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Northern California - New Standards & Basics Discussion

Common sense can be so utterly refreshing. In the case of Dr. Barbara Nemko, Superintendent of Schools at Napa County in California, her discussion with Learning Counsel CEO and Publisher LeiLan...

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Northern California - Pathways for Students

Ben Fobert is the principal of a different kind of high school. In many ways, it is the model for the high school of the future. According to Fobert, “When we opened up the high school seven yea...

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

In this Digital Experience Standards, New Model of Instructional Design and Dictionary Definitions Workshop, hosted by Chris McMurray, VP of EduJedi Leadership at the Learning Counsel, you’ll le...

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Northern California - How to Avoid the Digital Access Issues that Derail Remote Learning

In this very special Lunch and Learn Presentation, Nicole Smith, Vice President of Instructional Technology at ClassLink, shares advice for avoiding the most dangerous hurdles to successful hybr...

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No Ca, Everything Changed: Using Space & Time Today and Hybrid Logistics Best Practices

In the first part of our presentation, James Tremaine and Rick Lippert from Achieve3000. According to James, “We're seeing a lot of districts in the last six months. It wasn't just about literac...

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Northern California - Motivation Discussion

In this special motivation discussion, we feature two of the San Juan Unified School District’s finest: Melissa Bassanelli, Deputy Superintendent Schools and Student Support and Kristan Schnepp,...

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Distance Learning 2021 – Challenges and Realities

Even a talented administrator like Dr. Hugo Moreno, Principal at Willard F. Payne Elementary School in California gets stymied from time to time. Like everyone else, Dr. Moreno has experienced h...

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The Reality of Ambiguity

The Campbell School of Innovation is built on three pillars that mirror the design thinking process. They work with their students on understanding based on empathy. If you're not familiar with ...

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Personalization and Learning Choices for Students

Lammersville Joint Unified School District is the highest performing district in San Joaquin County and, and the central Valley area, but it's not without a lot of work. According to Heather She...

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ID, MT, WY: Digital Experience Standards, New Model of Instructional Design and Dictionary Definitions Workshop

Chris McMurray, Vice President of EduJedi Leadership at the Learning Counsel takes us through a fascinating look at the new digital learning experience standards and the new model of instruction...

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Creating Engaging Virtual Learning Opportunities for Students and Families

What if you could set up a virtual school from scratch, using best practices plus everything that we’ve learned since the start of the pandemic? For Dr. Sherawn Reberry, Principal at the Virtual...

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ID, MT, WY - Local Panel of Administrators: “Our Digital Transition”

Our Local panel of administrators’ discussion is one of the most popular features at the Learning Counsel’s regional Digital Discussion events. This discussion features Dr. Jeff Dillon, Superint...

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Connecting Through Content and Contact: Tools for Strategically Building Engagement

Learning to go virtual and connecting with kids is no small feat. In this presentation, you’ll hear the team from Albany School District in Wyoming explain the very successful strategy they chos...

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Lifelong Learning for ND High School Students

The business of verifying lifelong learning is changing. As a student (or lifelong learner), how do you present and verify what you have learned? The days of requesting a paper transcript are lo...

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ID, MT, WY Everything Changed: Using Space & Time Today and Hybrid Logistics Best Practices

This presentation begins with Paul Richins, Regional Director at Achieve3000, a best of class digital solutions company that helps increase and enhance learning acceleration. Since 2001, they ha...

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Give Teachers and Administrators the Ability to Track Student Engagement

How do you track student engagement in virtual and hybrid learning? Classlink’s Jeremy Jackson, Senior Director of Instructional Technology has answers. “I am here with class link and today we'r...

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Engaging Secondary Virtual Learners

Engaging virtual learners is much more challenging than engaging students in your classroom. In fact, Learning Counsel research gleaned from the 2020 Digital Transition Survey completed in Late ...

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ID, MT, WY Motivation Group Discussion

In the first part of our presentation, Brandon Levine, Manager of Sales Development at ID Automation  explains how Identity Infused Automation is a new way to think about how teachers and admini...

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ID, MT, WY Educator Session on Hybrid Learning & Attendees Discussion:

According to Marita Diffenbaugh, Administrator at Elevate Academy North in Idaho, “We have logistics that we need to deal with. The Learning Counsel did a study to show us that's top of mind for...

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AZ, NM: Local Panel of Administrators, Our Digital Transition

In the Learning Counsel’s regional Digital Transition Discussions. Perhaps the most popular feature is the Local Panel of Educators discussion. It is an opportunity for the area’s top education ...

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