Learning Forward
Equity and excellence in teaching and learning.
FOCUS
A new network for a changed world
By Nick Morgan, Elizabeth Foster and Melinda George
Categories: Change management, Collaboration, Continuous improvement, Facilitation, Implementation, Learning communities, Learning designs, Learning systems/planning, Online learning, Reaching all students, Standards for Professional Learning, TechnologyFebruary 2021
Among the things we’ll remember about the year 2020 are phrases like “You’re still on mute” and “Can I share my screen?” They are emblematic of how educators have been challenged to navigate uncharted waters of remote learning and overnight technological adaptation. To quote another phrase that we’ll remember as a cliché, “These are unprecedented times.” Learning Forward’s newest network, Design Professional Learning for a Virtual World (DPLV), is designed to meet educators’ pressing needs in this unusual moment by supporting districts and states with proactive planning tools and processes. Learning Forward and DPLV’s first cohort of nine district and state education agency members are collaborating on how to stay strategic through the compounding challenges of responding to COVID-19, a national reckoning with racial injustice,
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Elizabeth Foster is the senior vice president of research and strategy at Learning Forward. She leads the organization’s research efforts for partnerships, programs, and fundraising. Elizabeth co-wrote the Standards for Professional Learning (2022) with Tracy Crow and now facilitates learning sessions about the standards and develops resources that support their use and implementation.
Melinda George a nationally recognized leader in education and nonprofit management. For eight years, she served as Learning Forward’s chief policy officer, serving on the Learning Forward leadership team and overseeing Learning Forward’s policy and advocacy work.
Categories: Change management, Collaboration, Continuous improvement, Facilitation, Implementation, Learning communities, Learning designs, Learning systems/planning, Online learning, Reaching all students, Standards for Professional Learning, Technology
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