Growing together : developing and sustaining a community of practice in early childhood / Kathi Gillaspy [and three others].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gillaspy, Kathi, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Early childhood education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (154 pages)

Place of Publication:

Lewisville, North Carolina : Gryphon House, [2019]

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Defining a community of practice

Creating a community of practice

Building the framework

Facilitation strategies

Assessing a community of practice

Using evaluation to enhance a community of practice

Appendix A : Creating space for mutual engagement, joint enterprise, and a shared repertoire

Appendix B : Structure and formatting considerations for your community of practice

Appendix C : Logistics checklist for a virtual community of practice

Appendix D : Logistics checklist for an in-person community of practice

Appendix E : Sample annual needs-assessment and impact survey

Appendix F : Sample annual quality-rating and suggestion survey

Appendix G : Sample premeeting registration form and survey

Appendix H : Sample postmeeting survey.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780876598306

0876598300