Learning Forward Redesign PD Community of Practice member Bridgeport Public Schools is working to build coherent and relevant professional learning within and across district improvement efforts. Read more from two of the district’s representatives on their improvement journey.
Integrating educator learning within an entire school system is powerful and effective. Read more from author Stephanie Hirsh, who outlines the six core components to a comprehensive learning system.
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.
This year, Stephanie Hirsh has made New Year’s resolutions focused on smart demand, that is, helping educators ask for what they deserve and helping districts and states increase the supply of high-quality professional learning. Read more about the two resolutions in this article.
Stephanie Hirsh writes about “the Learnies”, accolades she and John Eyolfson awarded. Read more about the school systems and organizations that were recognized in seven Learnies, one for each of the seven Standards for Professional Learning
Learning Forward’s advocacy efforts on behalf of the reauthorization of ESEA have concentrated solely on professional development. If you’ve had a chance to comb through the bill, which just passed with an 81-17 vote in the Senate late last week, you may have noticed that the words “professional development” appear several times in relation to a wide range of federal and school improvement initiatives.