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Thoughts

5 Silver Linings in Education After the Pandemic

School is back in session for the 2022-2023 school year, and we are about to embark on a new journey. For most students and teachers, it’s been two long years of transitions, significant cha...

Robyn D. Shulman

Ideas

5 Ways Music Affects Learning

What song takes you back to a specific time or place? Did you ever get that feeling you were reliving a special moment when you heard a song from your past? Favorite songs can trigger our me...

Robyn D. Shulman

Thoughts

How Learning a Second Language Can Change Your Career

My Journey Toward Dual Language My journey toward a second language began when I was in middle school. I have always loved language and was excited to start learning Spanish. Little did I ...

Robyn D. Shulman

Thoughts

How Speaking Two Languages Can Change Your Life

If you are an immigrant to America, were you the young person who supported your family until they learned English and could thrive? I once met someone fluent in three languages. He was quit...

Robyn D. Shulman

Ideas

How to Teach English & Science Together

According to the IDRA , there are currently 1 million emergent bilingual students enrolled in Texas public schools. Texas educates the highest percentage of emergent bilinguals in the Unit...

Robyn D. Shulman

Perspective

These Top 5 Factors Make for A Unique & Engaging Science Curriculum

There are two main reasons students tend to be most engaged and motivated to learn from their classroom teachers: When teachers are passionate and excited about the content they're teach...

Robyn D. Shulman, M.Ed.

Perspective

What is Second Language Acquisition?

When I was in middle school, I remember registering for my first Spanish 101 class. As a native English speaker, I was excited about learning a new language. My community had a significant mix of...

Robyn D. Shulman, M.Ed.

Featured Papers

The Learning Counsel presents journals, papers and briefs on critical topics in Digital Education.

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Three Near-Term Innovation Areas for K12
K12 human resources are crucial to utilizing the cloud successfully. Roles and responsibilities have all changed dramatically since the start of the pandemic, and a new trend to move to core co...
An Essential Audio Ingredient in Today’s Accessible Learning Environments
Today’s learning environments have changed markedly from just a couple years ago, prior to the pandemic. Tech devices are comprehensively in both the student and teacher hands, but are they missin...
The Gaps Remaining for District Digital Transition
Most administrators know there are still gaps remaining in their school or district’s digital transition. Recent studies including the 2021 Digital Transition Surveys for Administrators and Teache...
5 Steps to Fixing the Hidden Traffic of Records Management Overwhelming Schools
How come digital processes seem easier but are often harder to manage? A major shift to digital teaching and learning in schools has developed an additional digital traffic load for teachers and f...
From Chaos to Learning Recovery: Going from Manual-Digital All the Way to Efficiency
Seeing the Levels of Chaos Helps Anchor Bringing Order Schools and districts that recently lost 4 percent of students to alternatives continued to lose students in 2021 at an accelerated pace (no...
Hybrid Logistics Security
Your district is a brand, and your network security helps power its reputation. With the accelerated move to hybrid learning environments over the past year, school districts across the nation are...