Since 1969 the National Staff Development Council (NSDC) has proudly served as the professional association for those who care deeply about improving student achievement through educator learning.

On September 1, 2010, we will enter a new era.

NSDC is…   

Our new name, Learning Forward, acknowledges that we are an international organization. Our work focuses on professional learning. At nearly 13,000 members we are a thriving professional association of learning educators committed to effective practice, research, and advocacy.

The name change means that we are more committed than ever to advancing our purpose: Every educator engages in professional learning so every day student achieves. The new name represents that what we do today in schools affects lives far into the future. We will continue to serve our members with the same dedicated level of attention, provide leadership in the field of professional learning, develop resources and information to support educator learning, and advocate for policies and effective practices that ensures that professional learning leads to student achievement.

When you visit us at www.learningforward.org, you can learn more about the name change and keep up to date on what is new. Staff e-mail addresses are changing as well. The new ones will take the form of first.last@learningforward.org

Former email addresses will be redirected to the new ones. We invite you to contact us if you have questions about our name change. Use office@learningoforward.org