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Tuesday, October 24, 2006

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TIC Grant

Hi Everyone! I know how swamped we all are, but this would be a fantabulous way to earn a little money (cha-ching!) for our professional development through the BWP website?!?

Do we have any ideas??? Mentoring? Book studies?

Let me know! Jeannine needs a couple of days and don't forget about your portions of the grant. I sent mine to Jeannine about a week ago, but I need to post it here, as well. That way eveyone can comment and amend as necessary!

Happy Tuesday Evening!

Joyce :)

Sunday, October 22, 2006

Wenger on Emerging Leadership Roles

In Wenger (1998), I recently re-encountered his list of "emerging leadership roles" for communities of practice. I thought it might be useful to BWP leadership discussions!

Emerging Leadership Roles
--The inspirational leadership provided by thought leaders and recognized experts
--The day-to-day leadership provided by those who organize activities
--The classificatory leadership provided by those who collect and organize information in order to document practice.
--The interpersonal leadership provided by those who weave the community's social fabric
--The boundary leadership provided by those who connect the community to other communities
--The institutional leadership provided by those who maintain links with other organizational constituencies, in particular the official hierarchy
--The cutting-edge leadership provided by those who shepherd "out-of-the-box" initiatives. (Wenger, 1998)