RUME 25
2023
Omaha, Nebraska
Re-envisioning a Value Framework for Examining Transformational Communities of Practice in Mathematics Education
Page: 786
Communities of practice (CoPs) provide a structure that allows individuals with a common goal or purpose to come together to engage in collective learning (Wenger-Trayner & Wenger-Trayner, 2015). The COMmunity for Mathematics Inquiry in Teaching (COMMIT) Network was developed to support regional Math CoPs, called COMMITs, composed of undergraduate mathematics faculty interested in using active learning and inquiry teaching approaches in their courses. For the past three years, we have utilized the value framework, presented by Wenger et al. (2011), to better understand the layers of value faculty experience as they engage in COMMITs and the broader network. In doing so, we have identified modifications to the original model from Wenger et al. that may further interrogate and articulate the layers of value that can be used to help advance and sustain CoPs longterm. We present our theoretical adaptation in the following report.