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Winning Strategy: Set benchmarks of early success to build momentum for the long term. By Jody Spiro Establishing and meeting benchmarks of success early in the change process demonstrates to everyone that achieving the change goals is feasible and will result in benefits for those involved. The Early Win Wonder Tool […]

The PLC Learning Game  In the Spring 2012 issue of Tools for Learning Schools, Lois Brown Easton uses Simon Sinek’s Golden Circle to illustrate how education leaders can benefit from instilling a desire to change first, the “why” of change, before proceeding to the questions of how to make those […]

As part of Learning Forward’s initiative to develop a statewide, comprehensive professional learning system to support educators in Kentucky as the state implements Common Core State Standards, more than 40 members of the Kentucky education community have been selected to serve on a task force to lead the initiative. The […]

Learning Forward has posted Facilitator Guide: Standards for Professional Learning on its website as a free resource for all members and website visitors. Designed to assist facilitators in introducing and helping others implement the standards, this guide is for educators new to the Standards for Professional Learning as well as […]

Successful Implementation Doesn’t End at the Beginning of a New Initiative In March, I attended the Celebration of Teaching and Learning, a two-day conference for educators in New York. Teachers, state and district leaders, and national experts gave presentations on reform initiatives facing our schools and districts today: Common Core State […]

Teaching Matters Most: A School Leader’s Guide to Improving Classroom Instruction By Thomas M. McCann, Alan C. Jones, and Gail A. Aronoff  Saying “teaching matters most” seems obvious. Making it the top priority for school leaders and staff is not so easy. If we want to change how students write, compute, […]

Learning Forward members can now stay up-to-date with the latest in professional learning news with our newest publication, Professional Learning News. Learning Forward has partnered with MultiView, an industry leader in e-news publishing, to create an informative e-news brief that delivers the most relevant professional learning content to members’ inboxes […]

Becoming culturally proficient is a multistep process that takes time. First, one learns aspects of culture, which are not easily observed and often unconscious, such as values, beliefs, and worldviews. Next, one develops an awareness of barriers to equity, such as deficit thinking and inequitable instructional practices. Finally, one acquires […]

13Shortly after coming to Rose Elementary School, our site leadership team had a retreat. We assembled off-campus in La Jolla, Calif., the socioeconomic antithesis of our school community, to ride Segway personal scooters. As a school in the midst of a professional learning initiative, we needed to get from the […]

Reflective feedback is a protocol used to assist a teacher in reflecting on his or her lesson. A coach chooses observing and giving feedback when teachers have implemented new practices within their own classrooms independently and are ready to receive feedback. This form of classroom support helps teachers hone their […]