The National Community of Practice on ASD

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The National Community of Practice on ASD

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The National Community of Practice on ASD. Where is the Value Added for an SEA?. The CoP on Autism in WV - Lynn Boyer To date: Cross- stakehodler participation Shared leadership Regular communication Face-face meetings Looking forward to: Cross-state sharing - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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The National Community of Practice on ASD

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Where is the Value Added for an SEA?

The CoP on Autism in WV - Lynn Boyer

To date:oCross-stakehodler participation oShared leadershipoRegular communicationoFace-face meetings

Looking forward to:oCross-state sharingoVirtual communication through

www.sharedwork.org

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What Does the National CoP Look Like andWhat Will It Do?

State Teams• Attended the 2007 and 2008 NATTAP Forum as a designated team

that works together in the state • Some teams cross agencies • Many are cross-stakeholder

Practice Groups• Focused on issues • Open to all • First leaders have emerged from the 2008 NATTAP Forum • IDEA Partner organizations are getting involved in the Practice Groups

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The National CoP

• Invites all the stakeholders• Uses the networks that are already in place to

coalesce people around issues• Uses the CoP structure to learn across groups

o Different roleso Different agencieso Different disciplines

• Models shared work• Supports a electronic CoP site, www.sharedwork.org• Encourages shared work in states and organizations

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Key Questions

• What benefit could a State CoP provide to the SEA in

developing services for individuals with ASD ?

• What is the role of the SEA in supporting the State ASD

CoP?

• How can the National CoP add value for SEAs?