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Connect The Dots
Establishing school-based professional learning appears so simple and straightforward during inspiring presentations at summer workshops, but keeping collaborative work focused on teaching and learnin..
Record, Replay, Reflect
New technologies can dramatically change the way people live and work. Jet engines transformed travel. Television revolutionized news and entertainment. Computers and the Internet have transformed jus..
Winning Strategy
Change is a highly personal experience. Everyone participating in the effort has different reactions to change, different concerns, and different motivations for being involved. The results of change ..
Up Close
Reaching for the Highest Gains In their influential research, Student Achievement Through Staff Development, Bruce Joyce and Beverly Showers (2002) described five ..
Carry Learning Forward To The Next Level
Do you know about your state or provincial Learning Forward affiliate organization? If you aren’t already actively involved with the affiliate that serves your area, visit www.learningforwar..
From The Director
At least once a month, I get a call from an educator asking what percentage of the budget should the school system allocate to professional learning. In the most distressing cases, the caller is facin..
Help Us Improve Our Website
For almost two years, Learning Forward’s website has offered a database that highlights research demonstrating the links between professional learning, changes in educator practice, and student achi..
New Membership Options
We’re listening! Based on member input, Learning Forward has simplified its membership structure in a way that allows members — new and renewing — to make the choices that best fit their need..
Put Your Team In The Spotlight
Created to honor excellence in professional learning, the Shirley Hord Learning Team Award recognizes a school team that successfully implements the cycle of continuous learning for professional learn..
