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Learning Forward is the nation’s largest nonprofit membership association focused solely on ensuring success for all students through effective professional learning and school improvement. It advocates for every educator having access to professional learning that is results-driven, standard-based, and job-embedded. This blog is no longer being updated, but you can continue to explore these issues on edweek.org by visiting our related topic pages: professional development.

Education Opinion Building Support For Professional Learning
How do school and system leaders engage their communities in understanding and supporting professional learning? Here's where to start.
Learning Forward, May 7, 2012
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Education Opinion Would You Do It All Again?
Knowing what you know now about our field, if you had the opportunity to begin your career all over again, would you still get into education?
Learning Forward, May 2, 2012
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Education Opinion Professional Learning Standards and the Common Core
Educators across the country are talking about the link between teacher capacity and successful implementation of the Common Core.
Learning Forward, April 29, 2012
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Education Opinion The Teacher's Voice on Common Core
Successful implementation of Common Core requires engaging teachers in substantive conversations about their roles in the process.
Learning Forward, April 23, 2012
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Education Opinion Is Getting Consensus on Beliefs Really Important?
Over the years, I have found myself questioning the importance of the time spent trying to arrive at a consensus set of beliefs.
Learning Forward, April 20, 2012
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Education Opinion Perseverance Pays Off
How one Learning School Alliance member got results by sticking to a schoolwide professional learning plan.
Learning Forward, April 16, 2012
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Education Opinion Don't Wish for More Effective Learning, Choose It
Shifting time and resources to prioritize professional learning isn't easy, but it needs to be a priority.
Learning Forward, April 10, 2012
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Education Opinion Learning Forward Supports the Rebuild America Act
The education component of the Rebuild America Act offers a clear vision for effective professional learning that is aligned with Learning Forward's definition and standards.
Learning Forward, April 5, 2012
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Education Opinion Learning That Feeds the Soul
An educator's commitment to continuous improvement can change the way students perceive learning.
Learning Forward, March 30, 2012
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Education Opinion The Evolution of the School Counselor
The expanding roles of school counselors require us to rethink professional learning for counselors, teachers, and administrators.
Learning Forward, March 27, 2012
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Education Opinion How Successful Nations Do Professional Learning
High-performing nations celebrate teachers by investing heavily in their learning and growth.
Learning Forward, March 22, 2012
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Education Opinion School Leaders Must Embrace Change
States and districts need to address the role of the school leader in supporting and promoting implementation of the Common Core State Standards.
Learning Forward, March 19, 2012
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Education Opinion Be a Visionary and a Realist
Being a visionary and a realist means being a fierce advocate for high-quality professional learning at multiple levels.
Learning Forward, March 9, 2012
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Education Opinion Lessons from Down Under
The Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership is doing amazing work developing a standards-based path to teacher leadership and a vision for professional learning.
Learning Forward, March 9, 2012
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