The Connecticut Noyce Math Teacher Leaders Program is a 5-year program comprising a variety of activities to build capacity for math teacher leadership among the cohort of 20 veteran Alliance district secondary math teachers. Given its goals, and focus on Alliance districts, we have the opportunity to adjust programming in ways that are responsive and supportive for the local context. The plans provide the structure and an overview.
Programming Overview:
- Spring 2022 — TEAM Workshops and Math Leadership Workshops
- Summer 2022 — Two Graduate Courses (Equitable Content and Equitable Pedagogy)
- AY 2022-23 — Leadership Project: Augmenting Practices or Programming
- Summer 2023 — Graduate course: Teacher Leadership in Math
- AY 2023-24 — Leadership Project: Mentorship
- Summer 2024 — Graduate Course: Equity in Math Education
- AY 2024-25 — Leadership Project: Equity and Fall Conference
- Summer 2025 — PLU Module Development
- AY 2025-26 — PLU Module Piloting, Revision
- Summer 2026 — PLU Module Complete
- Fall 2026 — Fall Conference
Academic Year 2022-2023 Programming:
Fall 2022 – Teaching – Focus on Engagement -supported in Collaborative Learning Groups (CLGs)
| August/September | Meet with building leadership to collaborate on plans for fall work | |
| September (2x) | 2 meetings per month; ~90 mins
Scheduled by the group for convenience. Expected to be almost exclusively online. |
FALL Focus on student engagement
2x Collaborative Learning Group (CLG) Meetings |
| October (2x) | 2x Collaborative Learning Group (90 mins) | |
| November (2x) | 1 FULL GROUP MEETING – looking ahead to Jan and spring work (90 mins) (ILPs)
1x Collaborative Learning Group Meeting (90 mins) |
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| December (1x) | 1 meeting only
Wrap Up fall work and look ahead to spring |
Winter/Spring 2023 – Independent Leadership Project (ILP) supported in Collaborative Learning Groups (CLGs)
| Late Dec/Jan | Meet with Building-Level leadership; share fall work and collaborate on plans for spring | |
| Jan (1x) | Support workshop for Independent Leadership Project (ILP). One online session, 90 minutes. | SPRING FOCUS: Independent Leadership Project (ILP) supported in Collaborative Learning Groups |
| Feb (2x) | 2 meetings per month; ~90 mins
Scheduled by the group for convenience. Expected to be almost exclusively online. |
2x Collaborative Learning Group Meetings |
| Mar (2x) | 2x Collaborative Learning Group Meetings | |
| Apr (2x) | April 29th, 9 - 12:30 at CAS in Cheshire, CT | 1x Collaborative Learning Group Meetings
1x FULL GROUP MEETING |
| May (2x) | 1x Collaborative Learning Group Meetings
1x FULL GROUP MEETING (virtual) - AY wrap up; look toward summer. |
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| Late May/June | Meeting with building leadership; share work from spring; look ahead to AY 2023-2024 | |
| Project “June Break” June 1- June 30, 2023 |
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Summer 2023 (Y2)
| Year 3 Orientation and Work Session |
July 2023 July 10 – July 27, 2023 |
Full Group (before and/or after class) Planning for year 3 |
| EDCI/EDLR graduate course |
July 2023 July 10 – July 27, 2023 |
Coaching, Mentoring and Leadership in Math Education |