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Milwaukee Mathematics Partnership

Milwaukee Mathematics Partnership. Using Social Network Analysis to Understand Links Between Teacher Leader Roles and Student Achievement Carl Hanssen Hanssen Consulting, LLC DeAnn Huinker University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee MSP Learning Network Conference Washington, DC January 2009.

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Milwaukee Mathematics Partnership

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  1. Milwaukee Mathematics Partnership Using Social Network Analysis to Understand Links Between TeacherLeader Roles and Student Achievement Carl Hanssen Hanssen Consulting, LLC DeAnn Huinker University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee MSP Learning Network Conference Washington, DC January 2009 The Milwaukee Mathematics Partnership (MMP) is supported with funding from the National Science Foundation.

  2. Agenda • Context • Methods • Review Sociograms • Results • Conclusions & Discussion

  3. MMP Goals • Comprehensive mathematics framework • Distributed leadership • Teacher learning continuum • Student learning continuum

  4. MMP Status • Currently in 6th year of funding under original award • Received a Phase II MSP award • Sustaining funding for the MTLposition received from Governor of Wisconsin

  5. Evaluation Goals • Help the MMP better serve its constituents and improve its effectiveness • Serve the broader mathematics education community through documentation and dissemination of MMP activities

  6. Student Achievement Distal Outcomes Classroom Practice Teacher Content & Pedagogical Knowledge Proximal Outcomes Teacher Involvement Learning Team Effort School Buy-in MMP Activities New Courses Math Faculty Involvement District Buy-in UWM Buy-In MATC Buy-In MPA Ownership MMP Evaluation Logic Model

  7. Focus for this study Student Achievement Classroom Practice Teacher Involvement Distributed Leadership Learning Team Efforts School Buy-in

  8. Method • Data collected from 29 schools from 2006-2008 • Purposefully selected for diversity in • School Type • Geography • Student Achievement • MMP Involvement

  9. SNA Survey • Open survey approach • Teachers & administrators • Provide names of individuals with whom you communicated with about mathematics • Demographics • Other data • School staff lists • Student achievement resultsin terms of % proficient on WKCE

  10. Maps identify MTL MTS or Teachers Principal Literacy Coach Others in school Others outside Statistics Network density (%) In-Degree(z-score) Analysis

  11. 2008

  12. 2008

  13. MMP Distributed Leadership Continuum Low High 1 2 3 4 5 Loose Network MTL Not Central Few Links to MTL MTS Outside Few Links to MTS Leadership responsibility of few Tight Network MTL Central Many Links to MTL MTS Inside Many Links to MTS Leadership is shared among many

  14. Sociograms Review • Work in groups of 2-3 • Evaluate the sociogram for distributed leadership characteristics (10 minutes) • Make a judgment about student achievement in that school • Report back

  15. A

  16. A Student Achievement: 2007: 66% Proficient 3-year trend: -9%

  17. B

  18. B Student Achievement: 2007: 47% Proficient 3-year trend: +15%

  19. C

  20. C Student Achievement: 2007: 53% Proficient 3-year trend: +3%

  21. Hypotheses • The Math Teacher Leader and Math Teaching Specialist roles within a school are related to student achievement. • The strength of the communication network, as measured by network density, is related to student achievement.

  22. MTL Role & Student Achievement

  23. MTS Role & Student Achievement

  24. Network Density & Student Achievement

  25. MTL Role & Network Density

  26. Evolution of Distributed Leadership • MTL is active within the school • Teachers begin extensive collaboration • MTL & Teacher collaboration extends outside school (MTS may become heavily involved in the school) • MTL is used primarily as a resource • Teachers assume math leadership

  27. Discussion • What are the implications of distributed leadership for teacher professional development? • How can Social Network Analysis support planning for, and measurement of, pd efforts?

  28. Next Steps • Phase II Work • More schools • Longitudinal • Comparison of released and non-released MTL models • Recommendations?

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