Administrator Learning

School and district administrators can play a key role as leaders to promote high-quality mathematics instruction. Our research shows that administrators' understanding of mathematics instruction, and their ideas about how they can support it, are significantly influenced by their own ideas about teaching, learning, and the nature of mathematics. If they are to support NCTM Standards-based instruction, administrators need the opportunity to explore new ideas and to think critically about the nature of mathematics learning and teaching, and to think through the implications of these ideas for their own practices.

Our work at EDC focuses on:

Research on the connection between administrators' ideas about teaching, learning, leadership, and mathematics and how they apply these ideas to their administrative practice;

Courses and workshops to inform administrators about the nature of Standards-based instruction and how to apply this knowledge to administrative functions, such as curriculum selection, professional development for teachers, and assessment of student outcomes;

Networking for administrators to develop both the leadership skills that support educational change in their districts and the collegial support to continue their own learning.

Explore selections of MLT's work or, browse for a complete list of all MLT administrator learning projects, Web sites, and publications

This month's selections of MLT administrator learning projects, Web sites, and publications
TITLE	DESCRIPTION
How do administrators’ ideas about mathematics, learning and teaching influence their approaches to action in our era of reform?	In one of the CDT Paper Series, Dr. Barbara Scott Nelson examines the question of how administrator’s ideas about mathematics, learning and teaching influence their approach to their supervisory and support roles. For more information. To review other CDT Papers.
Voices of Change: Educators Talk about Using Standards-Based Mathematics Curriculum	The three volumes of Perspectives on Curricular Change: Interviews with Teachers, Administrators, and Curriculum Developers look at how individual school districts have chosen and implanted these curricula—and what they have learned in the process. For more about Voices of Change. For more about Perspectives on Curricular Change.
Shifting Approaches to Supervision: The Case of Mathematics Supervision	This publication invites readers to reconsider the role of supervision for the mathematics classroom. To view a summary and to order.
Implementing Your New Curriculum	Implementing Your New Curriculum is a three-day seminar focusing on strategies for thoughtful implementation of standards-based curriculum programs in mathematics. Participants learn about effective models for professional development that build teachers' expertise with programs' mathematics content and pedagogy. In addition, participants consider methods of building support among and communicating goals to parents, community members, school boards, and others.