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    Enthusiasm for learning fuels host committee chair

    By Peter Carpenter / August 1, 2023

    Peter Carpenter is director of organizational development and continuous learning for Harford County Public Schools in Maryland. He is also the host committee chair for the 2023 Learning Forward Annual […]

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    ‘When we learn better, we do better.’

    By Betty Wilson-McSwain / December 1, 2022

    Why she is invested in professional learning: I became a Learning Forward member in 2006, but I can’t remember a time when I didn’t have professional learning. Professional learning can’t […]

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    Why I make Learning Forward’s conference a priority

    By Mary Decker / August 1, 2022

    How she got involved with Learning Forward: Around 2008, when I was a principal in northern California, a mentor introduced me and several of our colleagues to Shirley Hord’s work […]

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    Coaching support connects educators in isolated communities

    By Julie Donohue-Kpolugbo / April 1, 2022

    Her role in professional learning: I support literacy programming and instructional coaches in nine schools in eight small, isolated communities, some of which are fly-in only. Our schools are in […]

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    A picture of learning

    By Chelyse Stefanik-Miller / February 1, 2021

    Current role: Professional learning specialist, Virginia Beach City Public Schools, Virginia Previous roles: Math specialist and math resource teacher; elementary and middle school teacher; K-12 music teacher Learning Forward member […]

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    ‘The work is always changing and challenging for me.’

    By Stephanie Sanders / December 1, 2020

    Name and current role: Stephanie Sanders, Supervisor, Professional Learning & Title IIA, Cobb County School District, Georgia Previous roles: English language arts teacher, literacy/instructional coach, district lead, program manager at […]

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