Bringing a team to Dallas makes the learning stick long after the conference ends. Register your team before Nov. 4 and save up to $640 per person on Unite for Learning, Dec. 6-9 at the Gaylord Texan. Bring ten or more for even bigger savings. conference.learningforward.o… #learnfwd26

Education in the age of AI: Toward a pedagogy of voice learningforward.org/2026/09/… Here is something worth sitting with: AI cannot generate anything beyond the human imagination. It has no ingenuity of its own. Shane Safir and Sawsan Jaber's new blog makes the case that the most important work educators can do right now is protect and grow what AI cannot replicate: human creativity, critical thinking, and the power of a young person finding their voice. Join them for both a Thought Leader session and preconference session PC06 at the Learning Forward Annual Conference, Dec. 6 in Dallas. #learnfwd26 #ProfessionalLearning

Early registration for the 2026 Learning Forward Annual Conference closes Nov. 4. The sooner you register, the sooner you can start building your December experience. Save up to $640 when you register before Nov. 4. conference.learningforward.o… #learnfwd26

The very first sentence of a hard conversation does more work than any other sentence in it. Jennifer Abrams' new blog walks through exactly why that opening line matters so much and what to do instead of handing the listener a verdict on their character. She shares a six-move scaffold that leaders can start using right away, and goes deeper in preconference session PC19 on Dec. 6 in Dallas. learningforward.org/2026/08/… #learnfwd26 #InstructionalLeadership #HardConversations #SchoolLeadership

97% of Learning Forward Annual Conference attendees leave with ideas they will use. Register before Nov. 4, save up to $640, and join thousands of educators in Dallas Dec. 6-9 for Unite for Learning. conference.learningforward.o… #learnfwd26

No passive listening. Four days of active, evidence-based professional learning with 2,700+ educators from across the country. Register for Unite for Learning before Nov. 4 and save up to $640. Dec. 6-9, Dallas. conference.learningforward.o… #learnfwd26

Your team spots the problem in the student work. Someone already has a fix ready. Before the team adopts it, there’s one question worth asking: What do we need to learn first? Kellie Randall and John Eyolfson walk through the five stages of the learning team cycle, including the step teams skip most often. They share how a ninth-grade English team paused to study a respected colleague’s writing approach together and designed something even stronger. Read the post: learningforward.org/2026/10/… Kellie and John will facilitate PC17 | Becoming a Learning Team at Learning Forward’s 2026 Annual Conference in December. conference.learningforward.o… #ProfessionalLearning #LearningTeams #learnfwd26

George Couros. Haesun Moon. Joe Sanfelippo. 270+ evidence-based sessions. Four days of professional learning unlike anything else in the field. Register before Nov. 4 and save up to $640. Dec. 6-9, Dallas. conference.learningforward.o… #learnfwd26

Early registration for the 2026 Learning Forward Annual Conference closes Nov. 4. Register before the deadline and save up to $640 on your conference experience in Dallas, Dec. 6-9. Four days. 270+ sessions. conference.learningforward.o… #learnfwd26

Evaluation: The key to improving professional learning learningforward.org/2026/09/… Evaluation does not have to be an afterthought. When it is built into professional learning from the start, it becomes the tool that tells you what is working, why it is working, and how to make it better. Thomas Guskey's new blog introduces his five-level framework for evaluating professional learning — and makes the case that meaningful evaluation is within reach for every district. Join him Dec. 6 in Dallas for preconference session PC04, Uniting Our Efforts to Evaluate Professional Learning. #learnfwd26 #ProfessionalLearning