Resources: Connected Educators Project

Building on at least two decades of existing scholarship, this report summarizes three years of exploratory research conducted by the Connected Educators project and identifies how best to capitalize on online communities of practice, which the 2010 National Educational Technology Plan argued should be an integral component of the future of professional learning for educators (U.S. Department of Education, 2010).

Leveraging the potential of online communities to enhance and extend traditional professional development opportunities for educators requires an in-depth understanding of the value that members find through their participation.