The Standards Assessment Inventory (SAI) helps you evaluate your professional learning strengths and identify areas of need so you can better direct improvement efforts. Learn more about the SAI through this FAQ by two of Learning Forward’s senior consultants.
Learning Forward advocates for a vision of professional learning that involves collaborative teams engaging in ongoing cycles of learning and improvement. Read from Stephanie Hirsh about how the Every Student Succeeds Act provides a foundation for achieving this vision.
The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) opens a door of opportunity for administrators to rethink their learning systems. Read about how the new definition of professional development can be best leveraged by states, and how educators can be catalysts for these changes.
Shannon Terry, Director of Professional Learning for Arlington Independent School District, shares her recipe for new teacher professional learning success. Read how she has worked to create collaborative cultures, collective efficacy, and attainment of individual and systemwide goals.
This year, the Learning Forward Annual Conference is focused on the future of learning. Read more to hear from our Executive director, Stephanie Hirsh, about how we are going to start this year’s conversation and grow together to create a better future for education.
As part of the Redesign PD Community of Practice, Denver Public Schools has created a new team of professionals to work across the district on improving the quality and impact of professional learning experiences for educators. Read more about how these experts are partnering with central office departments.