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Organizing a Network for Collective Action

This is the third post in a series designed to explore and bring to life the framework for initiating networked improvement communities (NICs). Anchored in the reflections of leaders from the Mathematics Teacher Education Partnership on their experience initiating a NIC, this post spotlights issues related to leadership, organization, and operations that support the successful launch of networked improvement work.

Organizing a Network for Collective Action

February 4, 2016 | By W. Gary Martin, Auburn University, and Howard Gobstein, Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities

The Mathematics Teacher Education Partnership (MTE-Partnership) is a national consortium of over 100 universities and over 100 school systems. It was formed to address the undersupply of new secondary mathematics teachers who are well prepared to help their students attain the goals of the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics.

It was organized under the Association of the Public and Land-Grant Universities (APLU), which was able to mobilize leaders….  Read the full post here.

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