Why do I blog?
I have being blogging on a fairly regulat basis since December 2006. I started it when I got a new phone which tempted me to 'blog this' after I took a picture. As soon as I need this a blog was set up for me. After initially using it to capture events I soon realised that it would be a great way to record the events around the birth of my first son which happened in August 2007. It did not really bother me that there was no audience for the blog, occasionally family members would read it, as I really wanted it to be read in the future by my son(s) as a record of their first years. Hopefully it will still be in an accessible form when they are older! So I suppose the blog is very much for personal satisfaction.
CoP
Reading the section made me think about the work that I do at college. Is the Maths team a CoP? Is the Primary team a CoP? Are the lunch time discussions similar to those of the nurses mentioned in the article? We, the Maths or Primary team, certainly had a shared goal/pursuit and we do share our knowledge and experience. The structure is very formal but it is very clear what the impact has been. With regard to the Maths team there is much more drive to change the practice, a clearer goal about where we need to go and a positive open sharing of knowledge and experience.
Previously I have ran Learning Networks for teachers where I would act as the facilitator when teachers would meet with a common shared interest. I ran ICT subject leader meetings, Assessing Pupil Progress networks and Maths SATs workshops. The opportunities for teachers to network and share their practice was always greatly appreciated and often led to smaller more localised CoP setting up outside of the formal meetings.
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