Past Events

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 learning design, and facilitation skills. Designed for individual and teams of coaches, this academy will empower your coaches to provide the support your new and…

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 learning, process elements of professional learning, and aspects of the professional learning context, structures, and cultures that undergird high-quality professional learning.

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 will lead live learning sessions, as well as provide asynchronous support and feedback as you complete a professional learning design using tools and strategies provided…