As a member of Learning Forward’s PD Redesign Community of Practice, Riverside Unified School District is seeking a systematic way to evaluate the impact of professional development on teachers in their district. Learn more about how the Riverside Team is resolving issues like overlapping programs and finding time for the PD Redesign work.
Riverside Unified School District shares their vision of measuring impact
Put professional learning front and center in ESSA plans
The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) opens a door of opportunity for administrators to rethink their learning systems. Read about how the new definition of professional development can be best leveraged by states, and how educators can be catalysts for these changes.
Reimagining professional learning in Delaware
Author Stephanie Hirsh reflects on the efforts of Delaware to further education through professional learning. Read more about Delaware’s reimagine journey.
The state of teacher professional learning: Results from a nationwide survey
In the interest of starting a national conversation about the type and quality of professional learning teachers experience, Corwin, the National Education Association, and Learning Forward invited teachers nationwide to voice their opinions about their professional learning. More than 6,300 teachers from across the United States responded. The survey is based on Learning Forward’s Standards…
Maintaining relevance in changing times
By Kim Tucker and Rosemary Seitel When Hurricane Mitch hit and decimated the Caribbean Islands in 1998, landforms were dramatically changed. Where rivers once flowed, land emerged. The hurricane had created a new channel, and the bridge, once above the Choluteca River, was now suspended over land. Mitch had ravaged the pride of Honduras, but…
The impact of a new teacher and mentoring framework on teacher retention
By Susan Thompson As the new school year begins, principals and school districts are looking at ways to provide support to the new teachers that were hired over the summer. The key to a school’s success is not only selecting an outstanding team of educators to lead school improvement efforts, but also, the ability to…
Create the optimal conference learning experience before you start packing
Kimberly D. Brandon, current member of the St. Louis Annual Conference host committee, shares her secrets for getting the most from your conference learning. This post is part of a series on conference learning. By Kimberly D. Brandon If you are on the fence about registering for the Learning Forward Annual Conference, or if you…
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NSDC releases the Standards for Staff Development for three grade levels: elementary, middle, and high school.
Six months in – reflections from Learning Forward’s President | CEO
It is such an honor to be leading Learning Forward as we reach our 50th year serving educators. I’d like to share a couple of reflections on what I’ve learned from Learning Forward members in the last few months and then share key priorities as we move into the next 50 years. First, I quickly…
Use ESSA to achieve your vision for professional learning
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.