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BEING FORWARD

Lessons Learned In The Military Apply To Education, Too

By Alan Ingram
April 2018
Vol. 39 No. 2
We can learn a lot by being intentional in our efforts to reflect on our work. I’ve spent much of my career engaged in professional learning to build the capacity of individuals, learning teams, schools, districts, and a state education agency’s impact in the field. In addition to my experience as a federal programs director, superintendent, and deputy commissioner at a state education agency, I spent almost 22 years serving in arguably the best education and training organization in the world: the United States Air Force. A large portion of my Air Force career centered on education and training in leadership development through the Enlisted Professional Military Education program for airmen in all stages of their careers. In the Air Force, providing a clear continuum

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