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Niki Gamble
Niki Gamble is director/partnerships & products at Learning Forward. She advances Learning Forward’s mission, vision and strategic priorities by supporting and maintaining over 30 state, provincial and international affiliates. She is the staff liaison to the Learning Forward Foundation and manages the online bookstore. She’s worked with Learning Forward over 17 years and is passionate about professional learning for teachers to raise student achievement levels. Niki received her bachelor’s degree in kinesiology from Miami University (OH).
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The Learning Professional: April 2024 - Where Technology Can Take Us
Technology is both a topic and a tool for professional learning. This issue examines benefits, challenges, and what learning leaders need to know. -
Habits of Resilient Educators: Strategies for Thriving During Times of Anxiety, Doubt and Constant Change
Lindsay Prendergast & Piper Lee During a time when many educators are leaving the profession, others have rolled up their sleeves and shined brightly through the challenges and pressures of the tumultuous education landscape. Countless others are just entering the field, eager to contribute and make an impact on the […] -
The Learning Professional: February 2024 - Evaluating Professional Learning
How do you know your professional learning is working? This issue digs into evaluation purposes, methods, tools, and results. -
Action Guide Bundle
Action guides help leaders implement Standards for Professional Learning, which describe the content, processes, and conditions for professional learning that leads to high-quality leading, teaching, and learning. They describe the steps to implement each of the 11 standards and illustrate how to progress from entry-level implementation to ideal implementation. This […] -
The Learning Professional: October 2023 - Reaching All Learners
Both special education and general education teachers need support to help students with disabilities succeed. This issue highlights how professional learning can help ensure that all students’ needs are met. -
Action Guide for the Coach: IC Maps for Standards
An essential, hands-on resource, this action guide helps coaches implement Standards for Professional Learning in meaningful, effective ways. Standards for Professional Learning describe the content, processes, and conditions for professional learning that leads to high-quality leading, teaching, and learning. This role-specific action guide describes the steps coaches can take to […] -
Action Guide for the External Partner: IC Maps for Standards
An essential, hands-on resource, this action guide helps partners external to school systems, such as technical assistance providers, regional centers, agency staff, vendors, university faculty, and others implement Standards for Professional Learning in meaningful, effective ways. Standards for Professional Learning describe the content, processes, and conditions for professional learning that […] -
The Learning Professional: August 2023 - The Time Dilemma
Prioritizing professional learning time is an investment in educators and the students they teach. This issue explores a variety of strategies, tools, and mindsets to make every minute count. -
Blended Coaching: Supporting the Development and Supervision of School Leaders
Gary Bloom & Jackie Owens Wilson How can we construct professional development and supervision models that best serve the needs of adult learners? Building on the groundbreaking model outlined in the bestselling first edition of Blended Coaching, authors Bloom and Wilson outline a powerful set of strategies that can serve […]
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