Shirley Hord, Learning Forward’s scholar laureate, has focused her career on research about and practice of effective professional learning communities. The primary purpose and function of the ...

Shirley Hord, Learning Forward’s scholar laureate, has focused her career on research about and practice of effective professional learning communities. Here she answers an educator’s question about ...

Best practices for learning ensure teachers are well-prepared to make the most of interactive panels in classrooms.

A superintendent’s experience building a school district’s collective leadership and action through collaboration and a guiding coalition.

Professional learning in many districts must undergo radical reform, from a model that’s outdated and ineffective to one that’s personal, empowering, and owned by the learner. How can we create such a ...

The goal is not simply to inform teachers but to transform them so that teaching becomes more engaging, inclusive, and ...

It seemed like the minute hand on the clock was stuck. “When will this PD end so I can get back to lesson planning and grading student work?” I thought to myself in silent desperation. Then, I ...

This article is part of the collection: From Pre-Fab to Personalized: How Districts Are Retooling Professional Development. Last week, we shared the first part of a two part series on Personalized ...

Looking ahead, the expansion of Cambodia’s CPD system will mark an important step toward an inclusive, flexible, and sustainable model of teacher professional development—one that empowers every ...