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Happy June! Whether you’re finishing up the year or enjoying a respite, don’t let the Annual Conference early bird registration discount deadline float by! Register by Tuesday, July 7, to earn the best savings we offer on our active learning experience happening Dec. 6-9 in Dallas. #learnfwd26 ow.ly/HLLt50Z7l79

Summer Virtual Institute 2026 is a special afternoon (June 17!) of learning designed to give educators context and specific action steps for issues they are navigating now, including coaching for impact, personalizing professional learning, coaching through hard conversations, and ethical approaches to AI in education. Register now! ow.ly/hlmj50Z7kRR

Momentum is building for Learning Forward's 2026 Annual Conference, Dec. 6-9, in Dallas. The best registration discounts are available now through July 7. Keep an eye out next week for our conference preview! ow.ly/tFQo50Z57H3

We're updating your favorite articles - and we need your help! In the December 2026 issue of The Learning Professional, we'll republish some of our most requested and most influential articles, updating them as needed to meet the current moment. What articles had a big impact on your practice that you want to read again or share with others? Tell us whatever info you can, even if you don't know the title or date. To nominate an article, go to learnfwd.org/classics Thanks in advance for helping us make this issue the best it can be!

The Learning Professional's guest editors, Jim Heal and Meg Lee, are spreading the latest issue in schools around the world. If you haven't seen our issue on Applying the Science of Learning, read it today! ➡️ ow.ly/wNaB50Z2oj6 #TheLearningPro

We were glad to see Education Week address the important question of how to find time for professional learning in this week's special report. We care so much about this that we made a whole FREE workbook about it! 💡Use it to plan your strategy and get inspired by real school examples. (You can also buy a hard copy at our online bookstore.) ow.ly/p5ge50Z1hFi

⁉️ What's the difference between a theory of change and a logic model? When should you use one or both? ⁉️ If you're confused, don't worry – we've got you. Read our article and use our tool to set your professional learning plan, implementation, and evaluation on the right track. 📌 Save this post to share with your PD planning team! ow.ly/9w2e50YRc9b

Learning Forward's Frederick Brown and Paul Fleming are quoted about the importance of Title II-A professional learning funds in today's Ed Week special report. 👉 Title II-A reaches 95% of U.S. school districts. How is your district using federal funds to improve educator professional learning and student achievement? Tell us in the comments. edweek.org/leadership/a-f…

Trusted Practice, New Possibilities. Summer Virtual Institute is a half-day powerhouse of actionable ideas and insights in two tracks -- coaching and artificial intelligence. Registration is open! Check out the incredible lineup of session facilitators/rock stars: ow.ly/OXuk50Z0n43

New teachers cite student behavior as one of their biggest challenges. One district is drawing on neuroscience to help them better interpret and address behavior problems. "The goal is for these activities to prompt teachers to reconsider how they interpret student behavior. When participants examine behaviors historically labeled as lack of motivation, they are encouraged to ask whether cognitive saturation may be a more accurate explanation. For conditional teachers still developing classroom management skills, this shift supports more reflective, instructionally grounded responses to student needs." Read more: ow.ly/v2eA50YVHvB

💡 What does your district do to make professional learning more brain-friendly? Kent Wetzel shares 4 ways Frederick County Public Schools is integrating cognitive science into educator learning. Try these ideas and tell us in the comments how they work for you! 💬 learningforward.org/journal/applyi…

💡 3 ways AI can help coaches focus on teachers: 1️⃣ Human presence with AI-powered documentation 2️⃣ Focusing on the person while AI generates possibilities 3️⃣ Human judgment accelerated with automated analysis. Read more in The Learning Professional article by Justin Baeder and TJ Hoffman: ow.ly/ocQ050YVHYq

Principals have the power to help every student succeed, especially when they engage in high-quality professional learning. Research sponsored by the Wallace Foundation suggests six promising practices for districts and their community partners, all of which align with the Standards for Professional Learning. Which ones are in place in your district? Which ones could you build next? learningforward.org/journal/applyi…

What's in a name? There's a difference between PD and professional learning - and it matters for educators and students. If you haven't seen The Learning Professional's classic article by Janice Bradley, Cori Groth, Andrea Rorrer, and Leslie Evans, give it a read today. It continues to be one of our most-read articles and to have an impact on professional learning worldwide! learningforward.org/journal/accele…

What does it look like when a state embraces the science of learning? 🤔 Journalist Holly Korbey of The Bell Ringer is tracking how Maryland schools, districts, and teacher preparation programs are building all educators' capacity to apply cognitive science principles. She shared highlights in the latest issue of The Learning Professional. ow.ly/OTn750YR9Mw

Generative AI tools can help evaluate professional learning programs, from building knowledge assessments to measuring teacher efficacy. @tguskey put AI platforms to the test. The quality varied by tool and all results still needed a human expert’s eye to be truly useful. #TheLearningPro ow.ly/UUNg50YR6iS

Hello researchED NYC! We're so proud that The Learning Professional's newest issue on applying the science of learning is with you as a resource! Many of our issue's authors are researchED speakers and experts. Have a great day of learning! #TheLearningPro ow.ly/5HqT50YSrqE

"When the science of learning becomes structural — embedded in professional learning, classroom practice, leadership decisions, and strategic priorities — it has the potential to transform entire schools and systems." - Jim Heal and Meg Lee for #TheLearningPro What's your role in the structure? Find out in the article. ow.ly/w0f950YR8Uw

We're live in Bakersfield, California, for day two of our CBPL symposium! This week, @LearningForward is bringing together school district teams from across the country for our Curriculum-Based Professional Learning Symposium. Our facilitators are guiding district leaders, curriculum directors, instructional coaches, and principals through one of the most important shifts in professional learning today: experiencing high-quality instructional materials as learners before asking teachers to implement them. If you're ready to transform how your district supports teachers through curriculum implementation, reach out to us at ow.ly/moXi50YSwtS to get started. #CBPLWorks #CurriculumImplementation

The Learning Professional is at researchED this weekend! Our new science of learning-focused issue will be included in researchED conference attendee bags. We are honored to contribute to the great discussions that will be happening at researchED NYC on May 2, as researchers, authors, policy makers and practitioners gather to learn about the science of learning. ow.ly/qcWt50YS3HL