New academic standards have drastically changed our expectations for student learning. However, most teachers have never ...

Learning Policy Institute's research combined with tools and resources from Learning Forward provide a strong foundation for advocacy.

Q: What are the Standards for Professional Learning, and why are they important? A: The standards define effective professional development.

Shifting from an industrial-age education model to a post-industrial learner-centered model is an essential part of preparing students for college and 21st century careers, and the process works best ...

For this to happen, teachers not only have to buy in to what their school systems are looking to accomplish; they also need effective professional learning. From decades of research, we know what ...

While research shows, however, that effective professional learning can improve teacher practice and student outcomes, the field does not have great evidence on how best to design effective programs.

Built on both the science of reading and professional learning research, Effective Brain-Based Literacy Instruction expands a district’s instructional capacity by providing five two-hour, in-depth ...

Verizon Innovative Learning Schools coaches are the centerpiece for an active and responsive professional learning model, constantly connecting learning to the local context and supporting ongoing ...

Myth 3: Professional learning for teachers must be embedded in their jobs and be time-intensive in order to be effective. Longer professional learning provides more opportunities for teachers to ...

The investment in support and resources needed to provide effective professional learning for teachers is still less than adequate for educators working to prepare students of all backgrounds to ...

ALTON - During their regular meeting on Aug. 19, 2025, the Alton Community Unit School District #11 Board of Education ...

As with so much of 2020, there are real challenges for learning and development in this remote-work, uncertain, high-anxiety context. Fellowships are a way to support your people and provide the ...