A MATHEMATICS TEACHER LEADER PROFILE: Attributes and Actions to Improve Mathematics Teaching & Learning

Content specific teacher leadership is of growing importance. Based on a review of the literature, this article shares a profile of a mathematics teacher leader. The profile includes attributes and actions of a mathematics teacher leader – the characteristics and actions of a mathematics teacher leader that contribute to improved mathematics teaching and learning for all students. The profile includes 13 attribute - such as belief that all students can learn mathematics, all teachers can teach mathematics, and service as an advocate for both students and teachers -with accompanying actions that describe how a mathematics teacher leader enacts those attributes.