Professional Learning Teams

Professional Development For Teachers Who Feel 'Caged in,' a New Course Gives Strategies on Busting Out
A free online professional-learning course seeks to help teachers gain more authority and autonomy in education policy matters.
Madeline Will, February 23, 2017
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3 min read
Teaching Profession Study: Teacher Satisfaction, Collaboration Are Keys to Student Achievement
Teacher job satisfaction, a schoolwide professional community, and student achievement are all linked in elementary school, a new study says.
Madeline Will, February 16, 2017
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2 min read
Teaching Profession Richard DuFour, Advocate of Professional Learning Communities, Dies at 69
DuFour was an education consultant and author who advocated collaborative teaching environments to help educators improve their classroom practice.
Madeline Will, February 9, 2017
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3 min read
Assessment Opinion Discover the Power of The Words 'Not Yet'
In formal/academic learning what often gets in the way, for children and professionals, is the lack of time and effort given to understanding and agreeing to the objectives and standards to which we are striving.
Jill Berkowicz & Ann Myers, January 15, 2017
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5 min read
Professional Development Opinion Four Ways to Make Professional Development Work
Consultant and leadership coach Thomas Van Soelen, Ph.D is our guest blogger who writes the assumptions schools often make about teachers new to the profession can be quite destructive, particularly when planning teacher induction programs.
Jill Berkowicz & Ann Myers, December 29, 2016
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7 min read
Professional Development Opinion Lessons From the Redesign PD Community of Practice
All educators can benefit from the work of the 22 districts participating in Learning Forward's Redesign PD Community of Practice.
Learning Forward, December 22, 2016
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2 min read
Professional Development Opinion Can Project-Based Learning and Professional Learning Communities Counter Hate Speech?
Schools are seeing eruptions of the mimicking behavior seen on the campaign trail. Name calling and other painful and more aggressive actions follow.
Jill Berkowicz & Ann Myers, November 29, 2016
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5 min read
Professional Development An Effective Teacher Can Improve Student Learning Across the Grade, Study Finds
A recent study that looked at over a decade of data found there is a positive spillover effect in teaching, as student achievement improves when an effective teacher joins a grade-level team.
Madeline Will, September 16, 2016
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3 min read
Professional Development Opinion Michael Fullan Affirms the Power of Collective Efficacy
Once again, we have evidence that harnessing the power of the group rather than relying solely on the individual is key to unlocking the full potential of educators and students in schools.
Learning Forward, April 7, 2016
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3 min read
Professional Development Opinion How Professional Learning Communities Benefit Students and Teachers
When educators pursue higher-quality teaching practices, students benefit from their targeted professional learning.
Learning Forward, August 27, 2015
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2 min read
Professional Development Opinion How to Avoid Conference Overload
It's officially summer edconference season. Many educators on "summer vacation" are spending their summer days in air-conditioned sessions building out their edutoolkit. However, most conference-goers I chat with cite "overwhelmed" as their primary emotion when leaving. So how to avoid this feeling? Here are some tips I use to help me leave fulfilled yet focused.
Jennie Magiera, June 24, 2015
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3 min read
Professional Development Opinion 5 Tips to Make the Most of #ISTE2015
One of the largest EdTech events of the year, ISTE - the International Society for Technology in Education, is coming up in just a week! From great workshops to playgrounds to the casual conversation and collaboration that happens between sessions, this is a great event to recharge your innovation batteries. After attending for several years, I feel more confident going into the event and thought I'd share some tips to make the most of it with you.
Jennie Magiera, June 18, 2015
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2 min read
Professional Development Opinion What Is An Authentic Professional Learning Community?
Explore the six attributes of effective professional learning communities.
Learning Forward, May 21, 2015
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3 min read
Professional Development Opinion Inspiring Women Series: Rafranz Davis, Passion-Based Educator
In this second installment of the Inspiring Women Series, I chat with Rafranz Davis, an instructional technology specialist from Dallas and author of the book, The Missing Voices in Edtech: Bringing Diversity into Edtech. She speaks nationally on passion-based learning and as an advocate for diversity in her field. Today we explore more about this challenge and how Rafranz is helping educators address it.
Jennie Magiera, March 14, 2015
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4 min read
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