In the following links we share the narratives of eight schools. The first four describe the school-wide development of effective approaches to mathematics teaching, and some teaching strategies. The final four describe strategies that were implemented in parts of the schools concerned.
ABERDEEN SCHOOL
HAMILTON
- Focused professional learning and development
- Managing improvements across the school
- Working with individual children and their parents
HOON HAY SCHOOL
CHRISTCHURCH
- Strategically managing change
- Trialling and spreading the new mathematics approached
- Working with parents
- Ongoing review and development
HOKOWHITU SCHOOL
PALMERSTON NORTH
- Reviewing and developing curriculum content
- Outlining expectations about teaching practices
- Successfully implementing new approaches
ROSCOMMON SCHOOL
AUCKLAND
- Identifying children’s and teachers’ development needs
- Accessing relevant PLD
- Developing Mathematical Inquiry Communities
SELWYN RIDGE SCHOOL
TAURANGA
- A multi-ability mathematics lesson
- Children supporting each other to learn
- Impacts for children
EAST TAIERI SCHOOL
OTAGO
- A multi-ability mathematics lesson
- Children supporting each other to learn
- Impacts for children
MARIST SCHOOL MOUNT ALBERT
AUCKLAND
- Introducing mixed-ability instruction
- Helping children to understand their learning
- Using digital technologies
WAIPAHIHI SCHOOL
TAUPO
- Increasing children’s understanding of their learning
- Improving teaching practices