Learning Forward

District leaders leverage powerful professional learning to solve critical student learning challenges DALLAS – May 12, 2016 – Learning Forward has launched the Redesign PD Community of Practice to support 20 of the nation’s leading school districts and charter management organizations in addressing systemwide educator and student learning priorities. The community […]

Use this tool with teams of teacher leaders and school and district leadership teams to facilitate conversations about the responsibilities of learning leaders and how such leaders can focus more specifically on professional learning.

The Transformative Power Of Collaborative Inquiry: Realizing Change in Schools and Classrooms By Jenni Donohoo and Moses Velasco This guide helps school leaders shape the development of a sustainable professional learning culture with practical suggestions and in-depth research. A follow-up to Jenni Donohoo’s Collaborative Inquiry for Educators: A Facilitator’s Guide […]

Earlier this year, I engaged in professional learning with a group of elementary school teachers. We were investigating Madagascar hissing cockroaches and how they behave under different conditions. Throughout the experience, teachers gathered observations to help construct a scientific explanation and developed additional questions to be researched and investigated. One […]

Learning Forward and the National Commission on Teaching & America’s Future (NCTAF) are hosting a competition that invites teachers to submit written proposals for the best use of federal funding for professional learning under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). As part of their effort to highlight the critical role […]

WASHINGTON – March 10, 2016 – Learning Forward and the National Commission on Teaching & America’s Future (NCTAF) announced a competition yesterday that will invite teachers to submit written proposals for the best use of federal funding for professional learning under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). As part of […]

WASHINGTON – March 7, 2016 – Learning Forward and the National Commission on Teaching and America’s Future (NCTAF) released a white paper today on the role that teacher agency plays in creating successful professional learning opportunities. The white paper, “Moving from Compliance to Agency: What Teachers Need to Make Professional […]

Discover the Possibilities. By Eric Celeste Undergirding Learning Forward’s Standards for Professional Learning is this premise: The purpose of professional learning is for educators to develop the knowledge, skills, practices, and dispositions they need to help students perform at higher levels. The standards combine decades of research, lessons learned, and […]

Learning Forward’s board of trustees has a new president and two new members. John Eyolfson, district science coordinator at Cherry Creek School District in Colorado, began his term as president in December. Eyolfson succeeds Deborah Renee Jackson, special project administrator for Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia. Jackson now serves […]

Learning Forward has partnered with AdvanceEd to offer a Learning School designation to qualified schools. The designation provides schools with a set of criteria and research-based practices that indicate a quality professional learning program has been established and sustained at the school level. Achieving the designation demonstrates the school places a high […]