Many of the articles in this issue of The Learning Professional demonstrate Learning Forward’s Standards for Professional Learning in action. Use this tool to deepen your own understanding of what standards implementation might look like and to explore implementation in various contexts. In this issue, we highlight three examples. Learning Forward’s Standards for Professional Learning Professional learning that increases educator effectiveness and results for all students … Learning Communities … occurs within learning communities committed to continuous improvement, collective responsibility, and goal alignment. Leadership … requires skillful leaders who develop capacity, advocate, and create support systems for professional learning. Resources … requires prioritizing, monitoring, and coordinating resources for educator learning. Data … uses a variety of sources and types of student, educator, and system data