As two former school superintendents, we’ve witnessed firsthand how learning communities can enrich the personal and professional lives of classroom teachers. In school systems nationwide, we have ...

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 ...

Fort Huachuca, Arizona -- The Fort Huachuca Accommodation School District (FHASD) hosted its first Professional Learning Communities workshop Aug. 1 which encourages teachers to take a team effort in ...

Participation in high functioning professional learning communities (PLCs) improves teacher morale, and higher levels of teacher morale are "significantly correlated with practices that drive student ...

Post by Julianne Turner, PhD. Dr. Turner has worked with teachers in several professional development projects to support increased student engagement through teacher instruction. She is Professor ...

While Ranch Creek Elementary students soak in the freedom that twice-monthly two-hour late starts allow, their teachers are hard at work inside the classroom. They are bouncing ideas off of one ...

Rebecca Torchia is a web editor for EdTech: Focus on K–12. Previously, she has produced podcasts and written for several publications in Maryland, Washington, D.C., and her hometown of Pittsburgh. On ...

For "community of practice" expert Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach, the first steps toward improving teachers’ professional development are bringing them together and keeping them interested. Digital learning ...

During my second year of teaching, I learned an invaluable lesson: learning communities have the power to enrich our professional and personal lives. I learned this lesson firsthand when I ...

Meghan is an associate editor with EdTech. She enjoys coffee, cats and science fiction TV. If you are on the lookout for an educator community, or you happen to be an administrator trying to find out ...