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Learning Forward Report Urges State Leaders To "Seize the Moment," Establish Coherent State Professional Learning Systems for Common Core

5/22/2013 1:02:09 PM

State education leaders should take the lead in efforts to create more coherent, comprehensive, and sustained statewide professional learning systems that help educators at every level meet the promise of the Common Core, according to a new policy brief released today by Learning Forward.

Eighth-grade Math Team at Santa Fe Junior High School Receives Learning Forward's Shirley Hord Learning Team Award

5/8/2013 9:18:53 PM

Learning Forward and Corwin announced the eighth-grade math team at Santa Fe Junior High School in Santa Fe, Texas, as the winner of the Shirley Hord Learning Team Award. This award is given to a team of teachers that demonstrates Learning Forward's definition of professional learning in action.

Learning Forward Announces Release of Establishing Time for Professional Learning

4/9/2013 8:47:42 PM

Learning Forward announces the release of Establishing Time for Professional Learning, a workbook designed to guide districts and schools as they develop, assess, and implement recommendations for increasing collaborative learning time for educators.

Learning Forward Announces Release of School-Based Professional Learning for Implementing the Common Core

3/12/2013 2:25:15 PM

Learning Forward announces the release of School-Based Professional Learning for Implementing the Common Core, a set of four web-based professional learning units for school and district leaders.

Statement by Stephanie Hirsh, Executive Director of Learning Forward, on the MetLife Survey of the American Teacher: Challenges for School Leadership

2/21/2013 7:05:49 PM

Today's release of the MetLife Survey of the American Teacher: Challenges for School Leadership provides valuable information about teacher and principal needs, highlighting the increasing importance of high-quality professional learning.

Learning Forward Announces Release of Professional Learning Policy Review: A Workbook for States and Districts

1/21/2013 3:49:04 PM

Learning Forward announces the release of Professional Learning Policy Review: A Workbook for States and Districts. The workbook is the latest product to be released as part of the organization’s ongoing initiative to develop a comprehensive system of professional learning that spans the distance from the statehouse to the classroom. The initiative, Transforming Professional Learning to Prepare College- and Career-Ready Students: Implementing the Common Core is supported by Sandler Foundation, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and MetLife Foundation.

Learning Forward Announces New Project Aimed to Support Educators Implementing Common Core State Standards

1/18/2013 9:53:37 PM

Learning Forward is proud to announce a new initiative, Transforming Professional Learning to Prepare College- and Career-Ready Students: District, State, & Affiliate Networks, to strengthen the capacity of large urban school districts, state education agencies, and Learning Forward state affiliates to advance Common Core State Standards (CCSS) implementation through transformed professional learning systems.

Learning Forward Announces Release of Meet the Promise of Content Standards: The Principal

12/19/2012 1:50:09 PM

Learning Forward announces the release of Meet the Promise of Content Standards: The Principal, a brief that identifies the principal's critical leadership role and influence in communicating and nurturing a vision for student academic success that is aligned with the Common Core State Standards (CCSS).

Learning Forward Announces Release of Standards Into Practice: School-based Roles

12/6/2012 4:06:32 PM

Learning Forward announces the release of Standards Into Practice: School-based Roles, the first volume of a series that highlights Innovation Configuration (IC) maps for educators in 12 distinct roles in education who share responsibility for professional learning.

Corwin and Learning Forward Forge Strategic Alliance

11/1/2012 7:36:15 PM

Corwin and Learning Forward, two organizations that share the same mission of increasing student achievement through more effective professional learning, have forged a strategic alliance to work together on a multitude of professional learning initiatives.

Learning Forward Announces Release of Meet the Promise of Content Standards: Investing in Professional Learning

10/1/2012 8:22:34 PM

Learning Forward announces the release of Meet the Promise of Content Standards: Investing in Professional Learning, a brief that details the critical attributes of professional learning necessary to achieve the vision of Common Core standards, and addresses the need for long-term commitment and resource investments from the nation and each state to achieve that vision.

Learning Forward and Tutor.com Collaborate on New On-demand Coaching Service

7/17/2012 5:00:00 AM

Learning Forward, the organization that created the Standards for Professional Learning, and Tutor.com, the leader in one-to-one, on-demand learning solutions, are collaborating on a new, high-impact service to maximize the effectiveness of thousands of instructional coaches. Offered through the Learning Forward Center for Results, Coaches’ Connect will provide support to instructional coaches from experienced, master coaches online using Tutor.com’s real-time learning platform. The service will launch in September 2012.

