More information about the Community of Practice (CoP) as a powerful change approach can be found in the following documents, which provide examples, strategies, and tools for you to put the concept into practice.

Communities of Practice: A New Approach to Solving Complex Educational Problems

This guide describes this new approach to solving problems as applied to work in special education.

New Eyes Briefs:

• Facilitating Community: Key Strategies for Building Communities of Practice to Accomplish State Goals

• www.sharedwork.org: A Communication Resource to Support Communities of Practice

• Improving Teacher Quality with Communities of Practice: The Center for Improving Teacher Quality Approach

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