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    Change management is key to successful implementation

    By Nick Morgan | May 24, 2018

    When implementing a new initiative to help teachers, what really makes a new technology or resource stick? Learning Forward’s recent report, Beyond Barriers: Encouraging Teacher Use of Feedback Resources, looks […]

    New initiative to redesign principal preparation programs

    By Frederick Brown | April 4, 2016

    In its most recent work, the Wallace Foundation has been engaged in two initiatives to strengthen leaders. Its Principal Pipeline Initiative is helping districts get clear about the job leaders are expected to do, the training they need to perform their work, the kind of hiring practices that will get the right person in the appropriate position, and the kind of induction and ongoing support that will help them be effective. A second Wallace initiative seeks to strengthen the practices of district principal supervisors — those key individuals who support building principals in their work.

    Lessons from abroad on professional learning

    By Joellen Killion | February 10, 2016

    What’s the biggest change we can make to improve student learning? A new study provides useful insights to illustrate specific practices that answer this question.

    Leverage the power of collaborative expertise

    By Stephanie Hirsh | December 3, 2015

    Stephanie Hirsh examines how two recent reports from researcher John Hattie relate to the Learning Communities standard, which states that effective professional learning leads to improved student learning when all educators learn collaboratively as they commit to collective responsibility and continuous improvement.

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