Discover the Possibilities. By Eric Celeste Undergirding Learning Forward’s Standards for Professional Learning is this premise: The purpose of professional learning is for educators to develop the knowledge, skills, practices, and dispositions they need to help students perform at higher levels. The standards combine decades of research, lessons learned, and input from 40 professional education organizations. This issue of JSD takes a fresh look at the field and the standards since their publication in 2011. Harness the Energy of Collaboration. By Ann Lieberman and Lynne Miller As they write about the Learning Communities standard in Reach the Highest Standard in Professional Learning: Learning Communities, authors Ann Lieberman and Lynne Miller consider why communities have gained widespread attention and support, summarize the research about them, and consider