Heather Lageman
Executive Director of Organizational Development and Leadership
Executive Director of Organizational Development and Leadership, Baltimore County Public Schools, Towson, Maryland Heather Lageman serves as the Executive Director of Organizational Development and Leadership for Baltimore County Public Schools. Prior, she served as the Director of Curriculum for the Maryland State Department of Education, and managed statewide implementation of the Teacher Induction Program. During Race to the Top, she served as Race to the Top Local Education Agency (LEA) Director for Maryland and managed both programmatic and fiscal aspects of district projects. Heather is dedicated to supporting the professional learning and development of inspired and innovative educators through her work with nonprofits. She is the Maryland Codes Code.org Regional Partnership Program Manager, Past-President of The Council of Educational Administrative and Supervisory Organizations of Maryland (CEASOM), and was the facilitator of the Networks and the Internet Writing Team for the K-12 Computer Science Framework. Heather serves on the Governor's P-20 Leadership Council of Maryland and is a member of the Governor's Cybersecurity and Information Technology Task Force. She is on the Board of the Maryland Assessment Group and was a member of the National Task Force on Assessment Education. President of Maryland Affiliate of the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD), she is Past-President of the Learning Forward Maryland Affiliate and Past-Chair of the Learning Forward Foundation.
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Give the gift of wellness to ourselves and each other
This magazine’s Focus on Wellness series has covered many important topics, including teacher burnout, healing-centered environments, resilient school communities, teacher wellness, and principals’ well-being. As we wrap up the series, I want to focus on the connection among all of these topics, which is also the foundational connection among all […] -
Celebrating educators: Acknowledge, honor, energize, and renew
The 2020-21 school year has been like no other. Educators at every level have gone above and beyond to provide continuous learning and support student well-being. As this year comes to an end, how do we acknowledge and honor the accomplishments of this past year as we prepare to energize […] -
Taking care of yourself during uncertain times: Mindfulness and well-being for educators
Educators across the world are continuing to teach and support students during this unprecedented time. Many are teaching in new ways while navigating new worries. How are we helping educators to stay strong and healthy? Explore strategies around mindfulness and maintaining well-being. Our goal is for you to find ways […] -
Coaching prevalence and support: Findings from a national survey
Learning Forward, Digital Promise, and a coaches panel discussed the results and implications of a national survey about coaching. Find out what more than 1,200 respondents said about coaching workloads, supports, and using technology. Participants: Explored the findings from a national survey; Discussed findings and recommendations from the survey; Learned […] -
Awardees' Grant Projects Demonstrate Foundation's Impact
Built on the belief that we need to support more people in the profession, the Learning Forward Foundation has been leveraging money, time, and relationships through coaching to transform beliefs and practice in adult learning since it began as the Lynne Chidley Foundation in 1985. Centered around the Standards for […] -
What’s your shot for 2018?
In his world-changing musical, Hamilton, Lin-Manuel Miranda shared the lyric, “I’m not throwing away my shot!” The lyric occurs at a poignant place during the show garnering an unforgettable rallying cry for the heart, mind and spirit. The sentiment is so powerful, it resides in the minds and hearts of […] -
Giving thanks: Learning Forward Foundation awardees share their stories
In this season of gratitude, the Learning Forward Foundation would like to celebrate by sharing our thanks with you. We thank these Foundation awardees for making the lives of students and educators brighter with their gifts of passion, creativity, and empathy. This is just a few of the stories from […] -
The space to learn: Growing and learning together
Last month we pondered our professional learning legacies and the people and the stories that have shone a light on our journeys. The learning is about the journey, not the destination – the destination changes. This month we are exploring the Learning Forward Foundation’s reflective learning process, Touchpoint, a one-hour facilitated learning conversation between […] -
What will be your professional learning legacy?
As we begin another school year, this is the perfect time to reflect on what brought us to the profession. What drew you to education? What makes you excited to walk into school buildings every fall? Why do you love learning? For me, fall is not about the leaves on the ground and […] -
Leaning in & lifting up: A look inside the Learning Forward Foundation retreat
The Learning Forward Foundation is a place of leaning in and lifting up educators in pursuit of their professional learning hopes and dreams. Having just concluded our July Foundation Retreat, we would like to share with you some of the “behind the scenes” conversation, reflection, and planning that goes into […]
