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
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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
President’s Message from Sue Elliott: June 2025: Navigating Change in Dangerous Times
Thought Leader Session on Leadership in Challenging Times: Insights A recent conversation with the executive director of a community not for profit about navigating challenging situations within the context of diverse needs via community collaboration, reiterated the value of several … Continued
Learning Forward Professional Learning Opportunities Spring 2025 May 21 and May 28
HERE IS A QUICK OVERVIEW of the last two sessions of the Spring Term The Board will listen to Education Partner group leaders on May 28 talk about their organizational focus on professional learning, Panel members include Carole Gordon BCTF … Continued
Learning Forward BC : May 2025 Newsletter and A Message from President Sue Elliott
LEARNING FORWARD BC: A MESSAGE FROM SUE ELLIOTT, PRESIDENT May 2025 In these times of overwhelming demands on school districts and varied challenges being faced, we need to highlight and be thankful positive nuggets of innovative practice that occur daily … 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
Creating Understanding Among BC Educators – The Value of Cross Sector Connections
A Message from Sue Elliott, President LFBC The October 15th Professional Learning Across the Sector panel session underscored the importance of working cross-sector to better understand the scope and depth of learning required to effectively fulfill roles to … 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