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Why some teachers skip professional learning days
This might be a familiar scenario: You spend months planning a release day or afternoon for teachers and other staff to engage in professional development, but when the da..
Can workshops be high-quality professional learning?
One of the defining features of high-quality professional learning is that it is ongoing, not a one-off event. Learning Forward’..
Don’t make time, rethink time
How do you overcome the challenges to finding time for meaningful professional learning? We asked seven experts in the field, and these practitioners offer powerful strategies for making better use of..
Principals: To maximize impact, focus on your school’s priorities. ONLINE EXCLUSIVE
Early in my tenure as a principal, I had coffee with a veteran school leader and mentor. As we discussed the complexities of leadership, he asked, “What is your biggest challenge?” Before I could ..
Improve professional learning for the ‘hidden half.’ ONLINE EXCLUSIVE
When education leaders think about professional learning, they usually picture teachers working with their peers to improve their instructional practice. But what about schools’ other employees, who..
To improve assessment, Georgia district turns to teachers
Educators everywhere are responding to the realities of student learning loss, unfinished learning, or disrupted learning as we continue to experience the lasting..
Explore how you use time — and find ways to improve it
Ask any educator what the major challenge is in providing effective professional learning and the answer is the probably the same: time. Many schools and districts, nevertheless, find ways to create s..
Superintendents are key to principals’ professional learning
We know the importance of dedicating time for teachers’ professional learning, but we often neglect to dedicate adequate time for principals’ learning and development. As a district administrator ..
Study explores how teachers spend professional learning time
At Learning Forward, we are well aware that there is wide variation in how much time teachers have for professional learning. Research finds that only half (50.9%) of educators have any released time ..
