LEaDME: Leading Educators and Development in Mathematics Education

This is my first post on my blog.

Welcome to my blog about the leadership of mathematics in primary school settings.

I hope that this blog is a space that explores and celebrates that leadership of mathematics in primary schools. This is the topic of my current PhD study.

I have been fortunate to work with some amazing School Mathematics Leaders who were kind to let me learn from them during the time of my doctorate study. These leaders do extraordinary work with their classroom teachers when it comes to supporting them in professional learning. It is those leaders who have inspired me to create this web space.

The name, LEaDMe (which is the acronym for Leading Educators and Development in Mathematics Education), was chosen because I wanted a name that captured my interest in mathematics education: the leadership of mathematics education in schools where the focus is on leading educators (classroom teachers, families, communities) and development (improving and extending mathematical knowledge, practices, and dispositions) in mathematics education (teaching and learning).

I look forward to this space being one where School Mathematics Leaders, numeracy coordinators, mathematics coaches, and any other people who work with developing mathematics teaching and learning practices in primary schools, could find stories, inspiration, affirmation, resources, and other tools that might support them in their mathematics leadership work.

I look forward to sharing this space with you.

Matt