Learning Forward

DALLAS -- November 18, 2015 -- Learning Forward and Corwin announce the Instructional Leadership Team from Braulio Alonso School in Tampa, Florida, as the winner of the 2015 Shirley Hord Learning Team Award. This award is given annually to a team of teachers that demonstrates Learning Forward's definition of professional […]

DALLAS -- October 13, 2015 -- Learning Forward announces that Michelle King now serves the organization as associate director of communities. King will help to coordinate Learning Forward’s online communities of practice, supporting a network of districts committed to professional development redesign. King joins Learning Forward through an agreement with […]

Grant funds three-year program for principal professional learning Dallas, Texas -- October 6, 2015 -- American Express and the National Association of Secondary School Principals named Learning Forward, in partnership with the Arizona Department of Education, one of five recipients of nearly $2.5 million in the Principals Path to Leadership […]

Never Send A Human To Do A Machine’s Job With all of the connected schools and classrooms, why has technology failed to transform education? A Learning Forward webinar addresses this question. Based on the Corwin publication, Never Send a Human to Do a Machine’s Job: Correcting the Top 5 EdTech […]

As faculty chair of early childhood education at Vanguard University of Southern California, I was challenged each day by questions: How can I provide high-impact online professional learning to adult continuing education students? What barriers exist for adult learners seeking meaningful professional learning? How does my practice as a facilitator […]

As they approached the principal’s office in their school, teacher leaders Jose and Judith discussed their actions regarding their students’ lack of understanding fractions. They shared with Cesar, the district mathematics coordinator, how the 3rd-grade professional learning community had been working to articulate a data-based outcome for their team’s learning […]

A real turning point in my leadership pathway happened more than 30 years ago when I attended my first Learning Forward conference. I knew I had found my professional home. I was among people who were interested in understanding andragogy, change research, CBAM, and leadership practices in fields outside education. […]

Explore the many paths to leadership. By Tracy Crow The road to leadership isn’t necessarily one that educators plan carefully with a series of logical steps. But no matter their role or their path, education leaders demand more from themselves and others and figure out how to make results happen. […]

People who know me realize how passionate I am about education, and that’s been true for a long time. However, my pathway to where I am now hasn’t been entirely predictable. At times, I have found myself at a crossroads where I had to make a choice. Every turn has […]

Learning Forward welcomes new staff members Michelle King and Laurie Calvert. King is Learning Forward’s associate director of communities. She coordinates Learning Forward’s online communities of practice, supporting a network of districts committed to professional development redesign. King joins Learning Forward through an agreement with Lewisville (Texas) Independent School District, […]