MathUP Leadership by Doug Duff

The MathUP Leadership program offers a robust set of focused tools to help build capacity in teaching mathematics through professional learning for both teachers and administrators. Developed by Doug Duff, MathUP Leadership describes a proven process that empowers elementary principals to build a successful math culture throughout the entire school.

  • Everything you need to sustain school improvement – in
    one place.
  • Gather, analyze, and quantify data to design whole-school professional learning.
  • Measurable and sustainable whole-school improvement
    in mathematics.
  • Provides principals with all the processes and tools to lead school improvement.
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Ready to Transform Your School With Math-Driven School Improvement?

The School Improvement Cycle is Doug Duff’s systematic approach to building a common school-wide language, understanding, and instructional focus, resulting in improved teaching and learning.

  • Focused Support
  • The School Improvement Cycle

Focused Support Where Help Is Most Needed

MathUP Leadership shows principals where to focus their time so that their efforts are most effective. It answers the most challenging questions elementary principals face when leading whole-school improvement in math. For example, how can I …

  • Lead a cultural shift in math?
  • Engage all my teachers from Kindergarten to Grade 8?
  • Measure and sustain improvement in mathematics?
  • Know what to focus on mathematically?
  • Get real data about student learning in my school?
  • Deepen teacher math expertise and pedagogy?


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The School Improvement Cycle: A Proven Process

Instructional leaders use the school improvement cycle to change their school.

  • Stage 1: Gather Evidence
    What can our students do?
  • Stage 2: Analyze Evidence
    What does the data tell us about our students’ number sense and flexibility?
  • Stage 3: Target Professional Learning
    What professional learning do we need based on the data?
  • Stage 4: Monitor Implementation
    Is new learning visible in classrooms and are there gaps?
  • Stage 5: Audit Progress
    What do our students’ number sense and flexibility look like after the professional learning?
  • Stage 6: Analyze Focus Evidence
    What does the new data tell us about growth and gaps?
  • Stage 7: Deepen Professional Learning
    What further professional learning do we need in order to close those gaps?
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The school improvement cycle in MathUP Leadership moves instructional leaders and teachers through an increasingly sophisticated understanding of connected number thinking, beginning with additive reasoning and moving through to multiplicative and proportional reasoning.


Unlock Even More With Our Latest MathUP Leadership Offering!

MathUP Leadership Series: Driving Measurable Change

Join Doug Duff for a 5-session virtual course to drive sustainable learning in your school. Through a blend of professional learning and hands-on tasks specific to your school, you’ll create an action plan for whole-school improvement in mathematics. You'll benefit from the sharing of ideas that happens naturally when colleagues join each other for interactive and collaborative sessions.

  • Lead: Identify your school’s key areas for improvement.
  • Plan: Gather and analyze data to inform your action plan.
  • Grow: Monitor progress and adapt your plan for continued success.


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Everything You Need to Lead and Sustain School Improvement in Mathematics — in One Place

MathUP Leadership provides principals with all of the processes and tools necessary to lead a school-wide cultural shift in mathematics. The digital platform includes assessment tasks for gathering evidence and tools for analyzing evidence of students’ work.

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Data-Gathering Tools



Are included for gathering and analyzing evidence of students’ use of number models.

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Professional Learning Modules


Deepen teachers’ number sense and flexibility and improve their instructional practices.

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The School Improvement Cycle


Provides a clear roadmap to success.

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Professional Learning Videos


Provide tutorials where Doug Duff explains key mathematical concepts and high impact instructional practices.

Introduction to
MathUP Leadership

MathUP Leadership is designed to improve math understanding and performance. It is a system-wide solution that provides professional learning for teachers and administrators. The program empowers elementary principals to build a successful math culture, promoting measurable and sustainable whole school improvement.

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Lead Author

Doug Duff

Doug Duff is an experienced educator, administrator, and Principal Instructional Leader. He worked with the Thames Valley District School Board in London, Ontario, for 20 years. He has worked in math education and school improvement in various capacities both nationally and internationally.
He is a multi-grade textbook author, and an international presenter for mathematics leadership and professional learning.

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