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Good practice examples

The third module offers insights into creating CoP in schools in the different partner countries, which allows to consider the specific educational context, share experiences in using the CoP approach form the perspective of different CoP members and highlight good-practice examples of establishing and working in CoP in schools. 

Step into the world of Communities of Practice that have been implemented in the I CO-COPE collaboration schools. You can expect unique insights into how collaborative learning and shared development unfold in real educational settings.

Explore the journey through seven key moments that shape the process - from finding a CoP-team over initial ideas to lasting impact. Along the way, you’ll hear directly from participants: teachers, students, and other professionals sharing their experiences, reflections, and perspectives through short video clips.

Discover in short video clips how diverse voices come together, how ideas evolve, and what it means to learn with and from one another. If you want to learn more of the specific goals and undertaken actions of the involved schools, have a look at the schools’ profiles at the end of this module.

Seven milestones in a CoP process

  1. Create a CoP team

    Click here to discover how an internal moderator brought together a diverse CoP team at their school.

  2. Prepare the first CoP meeting

    Click here to learn how the team prepared for their first CoP meeting and set the stage for collaboration.

  3. First CoP meeting: Find a shared goal

    Click here to explore how the CoP team identified a shared goal and built a common understanding.

  4. Second CoP meeting: Action plan

    Click here to see how ideas were transformed into a concrete action plan.

  5. Status Quo: Progress of implemented actions

    Click here to follow the team as they reflect on the progress of their implemented actions.

  6. 3rd CoP meeting: Evaluation of the undertaken actions

    Click here to find out how the team evaluated their actions and reflected on their impact.

  7. Evaluation of the CoP process

    Click here to gain insights into how participants reflected on the overall CoP process and their shared learning journey.

Profiles of the I CO-COPE partner schools

  • /files/at_ms-bad-waltersdorf.pdf School profile: MS Bad Waltersdorf (Austria)
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  • /files/at_ms-puntigam.pdf School profile: MS Bad Puntigam (Austria)
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  • /files/be_gent.pdf School profile: Portus Lyceum Gent (Belgium)
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  • /files/be_heiliggraf.pdf School profile: Heilig Graf Campus Apostoliekenstraat (Belgium)
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  • /files/pt_cristelo.pdf School profile: Agrupamento de Escolas de Cristelo (Portugal)
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  • /files/pt_maia.pdf School profile: Agrupamento de Escolas Gonçalo Mendes da Maia (Portugal)
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  • /files/sk_milana.pdf School profile: Základná Škola S Materskou Školou Milana Hodžu (Slovakia)
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  • /files/sk_stefanika.pdf School profile: Základná Škola S Materskou Školou M. R. Štefánika (Slovakia)
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Project partners