Meeting, Dr. David Kafitz, Vice President of School Relations and Consultin...
Cebron Walker
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
STEM and Project Based Learning, a Perfect Pair!
PBL develops the critical thinking and problem solving skills that Common Core State Standards emphasize and that students need for success in college, career, and life.
Emily Garner Sumner
Tech and Why Teaching Writing is Critical for Reading
As teachers and schools address transitioning to digital, it's important to seize the chance to upgrade teaching and learning. Enhanced writing skill is one way to speed greater achievement
Dr. Marion Blank
Moving from Mobile Devices to Mobile Learning
When a school makes the move to use mobile technology in the classroom, how does it (and its parents, and students) know the devices will impact learning? How do districts know that those expens...
Jamie McQuiggan
Five Key Lessons in Common Core Readiness
As students complete the first round of high-stakes tests aligned with the Common Core standards, what can school and district leaders learn from the process that can help them better prepare fo...
Dennis Pierce
Education Transformation End-Point: The Age of Experience
Where are we headed, anyway? What is the end-point of the digital transformation for K-12 education? The Learning Counsel has been in fifteen metro areas so far in 2014 meeting with public an...
LeiLani Cauthen
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
