Learning Forward
Equity and excellence in teaching and learning.
The Emerging Leader
December 2013
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In This Issue
ARTICLES
Learning Forward Calendar
Learning Exchange Through the Learning Exchange, Learning Forward members have access to a range of communities, including the Learning Lounge, where members recently shared their stories about professional learning’s impact […]
Quick Guide To The Annual Conference
Use these tips and the conference attendee learning plan to get the most out of Learning Forward’s Annual Conference.
Think Summer
A project funded by The Wallace Foundation examined summer programs in six districts to cull lessons on how to create programs that boost student achievement. This article is sponsored by The Wallace Foundation. (Available to the public.)
From The Director
From the Director (Available to the Public)
Abstracts
Partners in Learning: Teacher leaders drive instructional excellence. By Victoria Duff and M. René Islas The 12 partnership districts in the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s Supporting Effective Teaching Knowledge […]
Introducing New Publications and Learning Options
New board members elected Book Club On Board: Share the wheel Learning Forward Foundation New publications and learning options Learning Forward calendar (Available to the public.)
Foundation Awards Impact Learning Leadership
New board members elected Book Club On Board: Share the wheel Learning Forward Foundation New publications and learning options Learning Forward calendar (Available to the public.)
Share The Wheel for A Smoother Journey
New board members elected Book Club On Board: Share the wheel Learning Forward Foundation New publications and learning options Learning Forward calendar (Available to the public.)
Book Club
New board members elected Book Club On Board: Share the wheel Learning Forward Foundation New publications and learning options Learning Forward calendar (Available to the public.)
Learning Forward Elects New Board Members
New board members elected Book Club On Board: Share the wheel Learning Forward Foundation New publications and learning options Learning Forward calendar (Available to the public.)
Collaborative Culture
Honest conversations are the cornerstone to building a culture of excellence. (Available to the public.)
Tool
Develop a professional learning plan. (Available to the public.)
Essentials
Public attitudes, Summer programs, Common Core, Evaluation reform, Changing teacher practice, Feedback conversations, Evaluation framework
From The Editor
From the editor By Tracy Crow (Available to the public.)
Virtual School, Real Experience
A web-enabled computer simulation program presents real-world opportunities, problems, and challenges for aspiring principals. Participants’ choices affect the trajectory of the school, and algorithms calculate a profile of the participant’s strengths and weaknesses.
Turn Obstacles Into Opportunities
What distinguishes the skillful team leader from a less-effective leader is his or her approach to overcoming hurdles. This approach is rooted in the leader’s values, mindset, intelligence, and skill.
Voices Of Equity
After beginning teachers in Ontario participated in professional learning on creating culturally responsive and relevant classrooms, five key insights emerged on how to move forward as equity leaders. (Available to the public.)
Empowerment Zone
A northern New Jersey consortium created a Coaching Academy to develop trained coaches to work with early career teachers. Results included increased efficacy, mutual learning, cross-pollination of school practices, and a breakdown of hierarchical barriers.
Critical Conditions
Analyzing data from participants, Boston Teacher Leadership Certificate program leaders identified four conditions most critical to teacher leaders’ success and created discussion guides to generate focused conversations among school leadership teams.
Teachers Rally Around Writing
At a low-performing elementary school in Colorado, shared responsibility becomes the norm as a school leadership team leads the development, implementation, and monitoring of the school improvement plan.
Partners In learning
Teacher leaders are the key to strengthening school culture, improving the practice of teaching, and fostering a deep commitment to professional growth. Districts participating in a Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation initiative offer lessons on how to develop teacher leaders. (Available to the public.)
Up Close
5 Practices of Effective Principals What exactly is it that effective principals do that ripples through classrooms and boosts learning, especially in failing schools? Since 2000, The Wallace Foundation has been trying […]
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