Created to honor excellence in professional learning, the Shirley Hord Learning Team Award recognizes a school team that successfully implements the cycle of continuous learning for professional learning that results in student achievement. Based on Learning Forward’s definition of professional learning, the award gives Learning Forward the opportunity to recognize and showcase the critical work of effective learning teams. Teams can apply for this award by submitting a video that demonstrates the learning team in action along with an essay about how the team exemplifies the principles embedded in the definition of professional development. The award-winning team will be honored at the 2012 Learning Forward Summer Conference in Denver. The award includes funds to support a team of three educators to travel to and attend