1. NAAE Communities of Practice connect…share…grow

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

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

4. What is Communities of Practice?

7. More than just a bulletin board

8. What is Communities of Practice? More than just a bulletin board Organized by topic

10. What is Communities of Practice? More than just a bulletin board Organized by topic Blogs

13. What is Communities of Practice? More than just a bulletin board Organized by topic Blogs Post items

17. What is Communities of Practice? More than just a bulletin board Organized by topic Blogs Post items Discussion forums

20. Why Does Communities of Practice Work? Volunteer Facilitators

21. Why Does Communities of Practice Work? Volunteer Facilitators Active Community Members

22. Why Does Communities of Practice Work? Volunteer Facilitators Active Community Members Easy way to share what you know and find what you need

23. Who is on Communities of Practice? Currently more than 300 registered users

24. Who is on Communities of Practice? Currently more than 300 registered users All involved in some aspect of agricultural education

25. 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

26. How will Communities of Practice make me more effective? Ask for what you need

27. How will Communities of Practice make me more effective? Ask for what you need See what other teachers are doing

29. How will Communities of Practice make me more effective? Get inspired

31. How will Communities of Practice make me more effective? Make connections

34. How can it make my program better? Find resources that have already been tried in an ag classroom

35. 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

36. How can it benefit my students? A network of your peers who all have the same goal

37. How can it benefit my students? A network of your peers who all have the same goal New ways to reach students

38. 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

45. Questions? Julie Fritsch NAAE Communications/Marketing Coordinator jfritsch.naae@uky.edu 1-800-509-0204 www.naae.org