Learning Forward Membership
Access to thousands of resources to help you build learning systems.
Join a community of professional learning experts that are making a difference for students.
Special pricing discounts on conferences and events, books, classes, and more.
Get the support you need to make sure every student has great teachers.
Strategic Applications for Your Membership
Build Your Leadership Capacity Treat each publication as your own targeted professional learning. The concise, research-based content delivers actionable insights you can apply immediately to your most pressing challenges.
Catalyze Learning with Common Understandings Select relevant content to share with colleagues or leadership teams. Members have permission to distribute this copyrighted content internally, creating springboards for meaningful dialogue on critical topics.
Access On-Demand Expertise Tap into an extensive archive containing thousands of pieces by leading experts and practitioners. Search by topic, author, title, type of media, and dates to find exactly what you need, when you need it.
Facilitate High-Impact Meetings Transform team gatherings into powerful learning sessions. Choose a particularly relevant article, webinar, or tool, or a collection of pieces focused on one topic; allow five to seven minutes for silent reading; then guide small-group and whole-staff discussions. Together, determine concrete action steps that move your school or system forward.
Leverage Continuous Resources Beyond weekly publications, members gain password-protected access to the members-only privileges, like downloading previous issues, exploring the searchable archive, and accessing valuable resources throughout our website.
Your membership equips you with the knowledge and tools to lead learning that reaches every student and educator in your system.
See how memberships impacts learning for other members
Membership Plans
Which membership is right for you?
Standard Membership
$128
per year
The Learning Professional in print - Our bimonthly magazine delivered to your address six times per year.
The Learning Professional digital access - Our bimonthly magazine delivered to your inbox six times per year, plus full access to read current and past issues online.
Connect newsletter
Professional Learning News newsletter
Bookstore 20% discount
Full access to our publication archives
Full access to our webinars
Annual Conference special pricing
Discounts on online courses
Total value: more than $683!
Comprehensive Membership
$199
per year (BEST VALUE)
Book Club Four books per year included, with exclusive access to authors.
The Learning Professional in print - Our bimonthly magazine delivered to your address six times per year.
The Learning Professional digital access - Our bimonthly magazine delivered to your inbox six times per year, plus full access to read current and past issues online.
Connect newsletter
Professional Learning News newsletter
Bookstore 20% discount
Full access to our publication archives
Full access to our webinars
Annual Conference special pricing
Discounts on online courses
Total value: more than $752!
Digital Membership
$83
per year
The Learning Professional digital access - Our bimonthly magazine delivered to your inbox six times per year, plus full access to read current and past issues online.
Connect newsletter
Professional Learning News newsletter
Bookstore 20% discount
Full access to our publication archives
Full access to our webinars
Annual Conference special pricing
Discounts on online courses
Total value: more than $633!
Options to join affiliate chapters are available during the check-out process for select regions.
*A delivery fee will be added for all Standard and Comprehensive memberships to all non-United States addresses.
What people are saying about their membership:
A crucial role in cycle of continuous improvement
Learning Forward plays a crucial role in helping us visualize how that cycle of continuous improvement looks for our elementary schools, middle schools, and high schools.
- Miladys Cepero-Perez, Instructional Supervisor, Office of Professional Learning and Career Development, Miami Dade County Public Schools in Florida
Biannual needs assessment
“Our state asks us to do a needs assessment biannually, so we used the SAI (Standards Assessment Inventory) from Learning Forward. We were excited the SAI was included in the district membership, which was one of the reasons why we became district members.”
- Janet Crews, instructional coach and coordinator of professional development, School District of Clayton, Missouri
We really liked the research-based approach
“We really liked the research-based approach and the way that the equity lens was coming through in the new standards…We felt so lucky to have vibrant professional conversations in breakout sessions and learn from other people who were working in very different contexts to ourselves. I was impressed, so I joined as a comprehensive member to have more access to the resources.”
- Sarah Grace, associate director for teaching and learning, International School of Amsterdam
A great resource for instructional coaches, assistant principals, and principals
“Learning Forward’s district membership is such a great resource with lots of tools on so many different topics. It is great to have resources available to our instructional coaches, our assistant principals, and principals. Teams can use the resources to support learning communities or individuals can support their own professional growth goals. The Learning Forward district membership is like a toolbox that you have available to help you in your journey as an educational professional.”
- Melvina Crawl, executive director of professional learning and federal programs, Alexandria City Public Schools, Virginia
District Membership
The Learning Professional in print for select members of your team - Our bimonthly magazine delivered to their address six times per year.
The Learning Professional digital access for all staff members - Our bimonthly magazine delivered to their inboxes six times per year, plus full access to read current and past issues online.
Connect newsletter for all staff members
Professional Learning News newsletter for all staff members
Bookstore 20% discount for all staff members
Full access to our publication archives for all staff members
Full access to our webinars for all staff members
Annual Conference discount for all staff members
Two professional development surveys for your entire district
Consultation with a Learning Forward expert regarding survey results
One set of 10 key books for your professional learning library *Initial year only
*Pricing varies according to size of district
Frequently Asked Questions
Membership questions
- Stay up to date with the latest research, tools, and evidence-based best practices for high-quality professional learning with bi-monthly issues of The Learning Professional and our library of resources, tools, and publications.
- Make your budget dollars go further with reduced pricing on bookstore purchases, exclusive pricing for live and online learning events, and special pricing for our annual conference, the largest gathering of educators to learn about learning.
- Expand your professional learning network through community interactions and shared learning experiences with other inquiry-minded educators in similar roles.
This option is available any time during your membership. Please call 800-727-7288 and we can assist you, or you can make changes when renewing your membership online or over the phone.
You will need to rejoin, but you will keep all your history.
Learning Forward partners with Corwin Press to select books that are highly relevant to our members' needs and interests. We periodically survey members to hear about problems of practice and priority topics, and we continually incorporate feedback during events, focus groups, and ongoing correspondence.
This means you have a profile in our system. You may still need to join or renew. Please call 800-727-7288 to confirm.
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Please call our customer care at 800-727-7288 and we can help resolve the issue over the phone.
District member questions
The district membership includes unlimited digital memberships for your district, print copies of The Learning Professional for each school building, a library of 10 books, two administrations of a professional development survey for your school district, and consultation with a Learning Forward expert to analyze survey results and plan next steps.
Fill-out this form and we will send you a quote, or during business hours call 800-727-7288 for immediate assistance.
District membership includes unlimited digital memberships with one print subscription of The Learning Professional for each school.
The district membership is designed for the entire school district. If you would like to sign up for another membership option, contact us at 800-727-7288 to learn about other membership options and team deals.
