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A glimpse into Canada's practices helps us examine our own.
By Stephanie Hirsh
February 2017
Vol. 38 No. 1
Learning Forward recently commissioned and supported a study on the state of professional learning in Canada. You can read about the study as well as the reports and papers resulting from it on p. 20. When first asked why Learning Forward invested in this study, I said we not only wanted to continue to deepen the field’s understanding of what professional learning looks like worldwide, but also wanted to offer a gift to the Canadian members who would host our Annual Conference in December 2016. And then, while we were at that conference, the latest results from the Programme for International Assessment (PISA) were released. The results from that international assessment show that students in Canada outperform students in most other nations. Now there’s no
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Resources to help educators explore the findings in the Beyond PD study and consider implications for policy and practice are available at www.learningforward.org/publications/beyond-pd-resources.
Stephanie Hirsh retired in June 2019 after 31 years with Learning Forward, an international association of more than 13,000 educators committed to increasing student achievement through effective professional learning. Hirsh led the organization as its executive director for the last 13 years where she presented, published, and consulted on Learning Forward’s behalf across North America.
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