Reach the Highest Standard in Professional Learning: Leadership

Make your school a place where professional learning thrives

This volume, part of Learning Forward’s series on its seven Standards for Professional Learning, shows school leaders how to orchestrate a learning environment that empowers teachers to take charge of their own development. Features include:

• An original essay by Karen Seashore Louis on creating a school culture where all adults are part of the enterprise of continuous learning
• Strategies, tools, and examples focused on the leader’s role in promoting professional learning
• A case study of one district’s success in improving outcomes for students by building trust, developing collaborative capacity, and fostering leadership at all levels