Embracing the Future: 5 Ways Educators Can Harness AI for Professional Learning
In the rapidly evolving landscape of education, the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become a game-changer for educators....
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learningforwardtx
- Oct 26
- 4 min
Keeping Hope Alive
Doom Loop or HOPE: Your Choice “Never deprive someone of hope. It may be all [they] has”. H. Jackson Brown These are very difficult...
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dgonzales704
- Oct 3
- 1 min
Time: A timeless topic
https://learningforward.org/journal/the-time-dilemma/time-a-timeless-topic/
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learningforwardtx
- Sep 3
- 6 min
Facilitating a Collaborative Inquiry Culture
Leading With Assumptions: Unintentional biases and beliefs that can make or break a school. After over 25 years in education as a...
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ed123260
- Aug 7
- 3 min
“Coach” is a Verb: A Learning Leader’s Guide to Building Capacity in Others
A Monthly Blog Series to Help Educators Grow Essential Coaching Skills Post 1: An Invitation to Try On a Coaching Identity Go ahead. Take...
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Sue Chapman
- Jun 27
- 2 min
Top 5 Blog Posts
July is a great month to refresh and reset. Perhaps you want to do some light professional reading to catch up with what’s going on. Or...
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Sue Chapman
- May 31
- 6 min
Recharge Your Positivity Ratio at the Learning Forward Texas Annual Conference
What will you do this summer to set yourself up for a great 2023-2024 school year? According to Dr. Barbara Fredrickson, a research...
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Sue Chapman
- May 30
- 6 min
Learning to Become a Great Educator: Todd Whitaker Talks about Teaching and Leading
The best thing about teaching is that it matters, and the hardest about teaching is that it matters every day. Thanks so much for being a...
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Sue Chapman
- Apr 26
- 6 min
Learning in Bloom: Growing Collective Efficacy in Your School Community
I love visiting the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden! The Garden is especially gorgeous at this time of year. Communities of flowers...
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Marcus Miller
- Mar 30
- 3 min
Congratulations, You Have Been Promoted to Project Manager
In the last twelve months, how many hours did you and your team spend on projects that were never completed? Do any of these sound...
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Sue Chapman
- Feb 22
- 3 min
Going Up! Elevate Student and Teacher Learning through School-Based Professional Learning
How can we maximize the impact of our professional learning efforts on educator and student learning? What strategic actions can we take...
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Sue Chapman
- Jan 27
- 7 min
The Heart of Teaching: Quick Activities to Reconnect Educators with their Whys
February is a notoriously difficult month for educators. Winter break is a distant memory. Spring break is many weeks away. The weather...
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Sue Chapman
- Jan 2
- 5 min
Turning Toward Learning: Helping Educators Pivot from Resistance to Engagement
“How can we deal with resistance to professional learning and instructional improvement initiatives?” I’m hearing this question again and...
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Sue Chapman
- Nov 29, 2022
- 3 min
Turning Crisis into Learning: Moving from Post-Traumatic Stress to Post-Traumatic Growth
We’ve all seen a lot of trauma in the last several years. Even if we have not personally experienced trauma, we know people who have. The...
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Sue Chapman
- Oct 28, 2022
- 4 min
Joy Works: A Message for Educators in Challenging Times
I felt overworked and undervalued. My focus had slowly begun to shift more toward resenting certain structures, norms, and philosophies...
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Sue Chapman
- Sep 29, 2022
- 5 min
The Name of the Game is Learning
Using Game-like Protocols to Tackle Problems and Build Professional Expertise How can we create a safe space for collaborative thinking...
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ed123260
- Aug 25, 2022
- 4 min
You’re Invited! Transformational Professional Learning that Feels Like a Party
What if professional development could be more like a party? In their new book, The PD Book: 7 Habits that Transform Professional...
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Sue Chapman
- Aug 1, 2022
- 2 min
Top 5 Blog Posts
Dr. Sue Chapman began writing a blog for Learning Forward Texas in the September 2021 StraightForward newsletter. We have seen increased...
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Sue Chapman
- Jul 11, 2022
- 5 min
The Power of Moments in Schools:Design Defining Moments to Inspire and Sustain Your School All Year
What are defining moments and why are they important? I vividly remember the first time a parent thanked me for teaching her child. I can...
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Sue Chapman
- Jun 10, 2022
- 6 min
Standards Matter: Taking Action Toward Equity Through Professional Learning
Did you notice the date of the quote above? We have been talking about equity and attempting to achieve equity in our schools for many...
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