A Partnership with the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill School of Education

The Center for Teaching Quality and the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill School of Education have developed a partnership to create the Leadership Center for Math and Science Teachers (LC-MaST). The Center’s mission is to build abilities and leadership among mathematics and science teachers in under-resourced communities and assist them in achieving National Board Certification. To achieve this mission, LC-MaST has developed six strategic goals: 

• To support the recruitment and development of mathematics and science teachers through programs at UNC-CH School of Education;
• To support in-service teachers in high needs schools to become NBCTs through Take One! and other pedagogical models;
• To create statewide professional learning communities both online and face-to-face with all mathematics and science NBCTs and other teachers in high needs schools;
• To support in-service mathematics and science teachers to become instructional leaders in their schools, region and the State;
• To research and implement best practices for effectively involving NBCTs in furthering the Center’s core mission, and
• To help high needs schools recruit and retain new teachers of mathematics and science.

Building on the research expertise of the UNC-CH School of Education and the virtual learning platform created by the Center for Teaching Quality, LC-MaST has focused its initial activities on developing a robust research and evaluation structure to measure the success of the program while building capacity among mathematics and science NBCTs to serve as teacher leaders. Future activities will include developing content modules to inform teacher practice with the overall goal of improving student learning.