Charting a Course to Mathematics Leadership - NCSM

, NCSM Immediate Past President,Leadership Consultant, Chicago, IL Laurie Boswell, NCSM Eastern 1 RegionalDirector, Monroe, NHThe best leaders not only lead well, but also reflect ontheir leadership long enough to understand thephilosophies that cause them to do so. They can pinpointthe rationale for their actions and decisions with ease.This motivational and humorous session will highlightlesson learned axioms in four different categories ofleadership: vision and strategy, teamwork andcommunication, assessment and evaluation, and personalintegrity. Thought provoking and challenging, thissession will support your leadership journey formathematics program success regardless of your role orsphere of influence as a mathematics education leadertoday.Tim Kanold is the immediate PastPresident for NCSM and currentlyserves the NCSM Board as theDirector of the Summer LeadershipAcademies as well. Tim is the CEOand founder of E^2-PLC Learning-aprofessional development companythat serves mostly urban districts.Previously, Tim served for 21 yearsas the Director of Mathematics and Science and then asSuperintendent of Adlai E. Stevenson High SchoolDistrict 125 in the Chicago area. A motivational andinsightful leader, Tim provides practical solutions to thecomplex issues faced by mathematics education leaderstoday.This session details the use of 3 data tools available to allPennsylvania school districts to inform planning of strategiesto increase student achievement. In addition, the analysis ofthese tools will provide a foundation for ongoing benchmarkassessment to monitor progress towards school district goals., Lancaster Lebanon IU13, Lancaster, PATransformations, coordinate geometry, calculator andcomputer graphics, and increased attention to applicationshave all caused, without fanfare, changes in how we look atthe shapes of figures. This talk discusses the changes inschool geometry in grades 3-12 over the past half centuryfrom the standpoint of the concept of shape., The University of Chicago, Winnetka, ILMathematics Teaching Specialists use coaching ingredientsto transform teachers into Teacher Leaders, who usecoaching techniques with their staff while affecting studentachievement, teacher learning, and instruction. Participantswill learn about a successful model that is used to improvestudent achievement in an urban district and the overallimpact district-wide., Milwaukee Public Schools,Milwaukee, WI, Milwaukee Public Schools,Milwaukee, WIThis interactive session will provide participants with theopportunity to develop an understanding of the AssessmentPrinciple and the corresponding teacher leadership actions asdescribed in PRIME. The components of effectiveassessment practices will be discussed as well as how thesecomponents work together to build successful practices., NCSM Position Papers Editor, Southborough, MA, NCSM Southern 2 Regional Director,Arkansas State University, Jacksonville, ARA mentor/cooperating teacher plays a critical role inbeginning or student teachers development. Strategies inguiding them to effective mathematics teaching and dealingwith classroom challenges will be presented. The efficacy ofonline peer discussion as a means of support and reflectionfor pre-service and beginning teachers will be discussed., University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown,Johnstown, PA