With tremendous appreciation and inspiration, the Learning Forward Foundation is delighted to announce the Learning Forward Foundation scholarship and grant award winners for 2020. It is an honor to help support these educators on their professional learning journey! Congratulations! Learning Forward Foundation Academy Scholarship Constance Easton, SD 38 Richmond, Richmond, BC Sherri Milkowski, Worcester Public…
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Giving Tuesday
Tuesday, May 5th is Giving Tuesday Global. This year, your generosity supported the Learning Forward Foundation (LFF) in awarding 5 scholarships to the Learning Forward Academy and 2 grants to Learning Forward Affiliates. Award recipients represent professionals and learning organizations from 6 states and provinces. Their work will support professional learning at the building level, in…
Deepen Learning Through A “Touchpoint” Conversation
Deepen Learning Through A “Touchpoint” Conversation: A Process That Results in Reflection and Support for Implementation A Touchpoint is a one-hour conversation between the Learning Forward Foundation (LFF) board members and Learning Forward Foundation scholarship and grant recipients. The Touchpoint Conversation provides time for recipients to reflect on implementation of their professional learning plans, while…
2019 Scholarship and Grant Award Winners
With tremendous appreciation and inspiration, the Learning Forward Foundation is delighted to announce the Learning Forward Foundation scholarship and grant award winners for 2019. It is an honor to help support these educators on their professional learning journey! Congratulations! Learning Forward Foundation Academy Scholarship Mandy Alexander, Grapevine-Colleyville ISD, Grapevine, TX Nancy Routson, Arlington Public Schools,…
Learning Forward Foundation Board Meeting
Learning Forward Annual Conference is December 7-11, 2019. Board meeting dates TBA
Giving Tuesday
Tuesday, December 3rd is National Giving Tuesday. On this special day, please consider changing a life through education by donating to the Learning Forward Foundation. Your support ensures that the Learning Forward Foundation has the resources it needs to provide scholarships that change lives and impact student learning. Every contribution matters, no matter the amount. Together, we will make a BIG…
Foundation Fundraiser Walk
On Saturday, July 20, at 7:00 a.m. the Learning Forward Foundation will hold its annual walk to raise money for scholarships to support the Learning Forward Academy. This year we have dubbed it “Moving with Gratitude,” and our goal is for institute goers and presenters to not only enjoy a brisk morning walk by the harbor, but…
2020 Scholarship Applications Due
2020 Scholarship Opportunities Announced
Grant & Scholarship Awardees Announced
Grant & Scholarship Awarded Projects Begin
Learning Forward Foundation Board Retreat
2018 Learning Forward Foundation Annual Report
Download 2018 Learning Forward Foundation Annual Report
2018 Summer Walk with Gratitude
The Learning Forward Foundation led a morning Gratitude Walk along the Willamette River in Portland, OR on July 21st. Participants recognized and honored individuals who have had an impact on them in a meaningful way, and raised funds to support the Foundation’s mission to educate, innovate, and transform professional learning. This Willamette river rock mirrors…
2018 Summer Board Meeting
The Learning Forward Foundation Board of Directors met for their bi-annual face-to-face meeting in Portland, OR in late July. Participating Board members contributed their individual “superpower gifts,” such as “Inquisitive Mind,” “Passion,” “Connecting People,”“Synthesizer,” and “Laser Focus,” which guided deep collaborative conversations, resulting in tangible strengthening of the Foundation’s essential partnership with Learning Forward.
Walk With Gratitude
Join the Learning Forward Foundation for the Walk With Gratitude fundraising event! Saturday, July 21st 7:00am Hilton Portland Downtown We’ll meet at 6:45am, at the Broadway entrance of the Hilton hotel, and walk the scenic Waterfront Park Trail along the Willamette River. Donations to the Learning Forward Foundation for scholarships and grants are appreciated.
Walk with Gratitude
2018 Scholarship and Grant Award Winners
By Jill Lachenmayr With tremendous appreciation and inspiration, the Learning Forward Foundation is delighted to support educator professional learning by partnering with selected learning leaders each year, to help them transform their beliefs and practice to improve professional learning in their organizations. We are excited to announce the Learning Forward Foundation scholarship and grant award…
Learning Forward Foundation Board Retreat
Grant & Scholarship Awarded Projects Begin
Grant & Scholarship Awardees Announced
Grant & Scholarship Applications Due
Grant & Scholarship Opportunities Announced
2017 Learning Forward Foundation Annual Report
Download 2017 Learning Forward Foundation Annual Report
Giving Tuesday
Tuesday, November 28th is National Giving Tuesday. On this special day, please consider changing a life through education by donating to the Learning Forward Foundation. Your support ensures that the Learning Forward Foundation has the resources it needs to provide scholarships and grants that change lives and impact student learning. Every contribution matters, no matter the amount. Together, we will make a…
Giving Thanks
By Heather Lageman In this season of gratitude, the Learning Forward Foundation would like to celebrate by sharing our thanks with you. We thank these Foundation awardees for making the lives of students and educators brighter with their gifts of passion, creativity, and empathy. This is just a few of the stories from our fearless…
The space to learn: Growing and learning together
By Heather Lageman Last month we pondered our professional learning legacies and the people and the stories that have shone a light on our journeys. The learning is about the journey, not the destination – the destination changes. Calandra Davis This month we are exploring the Learning Forward Foundation’s reflective learning process, Touchpoint, a one-hour facilitated learning conversation between…
What I’ve Learned
By Janice Bradley Looking back over my past year as a board member for the Learning Forward Foundation, I realize that I am more than a member of the foundation, I am part of a learning culture. Download here
What will be your professional learning legacy?
As we begin another school year, this is the perfect time to reflect on what brought us to the profession. What drew you to education? What makes you excited to walk into school buildings every fall? Why do you love learning? For me, fall is not about the leaves on the ground and the chill in the air….
Unlocking the Secrets of Agency: New Teacher Induction Program Empowers Educator-Centered Growth
By Juliet Correll Arlington ISD in Texas had developed a New Teacher Induction Program to foster individual agency for each teacher and empower educator-centered growth, intentionally modeling the same kind of learning designs that teachers apply with students in their classroom. Download here
Leaning in & lifting up: A look inside the Learning Forward Foundation retreat
By Heather Lageman The Learning Forward Foundation is a place of leaning in and lifting up educators in pursuit of their professional learning hopes and dreams. Having just concluded our July Foundation Retreat, we would like to share with you some of the “behind the scenes” conversation, reflection, and planning that goes into the Learning…