Global entrepreneur considered one of the founding fathers of Project Based Learning The Learning Counsel has announced Thom Markham as a featured keynote speaker for its 2020 National Gathering, scheduled for November 16–18 at the Atlanta Evergreen Marriott Conference Resort in Stone Mountain, GA. Widely regarded as one of the founding fathers of Project Based … Read more

By LeiLani Cauthen K-12 Faces Record Teacher and Administrator Shortages Recent research from the Learning Counsel indicates a dramatic workforce disruption across K-12 education. An estimated 32 percent of school administrators have quit or changed positions within the past 25 months, with many of those departures from superintendency roles. In 2021 alone, roughly 485,000 education … Read more

Written By: Aaron Worley Special Contributions from: Andrea Skimbo & Marissa McIntyre – Oklahoma State University You’ve likely heard the saying, “Find something you love to do and you’ll never work a day in your life.” But when passion doesn’t pay the bills, staying in a role you care about can feel impossible. Many professionals, … Read more

Teachers Now Have a Complete Guide to Optimizing Remote Instruction Classroom 2.0 For Teachers is now available for licensing through 2Win! Global, offering educators across disciplines and grade levels a practical, self-paced course to strengthen their remote teaching. The program helps instructors improve their online presence, professionalism, instructional effectiveness, and confidence when teaching in virtual … Read more

Dimensions to Math Equity — Learning Leadership Society Podcast In this episode of the Learning Leadership Society Podcast, host LeiLani Cauthen sits down with Twana Young, Vice President of Curriculum and Instruction at the Mind Research Institute, to explore what equity in mathematics truly means. Rather than treating equity as a single issue of access … Read more

By Bob Riefstahl In this article, you’ll find practical, proven strategies to set up your home workspace, choose the right tools, and apply techniques that increase your effectiveness with students, parents, and administrators. Administrators will also discover ways to build team momentum in virtual settings that are difficult to achieve in typical face-to-face encounters. Surprisingly, … Read more

By: Robyn D. Shulman, Huffington Post and EdNews Daily 1. Chris, can you tell us about your childhood background? Also, how have social good projects played a role in your early life? Who have you teamed up with at this point? I grew up in Birmingham, Alabama, raised by a single mother with two younger … Read more

Originally published on LinkedIn as part of the LinkedIn’s Avoid Student Debt Series. By Robyn Shulman, 2016. Avoiding Student Loan Debt: Practical Strategies for Parents and Students I grew up in an underprivileged environment and learned early how finances shape opportunity. By age 12 I was working after school scooping ice cream and baking Cinnabons; … Read more

By Christopher Emdin, Ph.D. When we consider collective effervescence—the shared energy and inspiration that arises when people come together—we must also confront how classrooms either nurture or extinguish students’ aspirations. The persistently low rates of students graduating with STEM degrees and the widespread disinterest in science, technology, engineering, and math are closely tied to the … Read more

By Charles Sosnik Sometimes you need to let everything go — if only for a little while. I’m not telling you to give up on responsibilities. I’m saying that when stress reaches a boiling point, the healthiest choice can be to stop, take a deep breath, and allow the pressure to ease. Stress doesn’t have … Read more