Learning Forward

The iPD (innovative professional development) strand at the 2012 Annual Conference offered many opportunities to hear about the pioneering work educators are doing in professional learning. While technology propels much of the innovative work highlighted, the core questions focus on learning, as these overheard snippets illustrate. Barriers to Teaching Excellence […]

Use this tool to work with teachers to determine their unique learning needs for each standard.

DALLAS—January 21, 2013—Learning Forward announces the release of Professional Learning Policy Review: A Workbook for States and Districts. The workbook is the latest product to be released as part of the organization's ongoing initiative to develop a comprehensive system of professional learning that spans the distance from the statehouse to the […]

DALLAS—January 18, 2013—Learning Forward is proud to announce a new initiative, Transforming Professional Learning to Prepare College- and Career-Ready Students: District, State, & Affiliate Networks, to strengthen the capacity of large urban school districts, state education agencies, and Learning Forward state affiliates to advance Common Core State Standards (CCSS) implementation through […]

By Ingrida Barker When Principal Ingrida Barker started recruiting potential teacher leaders for the school’s leadership team, she looked beyond the formal departmental titles and identified teachers who were well respected by their peers and could lead their departments in a school improvement process. Read how focus, coherence, and capacity […]

Use these tools to focus on key details in classroom observations that can provide insight into the quality of student learning and teacher instruction. Download Questions to help evaluate the quality of student learning

DALLAS—Dec. 18, 2012—Learning Forward announces the release of Meet the Promise of Content Standards: The Principal, a brief that identifies the principal's critical leadership role and influence in communicating and nurturing a vision for student academic success that is aligned with the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). Drawing upon the first-hand […]

Teacher education and professional development prepare teachers with up-to-date knowledge, skills, and dispositions necessary for effective teaching. To sustain this, however, hinges on continued professional learning within schools. Research shows that establishing long-term conditions that allow teachers to learn continuously from one another within schools is among the most effective […]

Skillful leadership is essential to effective professional learning. Without it, professional learning will fail to achieve its intended outcomes. Every staff member has a responsibility to exercise skillful leadership. And, while it may not be part of a formal job description, all educators have opportunities to exercise leadership and impact […]