Digital+Habitats

** Leveraging Technology: Digital Habitats **
Through AEA PD Online, the Iowa Area Education Agencies support a 21st century model of professional development through Communities of Practice and Innovation (CoPI). Using research from Etienne Wenger and others, communities of practice support educators working with other educators across the state on common projects and common learning.

For more on what communities of practice are and how they function, please visit: • [] • []

In order to thrive, communities of practice require an easy way to locate them, a centralization to bring educators across the state together, and a method for evaluating effectiveness on a statewide level.
 * Digital Habitats for Communities: Stewarding Technology for Communities **

(under construction) http://technologyforcommunities.com/

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