All of Us > Any of Us
Mountaineer Mathematics Master Teachers (M3T) is collaborative, teacher-led improvement of mathematics teaching and learning across West Virginia. M3T supports and empowers experienced and exemplary secondary mathematics teachers as math teacher leaders (MTL) to learn and use the tools of improvement science and networked improvement communities (NICs). MTLs recruit and lead Local Improvement Teams (LITs) and Grade-level Improvement Teams (GrITs) of teachers who join together across district lines to improve mathematics teaching and learning across the state. Since 2020, more than 300 teachers from 37 districts, led by 42 Math Teacher Leaders, have improved math teaching and learning for over 30,000 students in grades 6 – 12.
Why
M3T?
West Virginia has a growing teacher shortage, especially in high school math. Our neighboring states pay teachers more and our student population has a growing and diverse set of needs. However, this context is also rich in opportunity. West Virginia brings strengths of networking, a teaching population that doesn’t move much and a communal, can-do spirit. Math teachers are problem solvers by nature, and when they come to a shared vision of what best practice looks like, commit to be real about what’s hard, create a culture of open doors, and a great deal of agency in how to make it better, these West Virginia mountains can (and do) move.
“What I love about M3T are the opportunities for growth, discovery, collaborating and solution-oriented problem solving the network and community of math teachers gives me. It is a safe and proactive place to ask questions, admit failures, find inspiration, and empower others. As a collective whole, we want to better math education for the students and for the teachers who deliver the instruction.” – M3T participant
“The network of educators that has been created through M3T has been amazing to work with. I have felt supported in my classroom and challenged to try new and innovative ways of teaching.“
Kerianne Smead
M3T MTL, 2020-2025
Morgantown High School