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Education & Learning

Shared Foundations provides on-demand learning tools, including lesson plans, online learning modules, and planning activities to help land use commissions navigate housing conversations, understand key planning concepts, and lead more effective discussions.

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Whether you’re just getting started or building on existing knowledge, these resources are designed to make complex topics clear and support effective public engagement.

How Our Lessons Work

Each lesson is built to be flexible based on your needs. These can be led by municipal staff, a facilitator, or explored independently. Lessons include:

Downloadable Lesson Plans

This is your main guide for facilitating the session.

Supporting
Materials

These include fact sheets, visuals, and activities to support each lesson.

Online Learning Modules

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Self-paced modules completed anytime

Your Resource Hub for Collaborative Housing Solutions

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Shared Foundations is RiverCOG’s educational hub designed to provide municipalities, commissioners, and residents with the tools, knowledge, and resources to navigate housing planning with confidence.

Lesson One: Community Visioning

This lesson is designed for municipal commissions and introduces the purpose and process of creating a comprehensive vision plan—known in Connecticut as the Plan of Conservation & Development. Participants will explore how vision plans guide future growth, their relationship to zoning, and the key steps involved in developing one.

Download the Lesson Plan

Start by downloading the facilitator's lesson plan & corresponding presentation. 

Download Activities & Fact Sheets

These materials are supplemental, but needed to facilitate the lesson.

Need Support?

If you'd like help facilitating a lesson or bringing training to your commission, please contact the Shared Foundations team below:

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