Learning Forward
Equity and excellence in teaching and learning.
Where technology can take us
April 2024
Technology is both a topic and a tool for professional learning. This issue examines benefits, challenges, and what learning leaders need to know.
Read the remaining content with membership access. Join or log in below to continue.
Sed ut perspiciatis unde omnis iste natus error sit voluptatem accusantium doloremque laudantium, totam rem aperiam, eaque ipsa quae ab illo inventore veritatis et quasi architecto beatae vitae dicta sunt explicabo. Nemo enim ipsam voluptatem quia voluptas sit aspernatur aut odit aut fugit, sed quia consequuntur magni dolores eos qui ratione voluptatem sequi nesciunt. Neque porro quisquam est, qui dolorem ipsum quia dolor sit amet, consectetur, adipisci velit, sed quia non numquam eius modi tempora incidunt ut labore et dolore magnam aliquam quaerat voluptatem.
In This Issue
FOCUS
Professional learning can unlock technology's potential
To improve instruction and student achievement, build educators’ capacity to use technology.
How professional learning can help close digital divides
The National Educational Technology Plan calls for building educators’ capacity to integrate technology in meaningful ways.
Is tech intimidating your teachers? Try coaching.
Technology coaches can help teachers confront and address their technology challenges and resistance.
Instruction improves when Denver teachers dive deep on technology
A shift from large-scale workshops to coursework and coaching leads to more technology integration and improved instruction.
What educators need to know about AI: Q & A with Justin Reich
In this Q&A, MIT’s Justin Reich says that understanding AI is the key to using it effectively.
Are new teachers prepared to use education technology?
A survey of early career teachers highlights strengths and gaps in new teachers’ knowledge of technology.
5 ways coaches can support technology integration
A great coach doesn’t tell a teacher how to implement technology in the classroom but serves as a thought partner.
AI-powered simulation drives teacher learning
In a simulated classroom, teachers practice instructional moves to develop skills and problem-solving strategies.
What do educators want to learn about technology?
Infographic shows what educators want and need to be successful with technology.
Developers partner with teachers to improve technology tools: ONLINE EXCLUSIVE
When teachers and education technology developers work and learn together, they can meet teachers’ and students’ daily classroom challenges.
Video Inquiry connects teachers across Alaska: ONLINE EXCLUSIVE
Video enables teachers across Alaska to engage in collaborative inquiry.
TOOLS
How to find and use the right technology tools
Three tools support educators to select and implement technology tools equitably and effectively.
Through the lens
How the transformational process frame can improve professional learning.
IDEAS
A sweet spot for principal growth and evaluation
A Utah district created a growth-oriented evaluation process for principals that focuses on collaboration and learning.
How principals can ensure that every student succeeds
High-quality, standards-aligned professional learning helps develop culturally responsive leadership.
Through storms to safe harbor
Five principles for leading change in turbulent times.
With peer observation, teacher support is right down the hall: ONLINE EXCLUSIVE
Sometimes teachers’ most powerful professional learning opportunities are right down the hall.
RESEARCH
Study examines how to integrate AI in STEM curriculum
Well-designed and thoughtfully implemented professional learning can support educators’ knowledge, skills, and effective use of artificial intelligence.
Data points
The latest on new teacher mentoring, literacy coaching, pandemic learning recovery, and more.
VOICES
Nick Morgan and Michelle Bowman
Networks at work
UPDATES
Recent Issues
LEARNING COMMUNITIES FOR LEADERS
October 2025
Leaders need opportunities to connect, learn, and grow with peers just as teachers do. This issue examines how to foster learning communities for principals, superintendents, curriculum directors, and other leaders.Read […]
MAXIMIZING RESOURCES
August 2025
This issue offers advice about making the most of professional learning resources, including money, time, personnel, and technology.Read the remaining content with membership access. Join or log in below to […]
MEASURING LEARNING
June 2025
To know if your professional learning is successful, measure educators’ and students’ learning. This issue offers strategies and examples of a wide range of approaches for evaluation and storytelling.Read the […]
NAVIGATING NEW ROLES
April 2025
Whether you’re new to your role or supporting others who are new, professional learning is essential for getting up to speed. This issue includes strategies and advice for a wide […]
Footer
