Those who have read Learning Forward’s Standards for Professional Learning may realize by now that not all professional learning is created equal. In terms of the Learning Designs standard, that means that not all professional learning is designed appropriately, and not all professional learning achieves its intended results.  Establishing clarity about the intended outcomes for professional learning must precede the selection of the learning design to ensure proper planning, implementation, follow-up support, and evaluation. A common framework for explaining intended outcomes is KASAB, which stands for knowledge, attitudes, skills, aspiration, and behaviors (Killion, 2008, p. 38). There are strategies that are appropriate for developing awareness (K=knowledge); changing minds (A=attitudes); developing expertise (S=skills); inspiring action (A=aspiration); or instilling routines (B=behaviors). (See tool on p. 55.)  A