A new workbook will assist states and districts in conducting a self-guided review of professional learning policies.

Professional Learning Policy Review: A Workbook for States and Districts, a Learning Forward publication, is a six-phase review process that contains 29 tools as well as links to resources for accessing and studying professional learning policies.

Tools include recommendations for the leadership team members, meeting agendas, protocols, analysis guides, report outlines, and follow-up timelines.
The goal of the workbook’s review process is to identify strengths and gaps of current professional learning policies, assess their effectiveness, and recommend improvements that will create and sustain a comprehensive professional learning system that increases educator effectiveness and results for all students.

“The policy review workbook is a valuable tool for state and district leaders,” says Stephanie Hirsh, Learning Forward’s executive director. “In order to develop and promote effective practice of professional learning, we need to establish strong policy, and that is what the workbook aims to help state and district leaders do.”