Community of Practice

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"In essence, communities of practice are groups of people who share similar goals and interests. In pursuit of these goals and interests, they employ common practices, work with the same tools and express themselves in a common language." ~ Collaborative Visualization (CoVis) Project

Purpose and Goals of a Community of Practice

   engage in a process of collective learning in a shared domain
 enrich the learning environment for ALL students in Rocky View
 empower ourselves as professionals to work collaboratively

Goals for each Community of Practice are:

1. build relationships that enable each member to learn,

2. develop a shared understanding of current best practice for the 21st Century Learner,

3. commit to develop and implement resources and/or strategies that meet the needs of ALL students in the 21st Century.

Mission

We engage all learners through meaningful and challenging experiences, preparing them to understand, adapt and successfully contribute to our changing global community.

"A community of practice is "a diverse group of people engaged in real work over a significant period of time during which they build things, solve problems, learn and invent...in short, they evolve a practice that is highly skilled and highly creative."

~ Robert Bauer, Ph.D., Director, Xerox PARC, in Customer Inspired Innovation: Creating the Future

Community of Practice Links:

http://www.co-i-l.com/coil/knowledge-garden/cop/lss.shtml

http://www.ewenger.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Community_of_practice