Learning Forward Announces Release of Meet the Promise of Content Standards: Professional Learning Required

7/17/2012 5:00:00 AM

Learning Forward announces the release of Meet the Promise of Content Standards: Professional Learning Required, a brief on the critical role that professional learning plays in implementing content standards.

MetLife Foundation Supports Dissemination and Implementation of Learning Forward's Standards for Professional Learning

6/12/2012 5:00:00 AM

Learning Forward has received a $350,000 grant from MetLife Foundation to encourage and enable the implementation of standards in professional learning to increase effective teaching and collaborative learning, particularly in high-needs schools. This grant will help Learning Forward and allied organizations build on past MetLife Foundation support to further the valuable work of three initiatives: the Learning School Alliance; implementation of Common Core State Standards; and exploration of effective professional learning practices in other nations. The grant also supports an examination of the implications for practice of findings from the annual MetLife Survey of the American Teacher.

Second-Grade Team at McWhirter Elementary Professional Development Laboratory School Receives Learning Forward's Shirley Hord Learning Team Award

6/1/2012 5:00:00 AM

Learning Forward and Corwin announced the second-grade team at McWhirter Elementary Professional Development Laboratory School, Clear Creek Independent School District, Webster, Texas, as the winner of the Shirley Hord Learning Team Award. This award is given to a team of teachers that demonstrates Learning Forward's definition of professional development in action.

Learning Forward Announces Kentucky Task Force Members as Part of the Organization's Common Core Initiative

4/3/2012 5:00:00 AM

As part of Learning Forward's initiative to develop a statewide, comprehensive professional learning system to support educators in Kentucky as the state implements Common Core State Standards (CCSS), more than 40 members of the Kentucky education community have been selected to serve on a task force to lead the initiative.

Teachers, Parents, Students Outline Clear Challenges for Professional Learning

3/7/2012 6:00:00 AM

New data indicate that teacher satisfaction is at its lowest point in more than 20 years, signifying a greater need for professional learning that strengthens leadership and acknowledges educator expertise while building teacher capacity and improving student achievement.

Learning School Alliance Set to Help States Meet NCLB Waiver Provisions

2/22/2012 6:00:00 AM

In a February 9, 2012 press release, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan confirmed that, to get flexibility from No Child Left Behind (NCLB) provisions, states must adopt and have a plan to implement college and career-ready standards.

Learning School Alliance Set to Help States Meet NCLB Waiver Provisions

2/1/2012 6:00:00 AM

In a February 9, 2012 press release, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan confirmed that, to get flexibility from No Child Left Behind (NCLB) provisions, states must adopt and have a plan to implement college and career-ready standards

Learning Forward Receives $1 Million Grant to Develop Professional Learning Tools for Common Core State Standards

1/23/2012 6:00:00 AM

Learning Forward has received a $999,795.00 grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to further its efforts in providing support to states adopting and implementing Common Core State Standards (CCSS).

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9/9/2011: Learning First Alliance supports President's bold plan to invest in education, Learning First Alliance.

7/29/2011: Learning Forward releases updated professional development standards, NGA Center for Best Practices.

7/19/2011: Tightened professional-development standards released, Teacher Beat (blog from Education Week). Stephen Sawchuk comments on Learning Forward's new Standards for Professional Learning.

7/18/2011: What will you do?, Learning is Growing (blog from Kathy Perret). Blogger Kathy Perret prompts educators to make a commitment to the new Standards for Professional Learning.

12/9/2010: Teacher training key to reform, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Written by J. Alvin Wilbanks and Executive Director Stephanie Hirsh.

11/29/2010: The Science of Teacher Development, Education Week. Learning Forward's report, Professional Development in the United States: Trends and Challenges, is mentioned in this article discussing the effectiveness of professional development.

11/17/2010: MetLife Foundation supports collaborative leadership in education with $3.8 million in grants, press release from the MetLife Foundation.

9/15/2010: The IB learner profile - Finding the time to be knowledgeable, inquirers and thinkers, Tech Transformation (blog from Maggie Hos-McGrane). Blogger and teacher Maggie Hos-McGrane shares her reactions to a chapter in Learning Forward's book Becoming a Learning School. She imagines what it would mean to devote the time recommended for collaborative professional learning

9/14/2010: Advancing high-quality professional learning, Public School Insights (blog from Learning First Alliance).

9/8/2010: School system gets grant for training, Rockdale Citizen. The Impacting the Future Now Foundation awards the Leading for Learning: Sybil Yastrow Superintendent Grant to Rockdale County Public Schools to expand its p

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