Heather Lageman
Heather Lageman is a certified life and engagement coach, administrator, and English teacher dedicated to empowering students, educators, and leaders by focusing on social-emotional learning, core values exploration, and professional renewal. Over her 28-year career, she served as Director of Curriculum for the Maryland State Department of Education and held administrative roles in Baltimore County Public Schools. A passionate advocate for computing education, she is Chair of the Maryland Computing Education Steering Committee and Council Member of the Maryland Education to Employment Ecosystem (MSE3) and Technology Advisory Board Member of the Hood College Department of Computer Science and Information, in addition to serving on the Loyola University Maryland School of Education Board of Advisors. She co-authored School Seasons xSELeratED, xSELeratED Schools Framework, and the forthcoming The Hope-Centered Educator(May 2026).
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The Schoolhouse Rocks: Academy School-Based Innovation
At the Learning Forward Foundation, we believe in the power of school-based educators to transform children’s lives. Whether awardees choose to think big or think small, we celebrate their creativity and innovation in the schoolhouse. This year’s winner of the Foundation’s School-Based Academy Scholarship is Andrea von Biberstein, instructional specialist […] -
All-star affiliate empowers change agents statewide
At the Learning Forward Foundation, we help educators get all the bases loaded and then hit a home run with their professional learning. Impact and innovation are in their game plans and we are their coaches. This year’s winner of the Foundation’s Affiliate Grant is Learning Forward Nebraska, under the direction of […] -
Dip your toes in the water of professional learning
It's summertime and vacation season is in full swing! Often all it takes is one brave soul to jump in the pool or ocean before everyone joins in the fun. The same thing happens in education – all it takes is one educator dipping their toes into the waters of […] -
Meet the Learning Forward Foundation Team Grant Awardees
“Individual commitment to a group effort – that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work.” - Football Coach Vince Lombardi The Learning Forward Foundation scholarship contest encourages educators to put their good ideas into action. Participants are given the opportunity to apply their research […]
