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Professional Learning News
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In his talk, Mr. Forkas
shares how it all began with the worst day of his life: the day the doctor told him and his wife their nine-year old son, Matt, had leukemia.
Mr. Forkas founded Hopecam in 2002 after seeing firsthand the loneliness, boredom, and isolation his son endured while homebound and undergoing treatment for cancer. In an effort to changes things for other children going through a similar ordeal, he founded this nonprofit, Hopecam, with the singular mission of connecting homebound children undergoing treatment for cancer and other life-threatening illnesses with their schools and classmates.
To raise funds for Hopecam, Mr. Forkas entered
Race Across America
, a 3,000-mile, coast-to-coast solo bicycle race that participants must finish in 12 days. Len finished in 11. In What Spins the Wheel, he describes the management challenges and what he learned as he fought through the scorch of deserts and the joint-wrenching cold of 11,000-foot mountain elevations, propelled by an effective all-volunteer team that supported him around the clock. 
His message of how important a team is one that embraces the beliefs of
Learning Forward and puts the
Standards for Professional Learning into action.
Mr. Forkas shares
team-building lessons such as the power of forgiveness and gratitude, knowing your limits, and honoring roles. He talks about how important his whole team was to his success; the forming and storming they needed to go through so they could become this high performing cycling team. His message is so important for leaders to hear: it truly does take a team, who are committed to each other and to the purpose for achieving this goal. It's about building a school culture based on respect, gratitude, forgiveness, belief in the mission, and belief in the outcome. Awe inspiring!!!
Dennis Sparks continues this thought with his latest blog: School Culture Matters!
School culture is an incredibly powerful but often invisible force that shapes a school community's work. It is more powerful than new ideas and innovative practices.
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UPCOMING EVENTS:
Attend The Professional Learning Conference to hear Ellie Drago Severson, Jim Knight, Jane Kise, Pam Robbins, Ann Delehant, and Carol Ann Tomlinson. Experience a great lineup of keynote speakers including Rehema Ellis with Irvin Scott, Michael Horn, and Yong Zhao.
Click here to view the
conference program
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What makes a Learning Forward conference different?
- Family-style sit-down meals encourage conversation and promote relationship building.
- Ticketed sessions mean your presenter is expecting you and has materials ready.
- One-, two-, three-, and four-hour sessions to promote deeper learning.
- More than 60 exhibitors offer valuable products and resources specific to professional learning.
WE NEED YOU!!! There are several ways you can help.
Volunteer for Learning Forward's Annual Conference to be held Dec 5-9, 2015, at the Gaylord Conference and Convention Center, National Harbor.
Click here.
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Should you have questions or need additional information, please contact me or any member of our LFVA Board. Contact information is also listed on the LFVA web site. (www.learningforwardvirginia.org)
Sincerely,
Judy Newhouse
Executive Director
Learning Forward Virginia
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