A facilitated Community of Practice helped isolated state American Indian Education Directors build relationships that broke down silos and combated professional isolation¶
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q2 i? AIE Directors from four states reported that the CoP was a space to share authentic problems of practice and to break down silos and combat the isolation of their roles. → Listening Deeply and Responding Accordingly: R15CC Facilitates a Community of Practice Rooted in the Perspectives of American Indian Education Directors 2024
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Listening Deeply and Responding Accordingly: R15CC Facilitates a Community of Practice Rooted in the Perspectives of American Indian Education Directors 2024¶
Listening Deeply and Responding Accordingly: R15CC Facilitates a Community of Practice Rooted in the Perspectives of American Indian Education Directors. (2024). Region 15 Comprehensive Center at WestEd. https://www.wested.org/resources/working-respectfully-with-indigenous-communities-around-data-and-evidence-a-resource-for-state-education-agencies/
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Participant-reported outcomes from a 5-year UEPC evaluation of R15CC support to SEAs, as reported in this impact story. Participants suggested the CoP was a space to share authentic problems of practice, and "described the CoP as a space to break down silos and combat the isolation." No effect sizes are printed.
"They also described the CoP as a space to break down silos and combat the isolation that AIE Directors experience in their roles."
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A facilitated Community of Practice helped isolated state American Indian Education Directors build relationships that broke down silos and combated professional isolation |
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A facilitated Community of Practice helped isolated state American Indian Education Directors build relationships that broke down silos and combated professional isolation |
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