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Growing Together - Paperback

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Growing Together: Developing and Sustaining a Community of Practice in Early Childhood

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. Paperback. 136 pages.



You will learn key strategies and techniques to help you:
  • Develop a shared vision and structure
  • Leverage tools to invite members and build a community
  • Build member engagement and investment
  • Master facilitation and evaluation strategies for ongoing professional learning
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Customer Reviews (4.7 / 5 · 3 reviews)

Harper ★★★★★

I’d been meaning to dig into how communities of practice actually get started in early childhood settings, and this book walks through it step by step without getting too academic. The chapters on sustaining momentum over time felt especially practical, and the paperback layout makes it easy to flip

Kevin X. ★★★★★

I was a bit nervous about whether a book on community of practice would be practical, but the section on building a sustainable team framework actually gave me clear steps I can use with my staff. The paperback's layout made it easy to flip between chapters during planning time.

Matthew ★★★★☆

The chapters on building sustainable team routines really resonated with me, though some sections felt a bit academic for everyday use. Still, it's given me concrete ideas for our weekly staff meetings that I’m already trying out.

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