Summer is a great time to invest in your professional growth, and Learning Forward’s online courses offer you an opportunity to do that. These self-paced, four-hour online courses dive into the Standards for Professional Learning and explore the critical issue of equity in professional learning.

The Intersection of Equity and Professional Learning: Our latest online course is designed to equip educators with a comprehensive understanding of the equity standards within the Standards for Professional Learning and apply them to your work as you examine the crucial role equity plays in a high-quality professional learning system.

You’ll explore how the Equity Drivers, Equity Practices, and Equity Foundations standards advance a vision of success for all students. Learn how to embrace student assets through instruction, prioritize equity in professional learning, identify and address educator beliefs and biases, and sustain a culture of support for all staff.

Introduction to Standards for Professional Learning: This course provides an overview of the standards and describes how system alignment to the standards is associated with improved teacher instruction and student success.

Through videos, readings, threaded real-world scenarios, checks for understanding, and interactive activities designed to help apply your learning to your role, these courses will help you develop a deeper understanding of the connection between the standards, equity-focused professional learning, improved instruction, and student success, and reflect on the implication of the standards and equity-focused professional learning for your system and your role within it. These courses are designed for individuals and teams. On completion, you will receive a certificate indicating four hours of professional learning.

Learn more at learningforward.org/online-courses-for-educators/