Change is a challenge. Read about the different ways your team members will respond to change and how to address each type to ensure learning.

Friendswood (Texas) ISD is passionate about and committed to immersing everyone in the district in Learning Forward’s Standards for Professional Learning. That’s why they created the Galveston County Learning Leaders and established creating a districtwide plan of action to ensure effective professional learning as their problem of practice. Read more about the district’s transformative journey.

Members of the Lake County, Florida, team participating in the Redesign PD Community of Practice are beginning to see evidence that professional learning, designed in partnership with teachers, can lead to improvements in student learning. Read more from Linda Jacobson and Michelle King about their journey to increased student achievement.

Authors Stephanie Hirsh and Tracy Crow use research from the best minds to bring you best practices in their new book: Becoming a Learning Team. Too often, teams are created without specific intention, ensuring their failure. Becoming a Learning Team gives you a 5-step process to structure your efforts, giving you positive, measurable student results. Read an excerpt here.

Executive Director Stephanie Hirsh responds to the release of President Trump’s proposed budget, which cuts billions of dollars of federal support for professional learning, coaching, instructional support, and more.

The incoming board president of Learning Forward, Scott Laurence, shares his background in this article. From baseball coach to teacher to administrator and more, he has a wealth of professional experience. That experience will be put to work immediately working with The Learning Professional, the magazine that will replace the JSD.

Learning Forward recently commissioned a study on the state of professional learning in Canada. Read more from Stephanie Hirsh about the important professional learning lessons that can be gleaned from this report.

Strong student-teacher relationships produce positive outcomes in student achievement. So do relationships among educators. Read more about how four district principals came together to build strong professional bonds with the goal of school improvement.

Learning Forward has been working with the National Commission on Teaching & America’s Future for years. Now, our two organizations are combining to take this collaboration to the next level. Read more from Stephanie Hirsh and Melinda George about how we are going to make a greater positive impact together.

Through Coaches Academy, your coaches develop skills related to building relationships, leading professional learning, coaching individuals and teams of educators, and solving their real-world challenges. Learn more about the Coaches Academy through this FAQ with two of Learning Forward’s senior consultants.