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FEBRUARY 5, 2024

By Kiran Kodithala and Lee Lambert Five hundred years ago, Nicolaus Copernicus posited a heliocentric model that stated the Earth evolved around the sun. He published his handwritten manuscript in 1543, setting off what some historians would call the Copernican Revolution. Throughout history, humankind has introduced new innovations that challenge the established orthodoxy of the time.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2024

The strength of our Dynamic Science curriculum comes from our partnership with Science authors and editors all across Texas. That’s why we’re introducing our Meet the Authors’ Series so you can get to know the people who created our unique Science content for Texas learners. Our third interview is with Michael Claypool. Michael is an innovative science educator with nearly a decade of classroom experience, and we’re so excited to share this interview between Robyn Shulman and Michael

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NOVEMBER 21, 2023

By Charles Sosnik I see a lot of nervous Nellies out there. And guarded Garrys. And cautious Carls. 2022 brought us the biggest opportunity for learners since, well, ever. When generative AI was heralded a year ago, the education community immediately jumped in with a definitive and resounding “Hmmmmmmmm.” Rather than standing on the rooftops and shouting, we immediately moved into our “We fear change” mode.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

By LeiLani Cauthen With A.I. arriving in schools, questions of its use and possible threat to teaching and learning have erupted across the world. We looked back at what Learning Counsel’s 2022 National Digital Transition Surveys asked about how teachers, and separately, administrators define teaching today. Surprisingly, the results showed some big differences.

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AUGUST 29, 2023

For schools, this is some pretty big news. Dreambox Learning currently serves more than 6 million students and 600,000 educators nationwide, and they offer those 6 million learners the only dual-discipline solution rated “Strong” by Johns Hopkins University’s evidenceforESSA.org in both mathematics and reading. “Discovery Education is excited to welcome DreamBox Learning, a brand synonymous with quality, research-based math and reading EdTech solutions to our growing family of services,” said Di

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JULY 20, 2023

By Betsy Hill and Roger Stark “Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.” –William Butler Yeats In education, almost everything changes. Almost. Technology changes. 30,000 years ago, the height of technology was painting on cave walls near the village of Montignac in southwest France. It was sophisticated and, long-lasting. 3,000 years ago, papyrus made communication portable and more easily shared, and that technology allowed the spread of knowledge f

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JUNE 21, 2023

By Zach Vander Veen Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) has become an incredibly effective framework for increasing student success. We’re big fans of practical methods for supporting students, and MTSS is a valuable framework that delivers results. At its heart, MTSS is a process that helps students grow and addresses two key areas for students – their academic performance and their behavior.

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MAY 24, 2023

By Mark Booker AI is like any other new tool that has entered the arena of learning that enhances a student’s access to data and information to process and consume knowledge more quickly. Whether it be the Internet, the calculator, or even the printing press – all have entered social consciousness as disruptors with some wariness and skepticism, but were ultimately used to change how fast we can learn and share information to enhance the depth of information we pass on to future generations.

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MAY 24, 2023

By Dr. Aurelia L. Henriquez and Tiffany Law Superintendent turnover has hit districts nationwide, leaving school boards scrambling to find permanent replacements. Research from the ILO Group found that since 2020, 49 percent of the country’s 500 biggest school districts have experienced a leadership change. If districts are lucky, their vacancies are filled by experienced superintendents or up-and-comers jumping into a new administrative role.

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MAY 24, 2023

By Zach Vander Veen Part Four: Transforming Data into Action Individualized Supports Expanding and tracking learning opportunities opens up the ability for districts to properly implement, monitor and manage their Mult-Tiered Systems of Supports (MTSS) initiatives, as well as opening more more opportunities to individualize and adapt instruction to the learners’ needs, abilities, and interests, ultimately improving learning achievement.

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MAY 2, 2023

By Zach Vander Veen Part One: The Idea I heard this said in a meeting, by a very smart colleague, “Now, every school can be a Community School.” I had never thought of that before, much less spoken it aloud in a crowded room. I suppose, technically, any school could be a Community School. But would they want to be? And what would be the benefit to the kids, which is the only measure that really matters?

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MAY 2, 2023

By Jamie Bricker and Jack Barclay The principal’s role is always multi-faceted, but never is a school leader juggling more different, yet equally important, agendas than during this time of year. There are clearly many important decisions required for the successful completion of the current school year, as well as some key considerations that will have a profound impact on the fall.

