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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 This blog is no longer being updated, but you can continue to explore these issues on edweek.org by visiting our related topic pages: professional development.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 Evaluating Technology Tools
The Standards for Professional Learning should guide the evaluation of technology tools claiming to improve teaching effectiveness.
Learning Forward, October 16, 2011
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Education Opinion Extending Your Conference Learning
A good conference provides a learning experience that continues long after you return home.
Learning Forward, October 13, 2011
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Education Opinion Effective Systems Invest in Professional Learning
We need better teacher evaluation systems, but they are not the panacea for challenges in our classroom.
Learning Forward, October 11, 2011
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Education Opinion What We Lose When Teachers Retire
We must enact policies that ensure deep learning continues even after individual teachers leave the profession.
Learning Forward, October 6, 2011
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Education Opinion Networking with Purpose
Technology has the power to expand collaboration that's focused on richer learning for educators and students.
Learning Forward, October 3, 2011
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Education Opinion Flexibility, with Strings Attached
President Obama's NCLB waiver program provides an opportunity for states to build more effective professional learning systems.
Learning Forward, September 28, 2011
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Education Opinion Educators Have the Power to Effect Change
The path to educator effectiveness and higher results for all students is built from the bricks of effective professional learning.
Learning Forward, September 26, 2011
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Education Opinion Hope Is Not a Strategy
Learning designs provide guidance for those truly committed to better results for adults and students.
Learning Forward, September 23, 2011
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Education Opinion The New Language of Professional Learning
The language of the new Standards for Professional Learning has resonated with educators.
Learning Forward, September 20, 2011
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Education Opinion Planning for the Next Principal
Succession planning is crucial to a school's long-term success.
Learning Forward, September 12, 2011
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Education Opinion Reflecting and Recommitting on 9-11 Anniversary
The anniversary of 9-11 gives us a chance to come together and recommit to meeting the challenges we face as educators.
Learning Forward, September 12, 2011
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Education Opinion Hopes for the New School Year
The start of a new school year brings renewed hope that all students will experience great teaching every day.
Learning Forward, September 6, 2011
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Education Opinion Theory of Change and Common Core Standards
District and state efforts to support the implementation of Common Core State Standards must be guided by a clear theory of change.
Learning Forward, September 1, 2011
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Education Opinion Districts Need to Adopt New Professional Learning Standards
Districts that adopt the Standards for Professional Learning into policy take a powerful first step toward ensuring improved educator performance and student achievement.
Learning Forward, August 29, 2011
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