Learning Forward

DALLAS—November 10, 2014—Learning Forward and Corwin announce the K-1st vertical dual language learning team at Tombaugh Elementary School in Las Cruces, New Mexico, as the winner of the 2014 Shirley Hord Learning Team Award. This award is given annually to a team of teachers that demonstrates the highest quality of […]

DALLAS—November 10, 2014—Learning Forward and Corwin announce the K-1st vertical dual language learning team at Tombaugh Elementary School in Las Cruces, New Mexico, as the winner of the 2014 Shirley Hord Learning Team Award. This award is given annually to a team of teachers that demonstrates the highest quality of […]

Professional Learning Initiative Analysis: A Workbook for States and Districts Given what system leaders must accomplish with limited resources, they must make bold decisions about their current investments to achieve high-priority goals related to implementing college- and career-ready standards. This workbook is designed to guide users through a five-step process […]

The Learning Forward Foundation is a source of inspiration and aspiration for dedicated educators who want to impact leadership for change and improvement in schools. Just imagine these scenes of inspiration in action: Tonio Verzone of Anchorage, Alaska, snowshoed across Alaska to support schools in developing professional learning communities; Adrienne […]

One of my favorite jobs was when I was the free enterprise consulting teacher for the Richardson (Texas) Independent School District. I had a hefty budget to buy resources and plan events for teachers, and a lot of autonomy with little accountability. I introduced teachers to new programs, and we […]

Champions of learning: District leaders build skills to boost educator practice. By Kay Psencik, Frederick Brown, Laura Cain, Ramona Coleman, and C. Todd Cummings At a turnaround high school where staff had experienced four leaders in as many years, a first-year principal brought teachers together to change the way they […]

The Learning Forward Foundation has established a Leadership Society as a way to recognize donors at different levels of giving with a range of donor benefits. Benefits include a certificate of giving, recognition on the website and in the annual report, lunch with the executive director, complimentary memberships, and conference […]

Standing barely 5 feet tall, Janie Pyle, associate superintendent of curriculum and instruction for Raytown (Missouri) Quality Schools, is nothing short of a stick of administrative dynamite. Affectionately known as Dr. J, she leads her troops with might, passion, and a sense of urgency. I recently met with Pyle to […]

As the school year wound down in late May, Learning Forward conducted its first comprehensive membership survey since 2010. The survey was sent to current and former members along with other educators who have never joined. More than 2,400 people responded. Here are some highlights. 90% have a master’s degree or […]

What The Study Says Civic literacy is not only core to success in college and careers, but also to responsible participation in civic life in adulthood. This study contributes empirical evidence that professional development has positive and significant impact on teacher knowledge, practices, and dispositions, and student learning of complex […]