Learning Counsel Report Podcast

What could happen when all the artificial intelligences converge?  That's just part of this conversation between Serena Saks-Mandel, the Global CTO for Education at Microsoft, and LeiLani Cauthen. Starting of with introducing her not-associated-with-Microsoft new book, "Empowered: Frame your Narrative, Own your Power" available now on Amazon. Like in all things from Serena, the stories have high e...

Maybe math learning could be better if it was in sync with the current generation's culture – that of Generation Alpha.  LeiLani interviews Brandon Smith, the Lead Mathematician and Product Director at MIND Education about how learning-by-doing is a key part of a new cultural address for math learning. While Brandon gives specific examples of what can be done, the discussion also turns to equity i...

Culture of security? Listen in on this unique conversation with Helen Patton, the Cyber Security Strategic Advisor from Cisco.  The discussion of security in schools is not just about digital citizenship, passwords, and the like, but about leadership. Cyber security in schools is not just a "job for the IT people," but a sense of morality in individual behavior of all parties because schools are i...

Listen in on this rousing conversation about the Alpha Generation which is defined as people born 2010-2024 – the current crop of students in K12 schools. Research has shown they prefer the screen to humans , and although older generations find that terrible, it's a fact that still has a profound impact on how they can be effectively taught and what they expect. Ramifications for technology and te...

Listen in to our interview with Nigel Nisbet, a rock musician, AP Physics and AP Computer Science teacher who did a tour of duty in an all-girls school, plus a specialist who devotes his time to reaching into the structure and beauty of mathematics and discussing the "science of learning math" from many angles. Nisbet who is currently the VP of Content Creation at MIND Education mentions how teach...

 What is actionable? What is real engagement? LeiLani discusses these things, and a novel definition of equity with Dan Tracy from MIND Education. Dan's triple threat as a teacher, coder and trainer, makes this podcast discussion an interesting reveal on how to approach instruction – especially the subject of math.  

A discussion with Ki Karou about the challenges of teaching today.  Karou introduces five areas that the science of learning has identified as key to students' doing – and how those are aids to accelerating learning, including the awesome capability of helping learners potentially jump through multiple grades to catch up in little time.  Listen in to learn about things the neuroscience has uncover...

LeiLani interviews Justin Jordan, a former educator and Senior Product Manager at Cisco about the definitions of AI, how AI has permutated into many aspects of technology and what we need to be responsible for as we humans brave the new world where AI is in everything.  Also find out things about Cisco and AI you might not have known by listening and learning. 

Listen in as LeiLani discusses how we should be responding to AI in education with long-time friend and esteemed colleague in the field, Roland Antoine, Innovative Projects Manager at Dallas ISD in Texas. Roland introduces the idea that the problem is the "problems definition" and that we must proceed to use AI against clearly defined problems, and that AI should be able to act like a GPS of conte...

Fear of the "fiscal cliff" and what to spend remaining ESSER funds on is a hot topic in schools.  Listen in as Leilani discusses the topic with Jon Hummell, Director of State Initiatives at Lexia Learning. Productive use of the money may not be what you think.

Listen in as LeiLani chats with Maurice Draggon, Sr. Director of Digital Learning at Orange County Public Schools in Orlando, Florida. First they discuss the implications of AI in schools and then the emerging time and space AI known as Intelligent Calendaring for its possibilities and then the combination of both new technologies for "uberizing" learning.  Along the way, comments about what AI wi...

Listen in as LeiLani discusses the problems of shrinking school IT teams and three imperatives with Mary Schlegelmilch, who as a former educator has extensive knowledge in distance learning and online learning as a member of the Cisco Education team. Discover how the three imperatives are a "team sport" of administrative, teacher and even bus driver activity.

Listen in as LeiLani learns a thing or two about the what the science of reading really is from Carey Sweet, National Senior Education Advisor Education Partnerships at Lexia Learning. While reading may be thousands of years old, the science of it has evolved over time. Good literacy instruction has elements and components – and deliberate practice. For certain the wars over reading instruction ar...

In this episode of the Learning Leadership Society Podcast, your host, Learning Counsel News Media and Research CEO  LeiLani Cauthen,  talks with Dr. Suzanne Carreker, Principal Educational Content Lead at Lexia Learning. Today's topic: contrasting dyslexia and developmental language disorder and understanding the differences between the two. 

In this episode of the Learning Leadership Society Podcast, your host, Learning Counsel News Media and Research CEO  LeiLani Cauthen,  talks with Nicholas Feroce , Ph. D., Research Scientist at Lexia Learning about research design in the area of emergent bilinguals, and program causality to effect notable gains among that population. 

In this episode of the Learning Leadership Society Podcast, your host, Learning Counsel News Media and Research CEO  LeiLani Cauthen,  talks with  Mary Schlegelmilch , Education Advocate at Cisco. They discuss the changes in K-12 education, and how the pandemic changed culture and mindset, and brought cybersecurity in education to another dimension. 

In this episode of the Learning Leadership Society Podcast , Host LeiLani Cauthen speaks with Twana Young, Vice President of Curriculum and Instruction for Mind Research Institute. In addition to access, Young explains that there's also agency and power and identity and belonging, and those are all part of the different dimensions of equity, especially around mathematics. As Mind Research Institut...

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. 

Host LeiLani Cauthen speaks with Jay Flores, Global STEM Ambassador, and founder of Invent the Change. "If our youth aren't loving math, or at least somewhat excited by it and challenged by it in positive ways, then they're going to have trouble with those problem-solving skills and navigating through ordinary life in the future," said Flores. This is a fascinating look at the value of mathematics...

As education embarks on pandemic recovery, the mission of continued support for literacy skills beyond early elementary grades is emerging as vital. What does this mean for teachers needing solutions for literacy skill gaps after those foundational school years? Listen in as Host LeiLani Cauthen discusses structured literacy strategy through bite-sized professional development with Meg Van Voorhis...

Listen in to guest Maya Goodall, Senior Director, Emergent Bilingual Curriculum - from Lexia Learning - as she informs us about accent bias and how technology is coming to the rescue.  Host LeiLani Cauthen marvels at the ingenuity of this latest technological breakthrough that uses Artificial intelligence (A.I.) alongside advanced speech recognition and human intelligence to help students from man...

A discussion with Dr. Tiffany Hogan, MGH Institute of Health Professions, and Dr. Liz Brooke, Chief Learning Officer, Lexia Learning, about what the post-pandemic research is showing about learning loss.  Guests mention that over thirty States are implementing laws or policies around evidence-based instruction.  Further discussion about the challenges of learning loss and acceleration for students...

In this episode of the Learning Leadership Society Podcast, your host, Learning Counsel News Media and Research CEO LeiLani Cauthen talks with Mary Schlegelmilch , Education Advocate at Cisco. They discuss the post-pandemic world, and the technology-driven changes that will catalyze an increasingly bright future among learners in this world.

  In this episode of the Learning Leadership Society Podcast, your host, Learning Counsel News Media and Research CEO LeiLani Cauthen talks with Phyllis Jordan , Associate Director of Future Ed, and Brittany Martin , Education Department Relations Manager at Lexia Learning. "The Learning Counsel has been tracking Stimulus funds and spending with our big national surveys," said Cauthen. "There's an...

What is logistics when it comes to education and learning? This podcast defines them and goes further, hosting Mary Schlegelmilch from Cisco, a seasoned educator who consults schools and Cisco itself about where education is going. Commentary on the perfect storm of teacher shortage, personalization demand and a lack of reasoned workflow are punctuated with a vision of network maturity to meet the...