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    What professional learning leaders can learn from Disney

    By Frederick Brown | September 19, 2022

    I recently had the wonderful experience of enjoying the Disney World parks with members of my extended family who span a 70-year age range. As we averaged about 20,000 steps […]

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    Leaders voice how revised professional learning standards are transformative

    By Gail Paul | June 22, 2022

    In 1994, National Staff Development Council (which later became Learning Forward) developed and released an industry-leading set of research-based recommendations to standardize professional development, establishing a playbook for educators around […]

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    A principal learning community grounded in the Standards for Professional Learning

    By Ann Marie Appolloni | November 9, 2021

    Powerful school leadership is critical for schools to be successful. Effective principals ensure that great teaching and learning is in place for all students – a complex undertaking with many […]

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    New report connects relicensure to real learning for educators

    By Frederick Brown | August 30, 2018

    I’d like to send a shout-out to New America and authors Melissa Tooley and Taylor White for their recently released report, Rethinking Relicensure: Promoting Professional Learning Through Teacher Licensure Renewal […]

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    How systems can support high-quality curricula

    By Frederick Brown | February 22, 2018

    In her recent blog post, Learning Forward Executive Director Stephanie Hirsh argued that the impact of high-quality curricula will be fully realized when grade-level, subject-specific professional learning communities place deep […]

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    Make the connection between Learning Forward’s standards and ESSA

    By Stephanie Hirsh | July 27, 2017

    The ESSA definition of professional learning is aligned with Learning Forward’s Standards for Professional Learning. Explore the connections between the two.

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