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Conversation starters help teachers get unstuck
Coaches are expert listeners, and we’re well-positioned to hear about teachers’ concerns and needs. Lately, we’re hearing one particular message loud and clear: Teachers are tired and stressed. ..
Through the lens
Many of the articles in this issue of The Learning Professional demonstrate Learning Forward’s Standards for Professional Learning in action. Use this tool to deepen your understanding of t..
Evaluation shows the impact of a professional learning network
In the spirit of self-reflection for the purposes of improvement, Learning Forward often engages with evaluation partners to look closely at its own efforts to strengthen professional learning through..
Data points
Zero effect of teacher evaluation reform A major study of teacher evaluation reform initiatives between 2009 and 2017 found that those efforts had no effect on student achievement..
Reach across the divide for professional learning
One recent early morning, I walked from my home near Washington, D.C., to the National Mall to see the U.S. Capitol. After such a tumultuous year, when divisive politics was at its worst, I was surpri..
Leaders can build community, even in a divided school
When I was a principal, I regularly referred to my school community as a family. When I delivered my morning message, I would say, “Good morning to my Newark Tech family.” I used the words “fami..
Leading and learning for equity is a collective journey
I never wanted to be a teacher when I was growing up, let alone a district-level professional learning administrator. I certainly never expected to be writing a column for this magazine about how to s..
You’ve reached your limit. Here’s how you can stretch it
Collaboration is one of the most frequently used words in education and, in some ways, the least taught. Over two decades as a teacher, coach, and professional development facilitator in a California ..
Get more from the Annual Conference
If you wished you could attend more than one Learning Forward Annual Conference session at the same time, now’s your chance. One of the benefits of going virtual for our 2021 conference was the oppo..
Annual Conference 2022
The 2022 Annual Conference will mark our return to an in-person conference, to be held Dec. 4-7 at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center in Nashville, Tennessee. The theme for 2022 is REIM..
