Powerful learning for educators. Every student succeeding. Equitable change for all.

What is the Institute for Learning?

The Institute for Learning (IFL) collaborates with educators and districts. We grow 
content knowledge. We foster learning opportunities. We believe that educators should have the power and resources to teach, and we 
believe that each and every student is capable of high achievement. We believe that every student should be engaged in cognitively-demanding tasks and learner-centered, talk-based instruction. We believe in equitable 
and sustainable change, and we build our partnerships on asset-based 
practices. We learn from students, educators, schools, and communities.

Foundational Practices

Professional Learning

Principles of Learning

Continuous Improvement

Content Focused Coaching

Instructional Leadership

Bridges to Learning

Research. Practice. Results.

Bridges to Learning, IFL’s weekly blog, connects educators with knowledge and research that shows every student can learn when provided cognitively challenging instructional opportunities and learning environments can flourish when collaboration is valued, voice is honored, and agency is realized.

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Knowledge plays a key role in building language comprehension

The Hype and Hope of Generative AI in Education

February 20, 2024

Throughout history, when new technologies emerge, educators are often the early adopters. If it can increase learning in a meaningful way, that technology will find a home in the classroom. Where does generative AI fit? Is it a new way of life or nuisance for schools everywhere? 

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Dallas ISD Student + Teacher Design Collaborative on Race and Racism

This publication highlights the voices of Dallas Independent School District (ISD) middle and high school students and teachers who participated in the Dallas ISD Student + Teacher Design Collaborative on Race and Racism. Over a three-month period, teachers and students met to listen deeply to each others’ experiences with race and racism and develop classroom lessons about racial identity. The Collaborative was created as part of the Network for School Improvement, a partnership between Dallas ISD and the Institute for Learning.