Designed to keep you engaged with the latest happenings across MTEP 2.0, the following article includes brief updates from the Outreach, Research, Support, and Admin hubs, along with exciting cross-hub initiatives. Read on to learn what’s new with MTEP.
Outreach
- The Network Expansion Subhub hosted a successful session, during which subhub members shared updates on the project’s goals and facilitated the development of action steps, at the MTEP & ESTEEM Pre-Conference to the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators 2026 Annual Meeting on Feb. 4. The next Network Expansion Subhub Meeting will be held at 12 p.m. CDT on Friday, March 27, via Zoom.
- The Recruitment Subhub is excited to welcome a new team to the MTEP 2.0 network, the University of Northern Iowa Networked Improvement Community! The subhub will also host a Partnership Building and Networking Meeting at 12 p.m. CDT on Friday, April 17, via Zoom.
- The Public Awareness/Social Media subhubs continue to publish the monthly MTEP Transformers newsletter and post on socials. You can also follow MTEP on your favorite social media platform to stay up-to-date on the latest happenings!
- The Policy Subhub continues to contribute to the "Advocacy Corner" newsletter feature and work with legislators to tell stories of the impact of policies.
- This fall, the Research Hub began interviewing selected MTEP teams for the final round of interviews. Interviews will continue in Spring 2026—team leaders, be on the lookout for a request for interviews!
- The hub has updated the PDSA Cycle Database with Summer 2025 data before January. The database is accessible from the Files section of Groups.io. Let us know how this resource is helpful to your team.
- The Research Hub is in the process of updating the NIC Partnership Profiles with Summer 2025 data. These profiles collectively represent completed case analyses for all NICs to tell their stories of transformation. We will send out Version 2 of the profiles to each team later this spring.
- The Change Agent Subhub will host the Spring Change Agent Check In, with two time options at 4 p.m. CDT on Thursday, April 30 and 11 a.m. CDT on Friday, May 1. Change Agents are requested to attend one of two check-in sessions, focused on working toward sustainability of NIC efforts. If you are a change agent and need the calendar invitation for either session, please contact Meghan Leadabrand at mleadabrand2@unl.edu.
- The Change Coach Subhub held its spring meeting on Jan. 26, including updating coaching assignments for Spring 2026 and discussing how to support MTEP teams going forward. The subhub continues to send monthly emails to coaches with reminders and conversation starters for engaging with teams. Coaches—keep an eye out for a calendar invitation for a May meeting!
- The Cross-team Improvement Subhub supported cross-team work during the 2026 MTEP & ESTEEM Pre-Conference, which was a valued part of the conference according to the evaluation summary. A working group on Sustainable Teaching Pathways emerged at the conference and had its first meeting on March 3.
- The MTEP STRETCH (Supporting The Retention of Early-Career Mathematics Teachers) working group is continuing its monthly meetings for pre-service teachers, recent graduates and their mentor teachers on March 26 and April 23. It is not accepting new participants at this time.
- The MTEP Leadership Academy cohort had its kick-off meeting, an energized working session, at the 2026 MTEP & ESTEEM Pre-Conference. Participants will meet asynchronously online in March and April, then synchronously online in May and June. The Academy will conclude with an in-person meeting in July. Participants will gain access to leadership tools and resources, with an emphasis on community building.
- The Admin Hub is providing logistical support for MTEP mini-grants, particularly related to ordering materials and getting participants paid.
- We are continuing to use Groups.io for MTEP-related communications. If you haven’t already, please sign up for the communications list!
- Don’t miss the upcoming MTEP NIC-Casts highlighting the NCSM Educational Technology & AI Guidance for Math Leaders at 2:30 p.m. CDT on Tuesday, March 24, and the MET III Report at 12 p.m. CDT on April 24!
- The hub leadership is thinking about strategic plans and structures to keep in place beyond the end of the MTEP 2.0 grants in Fall 2026.
- We are exploring the possibility of launching an AMTE Community Circle focused on secondary mathematics teacher preparation program transformation as one structure that will allow us to continue our connections and conversations with each other over the coming year.