Faculty Attitudes Toward the Cultivation of Student Leaders

This paper discusses how the faculty at an urban public middle/high school prioritized the identification and cultivation of student leaders in order to improve equity, classroom management, and student learning. Faculty identified student leaders, piloted steps to develop them, and shared a rubric...

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Main Author: Christopher J. Huson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Columbia University Libraries 2013-04-01
Series:Journal of Mathematics Education at Teachers College
Online Access:https://journals.library.columbia.edu/index.php/jmetc/article/view/771
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spelling doaj-327dd73bd12342378faec6d8e9e96cf72020-11-25T02:00:30ZengColumbia University LibrariesJournal of Mathematics Education at Teachers College2156-14002156-13972013-04-014110.7916/jmetc.v4i1.771Faculty Attitudes Toward the Cultivation of Student LeadersChristopher J. Huson0Bronx Early College AcademyThis paper discusses how the faculty at an urban public middle/high school prioritized the identification and cultivation of student leaders in order to improve equity, classroom management, and student learning. Faculty identified student leaders, piloted steps to develop them, and shared a rubric to assess leadership performance. The paper illustrates a promising case of faculty collaboration, but also the limitations of relatively inexperienced group in a challenging demographic and institutional setting. A focus on student leaders may help teachers advance the mathematical practices prioritized by the Common Core mathematics standards.https://journals.library.columbia.edu/index.php/jmetc/article/view/771
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description This paper discusses how the faculty at an urban public middle/high school prioritized the identification and cultivation of student leaders in order to improve equity, classroom management, and student learning. Faculty identified student leaders, piloted steps to develop them, and shared a rubric to assess leadership performance. The paper illustrates a promising case of faculty collaboration, but also the limitations of relatively inexperienced group in a challenging demographic and institutional setting. A focus on student leaders may help teachers advance the mathematical practices prioritized by the Common Core mathematics standards.
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