September 21, 2015

 
Professional Learning News
Learning Forward via Education Week Teacher  
"While many policy changes have influenced what teachers and students are expected to know and do, they will not achieve their goals unless teachers embrace the changes and determine how those changes drive the daily reality in their schools," writes Stephanie Hirsh, Learning Forward executive director. "The start of the school year is the perfect time for teachers to tell us what support they need in order to pull together sometimes disparate policies into a coherent frame that can have a positive impact on their teaching, their learning, and their students' learning."  

Learning First Alliance  
The 2015 PDK/Gallup survey, based on telephone and internet polling of 4,500 U.S. adults in May, produced some telling results - especially when it comes to the importance of teacher quality. About 95% of parents who participated in the survey said that great teachers are the cornerstone of successful schools. But how do we impact that all-important teacher quality that families crave? It all comes down to new models of professional learning.

By Janice Bradley, Linda Munger, and Shirley Hord Learning Forward
Educators working to achieve changes in classroom teaching practices that lead to improvement in student learning need clarity about what they want to accomplish.   Read more.

By Mark Onuscheck Learning Forward
Over the past three years, Learning Forward's Annual Conferences have provided me with some of the best professional learning experiences in my career. That's why I go - to be a part of conversations that lead positive educational changes, collaborate with other educators working to actualize these changes, and think more critically about how we should all collaborate around the challenges educators face day to day.  Read more.

You Can't Relive High School.  But you can rebuild it. Laurene Powell Jobs is  challenging you to redesign the American high school , from thinking of new ways to integrate technology to empowering students. The   XQ: Super School Project  will accept proposals until  February 1, 2016 . Five to 10 winners will be named in August and receive support from the competition's $50 million fund.

Learning Opportunities
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Join educators from around the world at the  Gaylord Conference and Convention Center, National Harbor Dec 5-9, 2015 for   Learning Forward's Annual Conference:  
.  Maximize Impact. 

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.
  • NEW this year:  FIELD TRIPS 
    • See how practitioners model a coaching protocol and feedback session during a site visit;
    • Visit a public charter school using the Literacy Design Collaborative framework and Next Generation Science Standards;
    • Catch a shuttle to Capitol Hill and get a policy briefing on ESEA reauthorization and then meet with your member of Congress. Hurry! spaces limited!!


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.

Learning Forward has a great lineup of webinars to feed your growth this fall!   
Join authors and leaders in the field for webinars on key topics that will prepare you to successfully implement professional learning that increases teaching effectiveness and student achievement. With topics for teacher leaders, school leaders, and system leaders, these fall webinars series will help you get results with powerful professional learning.
  


Sept. 22
Yong Zhao will deliver the Wednesday morning keynote at  Learning Forward's 2015 Annual Conference  on Dec. 9.

Gayle Gregory
Oct. 1

Rachel Babbs & Krista Grinder-Dettloff 
Nov. 5

Webinars are  free for Learning Forward members. Nonmembers may attend one webinar for $20, or three for $50. Members also get access to our  on-demand library of webinars.

Free workshops offered by Collaborative Classroom
Click on the links below to register and for more information.

October 15, 2015


 

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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