Participating teachers attend an institute at one of seventeen sites on campuses of the University of California or the California State University. At the institutes and follow-up activities throughout the academic year, teachers combine their own experience and expertise with that of other teachers, mathematicians, and mathematics educators. Together they investigate the classroom implications of current reforms in the mathematics curriculum and evaluate the practices of other mathematics educators from around the world. A major goal of the project is the development of teacher leadership in mathematics education. These institutes and activities are designed to strengthen the leadership of teachers.
Participants form a network of teachers active at national, state, district, and school levels.