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Yes, a conference can lead to sustained learning. Here’s how.
By Juliet Correll
Categories: Data, Evaluation & impact, Learning designsAugust 2023
I knew that the Learning Forward Annual Conference could be the cornerstone of my team’s yearlong professional learning strategy and could push us to improve the quality of learning we lead for our educators. I wasn’t sure how 12 busy people who work across nine U.S. states would sustain and deepen our learning over time, but I had some ideas, and the team was more than ready to dig in. The professional learning team at Learning Without Tears leads the design, development, facilitation, impact assessment, and progressive improvement of professional learning for thousands of educators, therapists, and other practitioners who use Learning Without Tears integrated solutions to build children’s foundational early literacy skills. We are working to transform the professional learning we facilitate from a
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How to make conference learning last
Learning Without Tears team’s steps for finding time and creating structure to apply and sustain learning from the Annual Conference:
- Generate common understanding, desire, and shared goals.
- Provide context and build background.
- Plan and register for conference sessions with intention.
- Personalize graphic organizers.
- Implement initial in-person reflection.
- Schedule blended follow-up to codify learnings and plan application.
- Incorporate learning opportunities into regular routines.
- Fold in external resources and support.
- Reflect, assess, modify, and evolve, as needed.
Juliet Correll (juliet.correll@lwtears.com) is vice president for professional learning at Learning Without Tears. She is a past director of the Learning Forward Foundation, past president of a Learning Forward regional affiliate, and a graduate of the Learning Forward Academy.
Categories: Data, Evaluation & impact, Learning designs
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