Design Thinking: Some Divergent Ideas to Consider

Design Thinking: Some Divergent Ideas to Consider Have you read Jessica Lahey’s Article in the Atlantic? How Design Thinking Became a Buzzword at School The trendy concept is in high demand among educators, but its specifics are vague. Jessica Lahey, … Continued

Summer Reading for Fall Success

View in Browser July 7, 2025 Summer Reading from Learning Forward At the year’s midpoint, the 10 most-read Professional Learning News articles from the first half of 2025 looked at building sustainable principal pipelines, coaching a hesitant teacher, fuel for … Continued

Learning Forward BC Host Session 2 of the Book Club

Book Summary: The Anxious Generation By Jonathan Haidt The Book in Three Sentences In this summary of The Anxious Generation, Jonathan Haidt investigates the collapse of youth mental health and provides a roadmap for a healthier childhood. In the 2010s, … Continued

Newsletter: November 2024

  LFBC NEWSLETTER Volume 10 Issue 3 December  2024   Learning Forward BC 2025     Programs  by Educators for   Educators      Voice without Agency is cruel, disingenuous.                           … Continued

Voice without Agency is cruel, disingenuous!

AGENCY – What needs to be considered to support agency?    Voice without Agency is cruel, disingenuous!   A Message from Sue Elliott,   President  LFBC  November, 2024   In the shift from teacher / curriculum knows best, to student … Continued

A message from Sue Elliott, President, Learning Forward BC

Agency: Opportunities for voice and choice in learning experiences “Some of the smartest students in school do terribly academically. Yet, they have incredible gifts to share with the world. Do we help them find their own pathway to success or … Continued

Register for the October 15 Session on Learning Across the Sector

Learning Forward Across the BC Education Sector BC Partner Panel on Learning Priorities Session 1 of 2 Tuesday, October 15th, from 4:00 – 5:30pm Panel      Rohan Arul-pragasam, President, BCSSA;      Alan Rice, President, BCASBO,      Shannon Behan, President, … Continued