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Host committee project benefits the Little Bit Foundation
Each year, the local host committee of the Learning Forward Annual Conference selects a philanthropic project and invites the entire Learning Forward community to contribute. The project benefits a co..
Coach as classroom supporter
School and district-based coaches have multifaceted roles. To ensure their work is strategic and meaningful, rather than surface level, school leaders must decide what specific roles and responsibilit..
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..
ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Coaching community applies improvement science
Conjure up that feeling of excitement you get when you are going to a reunion of people you really enjoy but rarely get to see. You have a lot in common and find yourself saying, “If I lived closer ..
Professional learning can chart a course for equity and excellence
As I reflect on the past year of serving the Learning Forward community as president of the board of trustees, I am encouraged and inspired by all we are doing together to build strong schools and sys..
Study pinpoints success factors when teachers learn from peers
California’s Instructional Leadership Corps (ILC), a peer-led, ongoing professional learning initiative operating since 2014, has served more than 32,000 educators in 2,000 schools and 495 districts..
Essentials
$1 million A recent follow-up to a study of new teacher mentoring in Chicago Public Schools found a sizable return on investment. The independent evaluation of New Teacher Projectâ€..
ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: With peer visits, teachers see for themselves how to improve practice
A 1st-year teacher popped into my office to talk about her recent evaluation. Jennifer shed tears as she noted her low scores for poor classroom management that led to too many students not being enga..
You can coach for equity anywhere, with anyone
To create the schools children deserve, we must coach educators and leaders for equity. It isn’t an option for coaches to be neutral on issues of justice — and there are injustices occurring in al..
Accentuate the positive
For many of us, the role of a coach is ubiquitous throughout our childhood into our adolescent years. From the time we participated in youth soccer, Little League, dance classes, or music lessons, coa..
