Learning Forward
Equity and excellence in teaching and learning.
With the new school year already around the corner, now is the time to get a head start on your professional learning. Learning Forward’s Virtual Coaches Academy will launch a new cohort on July 18. This 12-week virtual academy provides instruction and practice opportunities designed to enhance new and veteran coaches’ effectiveness in leading coaching conversations, professional […]
The revised Standards for Professional Learning, released by Learning Forward in April 2022, provide schools, systems, and policymakers with a roadmap that leads to educators and students having equitable access to powerful learning. This two-week, four-session course introduces educators and policymakers to the revised standards and the key frames that describe the essential content of adult […]
The revised Standards for Professional Learning, released by Learning Forward in April 2022, provide schools, systems, and policymakers with a roadmap that leads to educators and students having equitable access to powerful learning. This three-session course introduces educators and policymakers to the revised Standards and the key frames that describe the essential content of adult […]
This 15-hour course provides an overview of a structured continuous improvement network model, which has a proven track record of helping systems identify and solve unique problems of practice. Leveraging more than a decade of Learning Forward’s experience facilitating networks that drive improvement in education, and designed for teams of education leaders at the system […]
Facilitated by expert leadership coaches Kendall Zoller, Chad Dumas, and Kathy Gross, this 15-hour online course will help you increase your credibility and strengthen relationships as you lead skillfully. Through whole-group sessions as well as one-on-one coaching, you will develop communication skills that contribute to credibility, rapport, influence, and impact. For those who run meetings, […]
The revised Standards for Professional Learning, provide schools, systems, and policymakers with a roadmap that leads to educators and students having equitable access to powerful learning. The Standards offer educators the latest knowledge and insights to design, implement, and sustain high-quality professional learning systems. Introduction to Standards for Professional Learning is a three-session online course […]
This course for professional learning leaders and facilitators will help you design and deliver highly effective adult learning in both in-person and virtual environments. Ensure your learning designs promote the highest levels of learning and retention, and increase adult learners’ capacity to implement new learning. Expert Learning Forward Texas facilitators Trish Hinze and Terri Iles […]
Clearly defined roles for instructional coaches is critical to ensure both school and district coaches’ work focuses on improved instructional practice and increasing student learning. "Key Roles for Coaches" is a 15-hour, three-week online course that will explore practical and powerful roles for instructional coaches responsible for helping teachers increase their capacity to serve all […]
In this 15-hour, three-week course, expert coaches Heather Clifton and Andy Mendeslberg will unpack the coaching cycle as well as examine practice components of a planning conversation to set the stage for coaches’ ongoing work with teachers. Participants will Illustrate and explain the components of the coaching cycle; synthesize a variety of ways to structure […]
Course begins February 13 Adults have specific learning needs. As you plan professional learning for the rest of the year and for years ahead, ensure that you’re providing educators with targeted, highly engaging professional learning that develops their capacity to implement new learning in their schools and classrooms. In this course, professional learning leaders and […]
