The iPD (innovative professional development) strand at the 2012 Annual Conference offered many opportunities to hear about the pioneering work educators are doing in professional learning. While technology propels much of the innovative work highlighted, the core questions focus on learning, as these overheard snippets illustrate. Barriers to Teaching Excellence “There is limited collaborative time to talk about what quality teaching looks like. Last year, I interviewed about 300 teachers around the U.S., and no one said they were satisfied with the amount of time they have to talk together about what quality teaching looks like. The fact that they determine that for themselves makes it really hard to know if they’re getting it right. It’s very important that we change that dynamic.” Moving Teachers