Learning Forward
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The Title IIA equity multiplier
By Paul Fleming and Melinda George
Categories: Continuous improvement, Data, Facilitation, Learning designs, Learning systems/planning, Resources, System leadershipFebruary 2021
Learning Forward’s Professional Learning State and District Planner (essa.learningforward.org) is a guide to help state, district, and school leaders implement professional learning to support high-quality curriculum and instructional materials. Grounded in the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) definition of high-quality professional learning as intensive, data-driven, job-embedded, and classroom-focused, the planner provides a system framework for planning professional learning. It includes tools for states and districts to engage in five interconnected stages: Define the vision. Examine evidence to drive improvement. Design and implement the learning plan. Support and monitor. Scale and institutionalize. Decision-makers can use the activities and tools to prioritize selection and implementation of high-quality instructional materials, as well as curriculum-anchored professional learning. The tools and resources also offer related guidance to ensure compliance
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The planner was created with support from the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation. State departments of education and selected districts in Illinois, Maryland, Missouri, and Oklahoma provided feedback and piloted tools.
Paul Fleming serves as Deputy CEO and Chief Learning Officer at Learning Forward. His current areas of focus include leading the effective implementation of the Standards for Professional Learning and corresponding tools, the expansion of our professional services and leadership and learning series teams, and multiple consulting projects with states and districts to increase educator and leader effectiveness through student-focused, high quality professional learning.
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: Continuous improvement, Data, Facilitation, Learning designs, Learning systems/planning, Resources, System leadership
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