Tag: The Learning Counsel
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Beyond the Science Experiment: Building Soft Skills with AR and VR
By Joe Parlier, Ed.D. As augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) learning experiences become increasingly common in K-12 classrooms, the value this technology brings to STEM and Career and Technical Education programs is becoming increasingly evident. Educators are using immersive technology to expose students to worlds and situations that would be challenging ... -
Look Here: Predicting 2020 Requires 20/20 Vision There’s a lot to see in the coming year – you may want to cover your eyes">
Look Here: Predicting 2020 Requires 20/20 Vision There’s a lot to see in the coming year – you may want to cover your eyes
By LeiLani Cauthen Nearly every school district in America is seeing some degree of student attrition. Except for cases of rapid population growth or regional migration, traditional public schools are witnessing a phenomenon unseen in our lifetimes. Families are just saying “No” to the public classroom experience and instead are opting for homeschooling, ... -
Top School & District Innovator Awardees 2019
By Doug Cauthen The Learning Counsel, a leading education research institute and news media hub, announced this year’s National Digital Transition Survey Award winners at its 2019 National Gathering held in Dallas, TX. Four different categories of proficiency were celebrated in the National Digital Transition Survey Awards. At the bottom of this article, ... -
The Uberization of Learning
By LeiLani Cauthen What might dynamic pairings of people and learning content do for education? This is the question I am posing as I gather my thoughts and the material for my new book. As your mind conflates the concepts you relate with schools with the concepts of on-demand drivers using geo-location in ... -
Good News from Our Nation’s Capital
By Charles Sosnik It’s not often that we get good news from Washington D.C. As the seat of our nation’s government, we are inundated with stories about in-fighting and partisan politics. Even the school system, D.C. Public Schools, has traditionally been a political hot bed with far too many politicians weighing in. In ... -
Are FREE Apps Putting Your School and Students at Risk?
By Art Willer For the classroom teacher, the word FREE is a breath of fresh air, especially when it comes to stretching chronically inadequate budgets for learning resources. FREE means one less thing you have to convince the principal or the school budget committee to buy. What a relief! Unfortunately, there are several ... -
Using Data-Driven Instruction and SEL to Make the Most of Assessments
By Jenny Angelo Beaumont, Texas, is in my DNA. My family has been here since the 1800s, when the area was mainly devoted to cattle ranching and rice milling, through the great Spindletop oil discovery, which was the first major oil field and the largest in American history. We have so many great opportunities in ... -
The Surprising Impact of Student Led Learning
By Amy Howell TechEd is a hot topic in education right now, but what we really need to be discussing is student led learning. Students leading other students in learning is one of the most amazing things you can see. STEAMbassadors, STEMbassadors, Alpha:Techsperts, The Girls – they go by many names, but they ...