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MAY 1, 2023

By Richard Luna As a person who has dedicated his life to technology, I can tell you with the utmost certainty that every school and educational environment can be modified to be protected from both cyber and ransomware attacks. Every time there’s a new report of another school being attacked by hackers leaving the business office or classes down, I just want to bang my head against the wall.

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MARCH 31, 2023

Betsy Hill, president of BrainWare Learning Company, explores the age old question, Can technology make us smarter? Her company, BrainWare Learning, is deeply entrenched in the Science of Learning, and evidence suggests that their technology can actually make learners smarter. Her article in the spring edition of ET Magazine explains her partner Roger Stark’s role in the history of neuroscience and the way technology is used to enact cognitive training.

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MARCH 29, 2023

By Jamie Bricker and Jack Barclay The essence of the principal’s role is a combination of school leader and school manager, and the leadership and management components are far from mutually exclusive. In fact, a strong management framework must be in place before sustainable leadership has a legitimate chance to prosper. Management issues tend to be more immediate and shorter-term, whereas leadership initiatives extend well into the future.

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MARCH 29, 2023

By Betsy Hill and Roger Stark Cognitive training (which is also called brain training) involves activities designed specifically to strengthen one or more cognitive skills. Some cognitive training programs focus on individual cognitive skills, while others are more com­prehensive and integrated, focusing on a large number of cognitive skills at one time.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2023

By Tamara Fyke Whether you are aware of it or not, you are teaching social-emotional learning (SEL). Your students are watching and learning from everything you do and say. They are learning how to deal with stress and conflict, how to relate to others similar and different, how to organize their tasks and time and so much more. According to the Collaborative for Academic and Social-Emotional Learning (CASEL), there are five SEL competencies, which are self-awareness, self-management, responsibl

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FEBRUARY 17, 2023

By Aaron Rafferty Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly becoming a more prominent component of several global industries, including education. But in some industries, it has reached a point where workers are now concerned about whether or not their jobs are safe. However, AI is unlikely to replace workers in the education industry due to its inability to recreate the traditional educational experience at the same scale as human teachers.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Education leaders tell the Learning Counsel that they wait literally “all year” to hear Learning Counsel CEO LeiLani Cauthen deliver the results of the Learning Leadership Institute’s annual National Digital Transition Survey. Delivered first thing every year at the Virtual National Event, the survey is the most widely participated, most in-depth and most anticipated survey in EdTech, and paints a very realistic picture of where schools and districts are in the digital transition.

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JANUARY 5, 2023

By LeiLani Cauthen Age-old methods of meeting pressures in schools by leaders have typically included making program cuts because there are fewer students to serve and less dollars to go around. Adding specialized programs to serve unique popufations is another one. These are at the programmatic level and do not address delivery structure, even when they “blend tech” or offer online programs.

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JANUARY 5, 2023

By Mike King Providing high school and college students with work-based experiences has been proven to improve their career prospects. Several thought leaders in the industry have documented the positive outcomes that work-based learning can provide. The challenge has been getting more employers to provide these opportunities and encouraging them to support greater numbers of students.

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JANUARY 5, 2023

By Charles Sosnik Now that the joyous holiday is over, whether for you that means Christmas or Hanukkah, we set our sites on the new year, and all that new year implies. Personally, I am a huge fan of both Christmas and Hanukkah; I have ties to both. For Christians, when you strip away the veneer of Santa and the endless commercials of cars with giant bows, there is something so wonderfully satisfying in the traditions and family and, of course, the reason we celebrate Christmas in the first pla

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JANUARY 3, 2023

By Scott Kinney Do you remember the story of Chicken Little? In the updated version of this classic tale, I recently saw an elementary school teacher deliver, Chicken Little read online that the sky is falling. Alarmed, he rushed to tell his friends who all replied, “If it’s on the internet, it must be true!” While the story then continues with predictable consequences, it also kickstarted my thinking on a phenomenon we are currently experiencing in education.

