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CO - Local Panel of Administrators - Our Digital Transition

For many of our attendees, it’s their favorite part of our digital transition discussion events. The local panel of educators features the region’s (and often the nation’s) brightest and best ed...

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Digital Learning Experience: Denver Public Schools

Lisa Lund is the Director of Educational Technology and Library Services at Denver Public Schools. In the 12 months since the pandemic shuttered schools, the folks at Denver Public Schools have ...

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South Carolina Department of Education is Providing Students and Educators with Integrated Digital Learning Solutions

In a very forward-thinking move, the state of South Carolina, with help from SAFARI Montage, is providing students and educators with centralized, integrated digital learning solutions.  Accordi...

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Creating Equity through Opportunity with Access

The Harrison School District is launching an eLearning School next year, and putting it together from scratch is a fascinating process. According to David Jarboe, Executive Director of Technolog...

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Motivation

According to LeiLani Cauthen, CEO & Publisher at Learning Counsel News Media & Research, “In our national survey, 27,000 respondents said that motivation is their number one issue. How d...

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Building the Future of Professional and Career Data for Educators

Randa is working on the leading edge of digital identity, making great strides helping teachers with credentialing, and they recently won the American Council on Education's Blockchain Innovatio...

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CO - Give Teachers and Administrators the Ability to Track Student Engagement

One of the great benefits of the Lunch and Learn presentation is it gives the Learning Counsel the ability to share and recommend educational products and services that your school or district m...

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CO - Everything Changed: “Using Space & Time Today and Hybrid Logistics Best Practices”

According to LeiLani Cauthen, CEO & Publisher at Learning Counsel News Media & Research, “The real future in terms of transition is the intersection with teachers at precision points. So...

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Planning for All to Flourish

There’s a lot to learn from the gang at Westminster Public Schools in Colorado. For the past 12 years, the district has been operating on a competency-based model, from pre-K to 12, and has been...

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Empowering Learners

Dr. Barbara Nesbitt is the Assistant Superintendent for Technology Services at the School District of Pickens County in South Carolina. According to Dr. Nesbitt, “We've defined a lot for our tea...

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Carolinas - Digital Experience Standards, New Model of Instructional Design and Dictionary Definitions Workshop

In the first half of our video, you’ll hear Chris McMurray, VP EduJedi Leadership at the Learning Counsel. In this Digital Experience Standards, New Model of Instructional Design and Dictionary ...

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Best Practices for Mitigating Learning Loss

According to Shannon Buerk, the CEO at engage2learn, “This is all about a culture shift, right? So essentially, we've been modeling, what we need to do to personalize the classroom. And so, I'm ...

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Educating During a Pandemic

In this New Standards & Basics Discussion with Educators : “Educating during a pandemic,”   you’ll hear from Dr. Don Phipps, Superintendent at Caldwell County Schools and Dr. Katrina McEll...

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Solve Your Top Three Digital Learning Challenges: Access, Engagement, and Rostering

At first blush, ClassLink may look like any other Single Sign-On service. But look deeper, and you’ll see a company that was built from the ground up to give schools what they need to unwrap the...

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Remote Learning Lessons from Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools

Nicolette Grant, Chief Academic Officer at Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools still remembers the date: March 13, 2020. That’s the day that her whole world changed. “For us on March 13th, our ...

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Carolinas - Everything Changed: “Using Space & Time Today and Hybrid Logistics Best Practice”

In part one of this video, Kimberly Linson, Director of Business Development at Randa explores the world of the Comprehensive Leaner Record, a permanent all-digital credentialing that will carry...

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Organizational Practicalities of Blended Learning for Educators

When moving into new situations, practice really does make perfect. According to “Dr. Queesha Tillman, Assistant Principal at Loyd E. Auman Elementary School, “Everything looks good in theory. A...

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Creating Academic Plans to Support Students in the Midst of Crisis

Not all students have experienced significant learning loss during the COVID crisis; in some cases, students have experienced significant gains. But change has been a constant for all learners d...

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Contingency Planning and Risk Analysis – Business Strategy Meets Public Education

Andrew Smith is the Assistant Superintendent of Transformation at Rowan-Salisbury Schools. In his current position, he brings lessons learned from the business sector and introduces those skills...

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Equitable Grading Practices, Technology and Motivation

According to Ken Greenbaum, Director of Digital and Education Technology at the Oregon Department of Education, “Grading conversations can feel like Groundhog's day; it's one of these conversati...

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