Learning Forward

Stephen Helgeson has joined Learning Forward as vice president, content architecture. He will support Learning Forward’s networks, professional services, and learning experiences. Most recently, he was vice president for new products and services for the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, where he was the architect behind Atlas, a video […]

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a spending bill for fiscal year 2022 that would increase Department of Education funding by 41%, including major investments in Title I, Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), and mental health that President Biden sought in his full proposed budget. The bill would improve […]

100+ sessions at virtual conference Learning Forward’s 2021 Annual Conference, to be held Dec. 5-7, has doubled the number of preconference and concurrent sessions offered last year, bringing 20 preconference and 80 concurrent sessions for even more of the great content that you have come to expect from Learning Forward. […]

Many of the articles in this issue of The Learning Professional demonstrate Learning Forward’s Standards for Professional Learning in action. Use this tool to deepen your understanding of the standards and strategies for implementing them. Download pdf here.    

Download pdf here.

81,000 assistant principals work in U.S. schools Over the last 25 years, the prevalence of U.S. schools with assistant principals has grown from one-third to one-half, but those leaders tend to be underused and underresearched, according to a report sponsored by the Wallace Foundation. The report finds that the assistant […]

Learning Forward was awarded a 17-month grant from the Ohio Department of Education to co-design and build the Networked Learning Community for RemotEDx, a portfolio of remote, hybrid, and blended education programs and practices. Learning Forward will facilitate a statewide community of practice to connect RemotEDx stakeholders and share best […]

Machel Mills-Miles is Learning Forward’s new vice president, standards implementation and outreach. Mills-Miles will contribute to the conceptualization and development of tools and resources to support the use of revised Standards for Professional Learning. The first phase of the standards suite of materials will be released next year. Mills-Miles formerly […]

Learning Forward’s 2021 Virtual Conference, to be held Dec. 5-7, will double the number of preconference and concurrent sessions from 2020, bringing 20 preconference and 80 concurrent sessions for even more of the great content that you have come to expect from Learning Forward. While session selection is still underway, […]

Being an advocate just got easier. Learning Forward has invested in an online advocacy tool called Voter Voice. Voter Voice allows education advocates to reach out to members of Congress at the click of a button online or on your phone. No need to look up your legislators — Voter […]