Description: Communities of practice are an age-old phenomenon representing teamwork. Whether it's researchers developing treatments for a disease or educators sharing best practices to enhance early childhood learning, communities of practice are about connection and shared purpose.
Growing Together will help you define, create, and promote a community of practice to foster collaborative problem solving and enhance professional learning experiences. You will learn key strategies and techniques to help you:- Develop a shared vision and structure
- Leverage tools to invite members and build a community
- Build member engagement and investment
- Master facilitation and evaluation strategies for ongoing professional learning
Brief description: Megan Vinh, PhD, is an advanced technical-assistance specialist at the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She has facilitated numerous communities of practice.