When the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) was signed into law in December, we celebrated that it included an improved definition of professional learning even as we asked educators to create professional learning systems that see that definition as necessary but not sufficient.
Use ESSA to achieve your vision for professional learning
Earn professional learning scholarships and grants with these tips
The Learning Forward Foundation scholarships and grants encourage educators to pursue their professional learning dreams. Win a scholarship or grant with the help of these five tips to help you through the application process.
A glimpse into Canada’s practices helps us examine our own
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.
If we join forces, we can identify students who are at risk
By Leigh Wall It has been just a few months since the unimaginable tragedy that occurred here in Santa Fe, Texas, when a high school student shot and killed 10 classmates and teachers and wounded 13 others. Our community is healing, and we know the healing process will be long. As we move forward —…
Changing one’s own practice is a great first step!
Truly changing one’s own practice takes a focused commitment, and the support of a coach can significantly increase the likelihood of success. That’s one of the big takeaways from Learning Forward’s experience facilitating 33 Academy cohorts. As we reviewed the survey data from our most recent Academy graduates, we were pleased to read that close to 90% of them reported their practice becoming more effective as a result of the Academy experience.
74 interview: Harvard’s Fernando Reimers on the crucial need to teach kids to be strong global citizens
Fernando Reimers, a keynote speaker at our upcoming Annual Conference, shares his perspective on the duty that public schools have, in a politically divided country and world, to instruct students on empathy, collaboration, and being globally minded. At stake, he says, is world peace.
Professional Learning Innovation Think Tank Challenge 2017 awardees
The Learning Forward Foundation awarded five applicants for the first Learning Forward Foundation Professional Learning Innovation Think Tank Challenge. Read more from author Heather Lageman about the innovations being made within these school systems.
Learning Forward Applauds Congressional Budget Agreement – Title IIA Fully Funded
The Learning Professional, February 2019; Transitions and Turning Points
Professional learning in ESSA: 3 next steps
The U.S. Department of Education released draft regulations for implementation of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) . The comment period for the regulations is now open. Please join us in asking that the regulations help states conceive a coherent system.