To better serve members’ needs, Learning Forward is replacing its Summer Conference with a year-round learning plan and introducing a new mix of publications.

The Summer Conference, which focused on teacher leaders and other school-based leaders, will be replaced by a year-round coordinated plan for learning that integrates e-learning programs and webinars and leverages member publications and resources.

Members will be able to connect through multiple channels that will promote 24/7 engagement, networking, and knowledge creation. In addition, many sessions at the Annual Conference will highlight school-based professional learning.

Learning Forward’s publications mix will also change. JSD and Tools for Learning Schools will continue. A new digital action brief, called Transform Professional Learning, combines aspects of The Learning System, The Learning Principal, and The Leading Teacher to examine Learning Forward’s position on an essential professional learning topic along with tools to advance practitioner knowledge and skills.

This year’s Transform Professional Learning topics are:

• Leveraging technology for professional learning.
• Working effectively with third-party providers.
• Evaluation of professional learning.
• Creating a supportive culture for learning.
• Achieving equity through the Standards for Professional Learning.

Transform Professional Learning will be published six times a year. Members will get a shareable summary of each issue highlighting key points to pass along to peers.

Another new digital publication is a series of knowledge briefs exploring the research and rationale underlying topics in effective professional learning. A summary of this publication will also be available to share with colleagues.

Members will continue to receive JSD and Tools for Learning Schools as they have been — in print or digitally, according to their membership category.

For more information, visit www.learningforward.org/publications/new-and-improved-publications.