Cathy Carroll

Cathy E. Carroll, Senior Research Associate/Project Director in WestEd’s Mathematics, Science, & Technology program, is engaged in several mathematics education projects. She is an author of Learning to Lead Mathematics Professional Development (LLMPD), a video-based case curriculum designed to develop leaders’ facilitation skills, content knowledge, and pedagogy, enabling them to design and implement effective, high quality mathematics professional development. Carroll also coordinates leadership development services related to the LLMPD materials.

Carroll is co-Principal Investigator for two National Science Foundation-funded projects related to mathematics leadership development. The Leadership Curriculum for Mathematics Professional Development project developed the LLMPD materials and continues to support their dissemination through national institutes and site-based seminars. Researching Mathematics Leader Learning conducts research on how leaders develop and enhance their skills as mathematics professional developers to support teachers in deepening their mathematics knowledge for teaching.

Carroll is recognized nationally for her expertise in mathematics leadership and professional development, consulting with districts and projects across the country. She served as the mathematics content specialist for Teachers as Learners: A Multimedia Kit for Professional Development in Science and Mathematics, a collaborative project of WestEd, WGBH, and the Boston Museum of Science. She also served recently on design teams for the Arizona Middle School Mathematics & Science Initiative and the Curriculum Topic Facilitation Project, as well as the Advisory Board for the Mathematics for All Project, a collaboration of Bank Street College and the Education Development Center.

Previously, Carroll was Director of the Mathematics Renaissance Leadership Alliance, a mathematics leadership initiative funded by the California Department of Education to work with district-based leadership cadres in developing teacher leadership and administrative support for quality mathematics programs. Earlier she served as Associate Director for Mathematics Renaissance K-12 and, prior to that, as Regional Director for the Middle Grades Mathematics Renaissance, a component of California's State Systemic Initiative. Carroll also has nearly 20 years experience as a middle school mathematics teacher.

Carroll is past President of the California Mathematics Council, Northern Section, and is currently serving as Program Chair for the 2008-2009 Asilomar Mathematics Conference. She is a regular presenter at mathematics conferences, including recent presentations for California Mathematics Council, Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, and National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics.