NAAE CoP: Learning the Basics

As students in AEE 311, future teachers, and future professionals, it is important to constantly add to the list of resources you have available to you for materials and networking.  A great place to start, especially for those in Agriculture Education is NAAE's Community of Practice.

NAAE's Community of Practice, or CoP, is a great networking site for agriculture educators to explore what other educators are doing in their classrooms, collaborate with other professionals, and to share the  innovative ideas, lessons, and experiences they have to offer.

CoP offers a wide variety of tools and methods for communication.  Users can create blog posts, post questions for any teacher or professional to answer, upload documents and videos, and even create surveys and polls.



Another neat feature of CoP is the ability to create private groups.  For example, during your student teaching year, all of the information you will need (i.e. assignments, blogs, documents, etc.) will be available for you on in your cohort's CoP group.

So how can you as an AEE 311 student utilize this tool?  The opportunities are endless!  Begin networking with teachers from around the nation, search for chapter officer selection plans and POA's, or find resources for training a stellar CDE team!  Communities of Practice would be a great place for you start or to get some motivation on our AEE 311 projects this year.
For more information, check out this link to head to the CoP Home Page.  Also, check out the video below for some more information on using NAAE's Community of Practice.