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    Collaborative Professionalism: High trust and deliberate design required!   A LEADERSHIP REFLECTION   Ever wished that group members feel empowered to speak their mind, especially when they may be challenging the status quo? In Becoming a Learning System … Continued

Reflections on Indigenizing the BC curriculum Karen Fadum, Learning Forward BC  Director Helping Teacher, Surrey School District     I have the pleasure of working with a diverse and dynamic group of educators (and learners in turn) on the board … Continued

  Learning Forward BC AGM ADOPTS A DEFINITION OF PROFESSIONAL LEARNING Learning Forward British Columbia AGM, May 25, 2018 As a followup to the AGM Professional Learning Session, the BC Board of Learning Forward has adopted the following statements that … Continued

A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT   Holding Up a Mirror to the Attributes of our BC Education System “Literally, to hold up a mirror means to put a mirror in front of someone so they can see their reflections. Metaphorically … Continued

  Insight into Quality Professional Learning   The study on the State of Professional Learning in Canada provides a well-researched lens through which Canadian educators can structure quality professional learning. Support and sustainability, quality content, and learning design and implementation are … Continued

My colleague Heather Lageman in the Learning Forward Foundation writes about  a “Professional Learning Legacy”. This concept intrigues me as we enter a very different year of learning for everyone here in the  BC system.   The context of our schools … Continued

Chris Kennedy is the Superintendent of Schools/CEO at West Vancouver Schools.  One of the most progressive voices in BC education, Chris has been featured by Macleans  Magazine as one of the 100 young Canadians to Watch. Kennedy is a writer … Continued

Principles for Communicating Student Learning Communicating student learning (CSL) is interwoven with curriculum design, instructional strategies and formative assessment. CSL is a process by which teachers can provide a continuous window into student learning. Students, teachers, and parents design together, … Continued

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