Urban Mathematics Education Leadership Academy Session 2 May , 2009 Irving, TX

Leadership is art - A performing art - and the instrument is the self. Welcome Source: Kouzes & Posner

Introductions Welcome new colleagues to the Academy

Purposes of the Academy To help leaders of mathematics education succeed in their role of planning and carrying out wide-scale changes at all levels of the education system. To assist leaders to gain knowledge, skills, and strategies for initiating, implementing, and sustaining educational improvements that help all students learn. To build a strong, supportive, and ongoing learning community for leaders of mathematics education.

Guiding Principles The vision of the NCTM Standards and Research A supportive, ongoing learning community Job-embedded learning Learning through varied formats and structures Using knowledge from research, practice, and data- gathering to make informed decisions Modeling a professional learning community Grounding all learning in the context of mathematics education reform issues

Components of the Academy Four Leadership Development Workshops Project Learning Goals Plan Portfolio Sharing Resources Ongoing Networking

You Are Here Session 1: February 4-6, 2009 –Academy Orientation & Effective Leadership Practices –Designing, Implementing, and Evaluating Effective Professional Development  Session 2: May 18-20, 2009 –Facilitating Teacher Learning in Mathematics –Developing Facilitation Skills for Collaborative Groups Session 3: September 23-25, 2009 –Leading Individual and Organizational Change Session 4: December 9-11, 2009 –Leadership Skills for Sustaining Effective Practice –Portfolio Sharing Session 2 Academy UMELA

Project Learning Goals Plan Daily Reflections Tailored to the Topic and Content Presented To reflect on your learning experiences in the Leadership Academy To guide you to apply learning to your own leadership roles To facilitate the implementation of your new ideas and work

Resources Agenda Books Professional Books Resource Table (Bibliography) Academy Colleagues Photo Wall Facilitation Strategies Want Ads Inquiry Questions Comment Cards

Ongoing Networking Resources and updates from Staff Communicating with other Academy Colleagues to support your work in your sites Online discussions and sharing of information

Your Learning from Session 1 With an “elbow partner” flip through the Learning Links and select 1-2 to discuss: –What did you learn? –How did you implement what you learned? For people new to your team, use the Learning Links to orient them to the content of Session 1 Identify 1-2 unfamiliar Learning Links and predict what you think it means and how it fits into Session 2

Session 2 Goals Learn to design mathematics professional development to achieve specific goals and purposes Learn tools and strategies for managing effective mathematics discussions in professional development Develop ideas for selecting and using worthwhile mathematical tasks for professional development Build a repertoire of strategies and facilitation moves to achieve a quality mathematics professional development program Explore key elements of effective co-facilitation Network with other Academy participants and staff

Ground Rules for Collaborative Learning She/he who works, learns Challenge ideas Everyone has expertise Share “talk time” and engage in active listening Phrase questions for the benefit of everyone Take time for assimilation of and reflection on learning Take care of your own needs, physically and intellectually Honor times Cell phones on “silent”

Clarifying Staff Roles During Case Discussions, staff will engage as learners with Academy colleagues. Susan and Kathy will also support Cathy Carroll’s facilitation. During District Planning and District Reflection, staff will negotiate with each team: –Facilitator –Moderator –Note-Taker –Observer/Listener –Other….