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Continuous improvement

True confession from former school principals

By Susan Silva | April 27, 2017

Learning Forward’s Standards for Professional Learning focus on a cycle of continuous improvement. Read from former principals Susan Silva and Stephanie McBride as they share their transformation to more effective professional learning with the help of our organization.

With a continuous improvement mindset, we can achieve equity and excellence

By Stephanie Hirsh | May 18, 2016

Learning Forward’s theory of action is based on assumptions that educators won’t achieve their high goals for student learning if they don’t set and measure high goals for educator learning. With the right goals in mind, the hard work begins.

Wild and wonderful learning: Lessons from Nature

By Dawn Wilson | April 27, 2016

Educators often learn through spoken and written words. Animals learn by observation and action. What if educators learned more like the animals?

So you think you can lead?

By Denelle West | December 7, 2015

When we think about what hooks us to popular reality television shows, it’s often the characters that pull us in each week. Is it the odd or eccentric idiosyncrasies that leave us baffled and intrigued about what they might do next? Do we find ourselves trying to predict their behaviors and how others around them might respond? Trying to decipher the needs and behaviors of others is a critical skill that helps make leaders effective.

Twists and Turns on the Road to Where I Am Today

By Deborah Jackson | November 24, 2015

People who know Deborah Jackson, Learning Forward board of trustees president, know how passionate she is about education. In this post, she reflects on how her path has not always been predictable and shares a few of the more surprising moments in her life as a learning leader.

Let’s raise our voices together

By Deborah Jackson | October 20, 2015

Over the past 30-plus years, Deborah Jackson has attended many education conferences. In this blog post, she reflects on how her conference needs have changed along with her roles as she moved from teacher to principal to learning administrator, and finally to her role as president of Learning Forward’s board of trustees.

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