Giving Teachers Time to Teach With Virtual Tutoring
Learning Counsel Report Podcast
With an epic teacher shortage, schools are turning to tutoring to solve for the 40% mixed ability teaching currently burdening teachers. What are the logistics of adding tutoring, how does it work? What subjects can be covered? Are tutors qualified and how does feedback work? Listen in as LeiLani and Connie Warren, M.Ed. , Senior Marketing Manager, BookNook discuss this important topic as schools prepare for even more losses of teachers going into the 2025-26 school year. High-impact tutoring has the potential to solve major problems schools have with both staffing and driving achievement for...
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7 Keys to High-Quality Math Instruction
Learning Counsel Report Podcast
In this episode, we welcome Dan Tracy, a leading expert in mathematics education at MIND Education. Dan shares his insights on one of the biggest challenges in achieving high-quality math instruction: shifting from a procedural approach to conceptual understanding that fosters deep mathematical thinking. Dan and LeiLani, explore how to create a math class full of discussion, experimentation, and trial and error, with teachers facilitating learning and challenging students with thought provoking questions. Whether you're working with individual students, leading professional...
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Architecting the Future of Edtech Infrastructure
Learning Counsel Report Podcast
Discussion with Beatriz Arnillas, Executive Director, 1EdTech Foundation With at least seven thousand educational software publishers in America, including libraries of discrete digital objects, systems, courseware, and various single-function apps, there is a lot to consider in terms of how it could all work together. Meet Beatriz Arnillas, a life-long educator who concerns herself with the future of infrastructure at the 1EdTech Foundation. 1EdTech and it’s Foundation advocates for edtech interoperability, and the building of an open, trusted, and innovative ecosystem that makes edtech use...
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Closing Math Learning Gaps: Data-Driven Instruction
Learning Counsel Report Podcast
Math scores are down, and kids are still struggling at pre-pandemic levels, according to NAEP. District leaders need a solution now. In this episode, we tackle this issue head-on. Join us as we dive deep into practical actionable strategies you can implement immediately to address these challenges. We speak with Brandon Smith, a leading math expert on Neuroscience learning at MIND Education, about how to pinpoint specific learning gaps using readily available data, design targeted interventions, and monitor student progress effectively. This isn't just theoretical - we discuss real-world...
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Future Casting Edtech’s Trajectory in K12
Learning Counsel Report Podcast
What does research show is really happening with declining student learning? Brian Shaw, CEO of Discovery Education, joins LeiLani to discuss what he’s been seeing and what it has meant to drive new software development. For one thing, Brian talks about what parents want for their learners today is different than it used to be. Listen in to meet Brian and hear what is going down in charting new directions to create the opportunities for K12 learners, both helpful for learners and desired by parents, that K12 educators should know about.
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Better Human Teaching Connection
Learning Counsel Report Podcast
Join LeiLani as she discusses an oft-overlooked arena of classroom modernization – instructional audio. If you’ve ever been that learner at the back of the room with a teacher or presenter you can hardly hear, or who continues speaking while they are turned towards a presentation so their voice is now muffled, you can get an idea of the importance of this discussion. Tony Zeikle, Sr. VP of Revenue at Lightspeed Technologies joins LeiLani in talking about this tech area and repercussions to learning, to teachers’ vocal cords, and the quality of the experience when listening is fully...
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Shaping Tomorrow: The Evolving Role of Math in Our World
Learning Counsel Report Podcast
As we prepare students for the challenges of tomorrow, math education must evolve to meet their needs. In this podcast, we’ll explore the shifting role of math in our world and discuss how innovative approaches like game-based and visual learning are shaping the future of math education. Discover how neuroscience informs these innovations and engage students, foster critical thinking, and build deep mathematical understanding. Whether you’re looking to improve math outcomes or bring fresh strategies into your district, this conversation will offer valuable insights into selecting the right...
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Signal vs. Noise: Building Critical Thinking Skills Amid the Gen-AI Hype
Learning Counsel Report Podcast
Imagine saving teachers huge amounts of time because they no longer worry about students engaging low-quality information when researching online. Imagine empowering students’ critical thinking skills and reinvigorating their quest for knowledge in every research assignment. Sound like another hyped Gen-AI promise? On this podcast, meet Jeff Walsh of Sooth.FYI as he introduces a big new idea and product. LeiLani and Jeff have an eye-opening conversation about the alarming state of our information ecosystem and how it’s actually moving away from the needs of our classrooms. If we...
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Teacher Retention Criticality
Learning Counsel Report Podcast
Meet authors and educators Dr. Joseph Jones, Superintendent of New Castle County Vocational-Technical School District and Dr. T.J. Vari, Senior Director of Product Strategy at MaiaLearning. While on tour for Learning Counsel media, LeiLani met Joseph and T.J. at the regional Baltimore event and learned of their involvement in teacher retention. Between them, they have written six books and are working on another. Listen in on important points made about the state of play in recruiting and retaining teachers during the epic teacher shortage across America from two folks who have...
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Appropriate Learning Scaffolding Using AI
Learning Counsel Report Podcast
Join LeiLani and Dr. Ehsan Kattoula, Assistant Superintendent Accountability Division, Cobb County School District in Georgia for a discussion on “Appropriate Learning Scaffolding Using AI.” Dr. Kattoula makes cogent points on how AI will need to be used in schools, what it’s worth will be to learning, and what he means by “scaffolding” learning. Kattoula’s long-time work as an educator and data scientist helping direct this large district’s student management with data has been some of the most forward-thinking in America. His points are well worth the listen.
info_outlineGiven the ongoing pandemic, schools, districts and whole States have been grappling with awkward school schedules, hybrid style environments, and mismatched achievement because student online attendance during the later part of Spring was so unpredictable. States have stepped in to measure both academics and social-emotional learning to get achievement back on track. This podcast discusses what that looks like and hosts Anita Qonja Collins-Executive Director of Elementary Instruction/Dr. Christine Russell-MTSS Coordinator/Gary A. van Staveren, Ph.D.-Assessment, Grants and School Improvement Supervisor