Learning Counsel is blessed to have many educator and technology industry friends who write interesting books.
Here are our first recommendations for your Summer reading this year! Our own release is on this Round 1 list, of course!
Leaders of the New School - Amazon
Excerpt:
“Public education is at a crossroads. The methods that once prepared generations for industrial-age success now lag behind the demands of a digital, interconnected, and rapidly evolving world. In Leaders of the New School: Advancing Public Education from the Industrial Age to the Innovation Era, Dr. Douglas Hendrix Sr. presents a visionary blueprint for reimagining public education, blending research, global insights, and innovative ideas into a call to action.
From the groundbreaking Master Teacher and Apprentice Model to modular learning frameworks for early education, Dr. Hendrix outlines bold strategies that prioritize equity, creativity, and critical thinking. This book challenges outdated norms, offering pathways for career readiness, global citizenship, and lifelong learning while addressing pressing issues like teacher shortages, systemic inequities, and the obsolete factory education model.
More than a critique, this work guides educators, policymakers, and community leaders ready to take charge of the Innovation Era. With vivid storytelling and practical solutions, Dr. Hendrix invites readers to reimagine what education can be-transforming schools into incubators of possibility and preparing every child to thrive in a complex, ever-changing world.”
Written by Dr. Douglas Hendrix Sr., this book is a relief to read.
Hendrix identifies the crux of the change needed in schooling: the form and model. Since Learning Counsel, specifically Futurist LeiLani Cauthen as CEO have been talking about this very thing for a long while, it is very highly recommended.
Dr. Hendrix’s frank and pithy writing, and his innovation idea of Master Teachers with Apprentices will be interesting for any school administrator as well as teachers.
Dr. Douglas Hendrix Sr., Senior Deputy Superintendent - Chief of Staff, Clayton County Public Schools
The Human Singularity: Balancing AI with Education - Unpaid Download Access
Excerpt:
“Ironically, my team and I used AI to learn more about human intelligence. We wanted to know the exact mechanics that make the human mind superior to machines, but we found out our minds do a lot of their thinking exactly like machines.
This book aims to show humanity some things it doesn’t know well enough. It will state some surprising insights extrapolated from the research and direct observations. It will answer these questions in ways just about anyone can grasp.
What are all the types of AI?
What is human intelligence?
How do humans think?
How can we achieve a human singularity?
What does this mean for teaching and learning?
What is human intelligence?
What are the Cauthen 9 Human Intelligences and why were they rewritten from Gardner’s 9?
What is Data Intelligence?”
Written by LeiLani Cauthen. As CEO and Publisher at Learning Counsel News Media & Research, LeiLani is a skilled senior executive and strategist, and is best known as a futurist and author of The Consumerization of Learning, as well as many Special Reports, articles and podcasts. At Learning Counsel, she leads large quantitative and qualitative national school leadership surveys and speaks in over thirty cities a year. LeiLani has over thirty-five years of experience in news media, research, software development and AI, legislative work, school administration, and has been helping define this century’s real change to teaching and learning alongside technical innovation.
LeiLani Cauthen, Futurist, Journalist, Software Developer, Education Advocate & CEO/Publisher Learning Counsel News Media & Research; Founder, Knowstory
Disruptive Thinking in Our Classrooms: Preparing Learners for Their Future - Amazon
Excerpt:
“Future-proof learning for ALL kids!
Empower learners to think disruptively in your classroom or school.
The world has and continues to change in ways that are difficult to predict. Regardless of the forces at hand educators play a pivotal role in preparing students for success now and in the future. Eric Sheninger makes the compelling case that the best way to do this is to create a disruptive thinking culture in the classroom and beyond.
Broken into four parts, this book combines stories, insight from thousands of school visits, practical strategies, research, and examples from classrooms to assist educators transform their practice. Each chapter ends with a “Disruptive Challenge” that encourages readers to actively apply concepts in their practice.
Written by Eric Sheninger, a well-known industry intellect that works with schools worldwide, helping educators meet and exceed their potential to improve outcomes for learners. He is the founder and CEO of Aspire Change EDU, a collaborative consultancy designed to provide personalized support to all educational systems. Prior to this, he was a teacher and the award-winning Principal at New Milford High School. Under his leadership, his school became a globally recognized model for innovative practices. Eric oversaw the successful implementation of several sustainable change initiatives that radically transformed the learning culture at his school while increasing achievement. His work focuses on innovative and practical ways educators can transform teaching, learning, and leadership. Through his work with thousands of schools, Eric has emerged as an innovative leader, best-selling author, and sought-after speaker. His primary focus is on using research, evidence-based practices, and artificial intelligence (AI) to empower learners and educators.
Eric Sheninger, CEO of Aspire Change EDU (a collaborative consultancy | Keynote Speaker, Author
