Learning Forward Affiliate Testimonies
Affiliates provide members the opportunity to expand their professional development networks by connecting with other individuals by location. More than 35 state and provincial affiliates provide services and programs that connect staff developers within individual states or provinces or regions.
Hear what members are saying.
The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant.
Max DePree
Our first task within LF Academy was to articulate a problem of practice within my educational community. As a high school teacher, I knew that the impact I could have […]
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My introduction to Learning Forward came more than 20 years ago while using its exceptional consultation services. The organizations I’ve served and the educators with whom I’ve served have benefited […]
Alan Ingram
My time on the Board has allowed me to learn from, and with, likeminded leaders committed to advocating high quality educator professional learning to provide all students an equitable education. […]
Valeria Brown
The opportunity to serve as a trustee and to be a part of the Learning Forward team is an honor and professionally rewarding in so many ways. The mission of […]
Leigh Wall
As a superintendent, I value the diversity of thought our employees bring to the district. Because our leaders were hired at different times and have varying levels of experience, we […]
Wendy Robinson
My time as a Learning Forward board member has been personally transformational. It had an exponential impact on my work in the field with numerous educators and organizations. Being a […]
Deborah Childs-Bowen, Past President, 2005
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Learning Forward Academy has been a transformational, system-changing professional learning opportunity for my colleagues and me and is truly changing the culture and focus in our district. The depth of […]
Joe McFarland
Through the work of the Academy, I have developed a strong belief that professional learning is central to any type of improvement plan for a school or district. Everything from […]
Leann Myers
We have been able to idea share, be critical listeners, and work off of each other’s successes and failures. It has been this networking that has been the most valuable […]
