Communities Of Practice Workgroup
Early Childhood TA Consortium Projects
are making a difference all over
the United States.
General References
- Communities of Practice as an Approach to Adult Learning: Case Study of Early Childhood Family Support Community of
Practice Author: Ann P. Turnbull et.al. (to be published in Infants and Young Children) on their COP conceptual framework
and development with an emphasis on professional development
http://www1.fpg.unc.edu/community/ectaconsortium/assets/docs/CoP_PersonnelPreprevision_IYC.doc
- Abstracts on 7 Key Articles/Chapters on wisdom from the positive psychology field that Ann Turnbull and
colleagues used as a basis for their concept of wisdom-based action which they believe is a more worthy goal than evidence-based
practice alone.
http://www1.fpg.unc.edu/community/ectaconsortium/assets/docs/Seven Abstracts.doc
- Communities of Practice. A New Approach to Solving Complex Educational Problems (NASDSE, February 2007) Author:
Joanne Cashman et.al. at NASDSE's IDEA Partnership. describes a collaborative way of working to address the challenges of complex
problems that need to be tackled to ensure positive educational outcomes for all students, including students with disabilities. Examples of
Communities of Practice sponsored by NASDSE's IDEA Partnership are provided.
For free print copies, email the IDEA Partnership at contactus@ideapartnership.org or call the toll-free number, 1-877-433-1463.
http://www.nasdse.org/Portals/0/Documents/Download%20Publications/PNA-0778.pdf
- Cultivating Communities of Practice (2002) Author: Wenger, McDermott, & Snyder. Considered to be the primary
book reference on CoPs
http://www.amazon.com/Cultivating-Communities-Practice-Etienne-Wenger/dp/1578513308
- Communities of Practice: Creating Learning Environments for Educators (Eds.) by Chris Kimble (Editor), Paul Hildreth (Editor).
Contents (chapter titles, authors, abstracts) can be reviewed at The brief history of CoP they provide helps to understand more about the origins and
some nuggets of how and where the concept has evolved.
http://www.chris-kimble.com/CLEE/index.html
- Virtual Communities for Communication and Interaction by Jonathan Green (December 2007) Jonathan works at FPG and
has been a key person in helping NPDCI understand how online CoPs can work to transform knowledge into action.
http://www1.fpg.unc.edu/community/knowledge-mobilization/assets/Green_VirtualCommunities_12-2007.pdf
- Communities of Practice: Connecting What We Know with What we Do by Virginia Buysse and colleagues (2003), published in
Exceptional Children (Vol 69, #3, pp263-277) with copyright restrictions but is available online to members.
- Using the Power of Social Media to Promote Assistive and Learning Technologies by the National Center for Technology
Innovation (November 2007)
http://www.nationaltechcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/ncti_social_media_draft_111507.pdf
COPs
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supported by The Beach Center on Disability at the University of Kansas. It is an on-line gathering
place that brings together families, professionals, researchers, and policy leaders to share our insights and experiences to bring about
wisdom-based actions to enhance the quality of life of families who have children with disabilities.
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are focused on advancing policy and practice for the implementation of IDEA and the alignment of IDEA with other federal legislation.
The SharedWork website
supports and facilitates the shared work that occurs among individuals, organizations and agencies at the local, district, state, and national levels.
- are designed promote state improvement and
performance related to the implementation of IDEA. TAcommunities is the home for these Communities of Practice.
