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What is Communities of Practice?A professional networking site just for Agricultural Educators

What is Communities of Practice?A professional networking site just for Agricultural Educators

What is Communities of Practice?

What is Communities of Practice?

What is Communities of Practice?

What is Communities of Practice?

More than just a bulletin board

What is Communities of Practice?

More than just a bulletin board

•Organized by topic

What is Communities of Practice?More than just a bulletin board

•Organized by topic

•Blogs

What is Communities of Practice?More than just a bulletin board

•Organized by topic

•Blogs

• Post items

What is Communities of Practice?More than just a bulletin board

•Organized by topic

•Blogs

• Post items

•Discussion forums

Why Does Communities of Practice Work?

•Volunteer Facilitators

Why Does Communities of Practice Work?

•Volunteer Facilitators

•Active Community Members

Why Does Communities of Practice Work?

•Volunteer Facilitators

•Active Community Members

•Easy way to share what you know and find what you need

Who is on Communities of Practice?

•Currently more than 300 registered users

Who is on Communities of Practice?

•Currently more than 300 registered users

•All involved in some aspect of agricultural education

Who is on Communities of Practice?

•Currently more than 300 registered users

•All involved in some aspect of agricultural education

•Teachers

•Teacher Educators

•Pre Service Students

•Agricultural Education Professionals

How will Communities of Practice make me more effective?

•Ask for what you need

How will Communities of Practice make me more effective?

•Ask for what you need

•See what other teachers are doing

How will Communities of Practice make me more effective?

•Get inspired

How will Communities of Practice make me more effective?

•Make connections

How can it make my program better?

•Find resources that have already been tried in an ag classroom

How can it make my program better?

•Find resources that have already been tried in an ag classroom

•Spend less time searching, more time implementing

How can it benefit my students?

•A network of your peers who all have the same goal

How can it benefit my students?

•A network of your peers who all have the same goal

• New ways to reach students

How can it benefit my students?

•A network of your peers who all have the same goal

• New ways to reach students

•Less time spent developing lessons

Questions?

Julie FritschNAAE Communications/Marketing Coordinator

jfritsch.naae@uky.edu1-800-509-0204www.naae.org

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