Established almost twenty-nine years ago, Illinois based Pathways to Learning provides training and support services for educational professionals and parents locally and nationally.

A substantive part of these services are professional development courses which have been completed by more than 7,000 teachers.

In the last four years more than 1,250 teachers completed courses offered by Pathways, affording themselves of a variety of credit options.

In addition to summer institutes that are typically conducted in Illinois, Pathways to Learning also  conducts staff development programs, inservices, workshops and mini-courses throughout the school year.  These may be conducted locally or away from the Illinois base in response to the needs of state, county, and district educators.

The brainchild of its principals, Louise Jacobs and Bernadette Herman, Pathways to Learning provides such services  across the country from Connecticut to Hawaii.

In addition to its work in professional staff development and graduate education, Pathways to Learning provides training, consulting, counseling, courses and sessions for parents and others concerned with the education of children.

Louise Jacobs  and  Bernadette Herman

          Pathways to Learning Principals

Bernadette Herman Ph.D. and Louise Jacobs M.A.   have established reputations with teachers and parents for being grounded and practical as well as for "working magic" in helping students succeed in a world where the challenges of learning and living responsibly are increasingly complex.who appear to be allergic to responsibility.  

As experienced practitioners and staff developers, Bernadette and Louise have amassed a following of veteran teachers who continually thank them for their help in recreating a needed zest for teaching and learning.   It is no surprise so many teachers "return for more" year after year.   

Louise and Bernadette have extensive backgrounds as classroom teachers and educational administrators. To see professional profiles of Bernadette and Louise please click below.