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The workshop is done--How does anyone know that staff learned what they needed to learn? How does anyone know that the content of the workshop day is now common knowledge among the attendees? Two key indicators are feedback and evaluation. Feedback from participants is what the presenter uses to fine-tune his or her professional learning delivery. Evaluation provides organizers what they need to know in order to make decisions about future professional learning. Both feedback and evaluation are necessary for measuring the impact of professional learning. This articles describes how to use both to determine knowledge gained and level of implementation.

The author discusses the use of technology in helping educators manage and lead learning with precision. With the proper framework in place, however, today's technology can make possible this daunting task of both leading and managing students and standards. This is true for the teacher with more than 100 students and the administrator responsible for 5,000 students. Before technology can be used to its fullest potential, the school district must have in place a solid base of non-technology-related structures, such as clear standards and expectations, a comprehensive assessment plan and professional development. With a solid assessment process and the requisite technology in place, school leaders will be able to find a definitive answer to questions they could only guess about before. (Contains 2 endnotes and a list of resources.)