From the classroom to the boardroom!  On the path to leadership we all encounter bumps...and boulders. Here are ten tips to help smooth those bumps to become an effective leader of mathematics education.

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In this episode, hosts Dr. Katey Arrington and Dr. Brian Buckhalter welcome the Executive Director (ED) of the Delaware Mathematics Coalition, Dr. Jamila Riser, as well as teacher leaders Anthony Reid and Shellee Wong. Dr Riser is a veteran educator committed to equity and access, and believes we need to work to retain the amazing educators in our system. Mr. Reid and Ms. Wong share their passion for advocating for their own students and growing educators to foster a more inclusive environment. Together they will share about the Math Marigolds project, and how they are supporting each other by leveraging mentorship and sharing explicitly about their efforts to be impactful teachers with other educators and their students. You won't want to miss hearing about this work! #NCSMBold

Episode97-Dr. Jamila Riser, Anthony Reid and Shellee Wong, "Math Marigolds"

In this episode, hosts Dr. Katey Arrington and Dr. Brian Buckhalter welcome the two co-founders of Black Womxn in Mathematics Education, Christina Lincoln-Moore and Tashana Howse, as well as two members of the organization, Dionne Aminata and Deborah Peart. These women are coming together to work as change agents to disrupt systems of oppression in mathematical spaces. They amplify and support each other's work for the benefit of students and educators. You will enjoy listening to them about their collaborative work! Take a listen! #NCSMBold

Episode96-Christina Lincoln-Moore and Tashana Howse, "Iron Sharpens Iron: Black Womxn in Mathematics Education (BWXME) Speak  "

In this episode, hosts Dr. Katey Arrington and Dr. Brian Buckhalter welcome Dr. Jason Gauthier. Jason has a passion for instructional coaching in mathematics, and brings his heart and his experience working with coaches to the audience of Learning with Leaders this month. Dr. Jason has studied, written and presented about coaching, worked with a network of coaches over many years, developed tools and resources for coaches and is excited to share a part of his learnings and story with the BOLD Math Ed Leaders of NCSM. You won’t want to miss hearing his insights about what coaching can and should be, and why every educator deserves a coach! #NCSMBold

Episode95-Dr. Jason Gauthier, "Coaching is Belief Work "

In this episode, hosts Dr. Katey Arrington and Dr. Brian Buckhalter welcome extra special guests this week! We are hosting the participants of NCSM’s Fellows Program: Fellow John Fischer, K-12 Math Facilitator for Greeley-Evans School District 6,  Fellow Dr. Johnny Stitts, Secondary Math Specialist Jonesboro Public Schools, Fellow Nancy Smith Math Specialist in Compton Unified School District, and Mentor Dr. John Staley, Coordinator for Baltimore County Public Schools and Past President of NCSM. We also welcome Judy Dunmire, NCSM Inspiration Editor, Director of Instructional Support for the Integrated State Partnership Team at Instruction Partners, and President Arkansas Association of Math Leaders, who works with Dr. Buck to support this pilot of the mentor program. They will share how the program came about, why they have chosen to participate, what they have already experienced and what they hope to get out of the program. We hope this is an amazing program for those in the first cohort, but we are learning through this experience and hope to support more mentoring opportunities in the future! You won’t want to miss hearing about the start to a whole new level in our learning community, and hope you will join us in creating leadership up and down, leadership across! #NCSMBold

Episode94-NCSM Fellows, "Sharing the NCSM Fellows Program "

In this episode, hosts Dr. Katey Arrington and Dr. Brian Buckhalter welcome two very special guests: Dr. Sean Nank, Director of the Western 2 Region for NCSM, teacher at Cal State University in San Marcos, professor at the American College of Education, and works for Oceanside Unified School District; and Dr. Jackie Murawska who is currently serving as a STEM Instructional Coach in a K-8 school district north of Chicago, is a Mathematics Educator Researcher, past president of the Illinois Council of Teachers of Mathematics, and former NCTM MARC Central 1 Representative. Sean and Jackie have been working to produce a powerful resource for educators, Empathetic Storytelling: Igniting Change in Education, a book that brings together a collection of stories that can spark a change in the way you think. Listen to the episode to hear all about the stories, what the process of editing the book has meant to Sean, Jackie, and the authors, and what you can expect from the book itself including tools to intentionally reflect on the stories told. The book will be available at https://brill.com/ soon for pre-order and should be officially released in February. This is a new take on storytelling for growth and you won’t want to miss out on this discussion, so listen now! #NCSMBold

Episode4-Linda Gojak, Leading to Make a Difference.m4a

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