Our communities of practice
At CASC, Communities of Practice are a familiar model used to bring members of the network together – to ideate, collaborate and collectively have impact on their work to advance STEM learning in Canada. The following Communities of Practice are available for CASC members at all levels:
What is a community of practice?
A community of practice, or CoP, is a group of people who share a common concern, a set of problems, or an interest in a topic. These groups meet regularly – in person and virtually – and come together to fulfill both their individual and group goals.
Educators and Programmers CoP
Meetings: Monthly (Third Tuesday of each month), 3:00 pm EST
The Educators and Programmers CoP was established in 2020. This community is for programming and education staff across the CASC membership. The CoP is a place for sharing, collaboration, and learning. It offers best practices, guidelines, and strategies that lead to quality educational and outreach programming in our science centres, museums and outreach organizations.
*NEW* National Environmental Learning Leaders CoP
Meetings: Monthly (dates to be confirmed)
Leading ongoing conversations and opportunities for our organizations (Canadian Network for Environmental Education and Communication – EECOM) to learn from each other and create a stronger informal environmental education sector.
Ji-misawaabandaaming (positive window shopping for the future)
Meetings: Monthly (Second Wednesday of each month), 2:00 pm EST
Ji-misawaabandaaming is facilitated by Dr. Melanie Goodchild, Anishinaabe systems and complexity thinker and Systems Changer in Residence with CASC. This community of practice will contain a series of yarns exploring Anishinaabe futures methodologies for transformative change. It will include guest speakers and co-conspirators, who will join us on our journey towards systems change in our STEM engagement ecosystem and beyond.