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DECEMBER 28, 2022

Do you speak two languages? Has it made a difference in your professional life? (Please scroll down to the middle of this interview if you’d like to hear Martha Carrasco-Salazar‘s story first). 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.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2022

By Betsy Hill and Roger Stark The percentage of students classified as “special ed” across the country is currently about 13 percent. We have come across schools where the proportion of students receiving specialized services is as high as 30 percent or more. And in some of our testing, we see 70 percent or more of students living in poverty showing cognitive deficits.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2022

By Charles Sosnik Next week we welcome another Turkey Thursday. Another Gobble Fest. Another opportunity to be truly thankful. For those of you that don’t know me, I am on the elder side of whoever happens to be in the room. I’m not really sure how that happened. I remember a time when I was the youngest person in the room. A whiz kid, a wunderkind.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2022

In this episode of the Learning Leadership Society Podcast, Host LeiLani Cauthen speaks with Nigel Nisbet, Vice President of Content Creation at the MIND Research Institute. Nisbet shifts the question from ‘How should I teach,’ to ‘How do they learn?’ It’s a profound difference which helps you to focus on optimal learning methodologies, and to gain an understanding of the Science of Math.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2022

The Truth is Out There. Let’s Just Make Sure This Time the Kids Win. Enjoy this video, taken at the Orange County Learning Leadership Symposium, presented by the Learning Counsel. Dr. David Miyashiro may not be your typical school superintendent. For one thing, he speaks his mind. Unabashedly. For another, he gets things done, and Katy bar the door if you are an obstacle getting in the way.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Speaking to Lessons Learned According to many of the people who attend the Learning Counsel’s Learning Leadership Symposia, the Administrator Panel Discussion is the icing on the cake, a chance for some of the area’s most distinguished administrators to let their hair down and let the ideas fly. In typical fashion, there are no rules and no censors, and the truth comes out, often gloriously so.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Do you remember a favorite Science teacher or Science class you had in high school or college? I have fond memories of different teachers who taught Science in a fun, witty, and engaging manner. Watching some of the most comedic educators perform science experiments in school was quite often the highlight of my day during my young learning years. From learning about the moon’s phases to the movement of plate tectonics—Science should be an essential part of every curriculum.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2022

By Betsy Hill and Roger Stark A 17-year-old high-school student recently walked into a high-stakes test without the accommodations that he had received for years. This was not an arbitrary administrative decision; it was his choice. “All my life,” he said, “they have been giving me everything modified, adapted or adjusted. In 10th grade, I realized that none of those crutches would be available in the real world.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2022

By Stephanie Hinds Our rural school district operates from a single campus, but that doesn’t make school-home communications any easier. With 1,500 students across grades K-12, we were previously using a blend of different tools to sync up our teachers, students, and families. The selection included a host of other apps that teachers would discover on their own and begin implementing.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2022

By Charles Sosnik It is hard to believe this school year is almost half over. It feels as though it is literally flying by. After next week, we have Thanksgiving week. And then two more weeks after that, we pull out for the holidays and say goodbye to 2022 (we hardly knew ye). The next stop is part two of our school year in January 2023. Huh? What? 2023?

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NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Presented by Dr. Paul O’Malley, Superintendent of Butler School District 53 and Ray Harth, Chief Executive Officer at the Heliox Group Data. Those four little letters hold the key to the world. And nowhere is that truer than in the world of the school district. In this presentation at the Learning Counsel’s Chicago area Learning Leadership Symposium, you’ll hear from Dr.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2022

If you are familiar with the Learning Counsel’s Learning Leadership Symposia, you know that it consists of a region’s best and brightest education leaders coming together for some of the nation’s top solutions-oriented professional development. These symposia follow a fairly standard schedule, packing a couple days’ worth of learning into one action-packed day.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Do you remember a favorite Science teacher or Science class you had in high school or college? I have fond memories of different teachers who taught Science in a fun, witty, and engaging manner. Watching some of the most comedic educators perform science experiments in school was quite often the highlight of my day during my young learning years. From learning about the moon’s phases to the movement of plate tectonics—Science should be an essential part of every curriculum.

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OCTOBER 1, 2022

By Essie Sutton Educators are becoming increasingly concerned about their students’ mental health and well-being. Research has shown that isolation and loneliness were often associated with psychological symptoms across childhood and adolescence even before the pandemic. Now, researchers are reporting findings that indicate that the social distancing and stay-at-home measures implemented at the beginning of the pandemic resulted in increased reports of depression and anxiety among students.

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