The BES exemplars are a series of publications that make transparent the nature of:
- highly effective teaching
- professional learning and development
- educational leadership
- educationally powerful connections with families whānau, and
- communities that support such teaching.
They were created in response to requests from new Zealand teachers and principals for real-life examples. Wherever possible, the exemplars are derived, from research and development carried out in New Zealand schools and kura
This exemplar, ‘Developing communities of mathematical inquiry’, illustrates how two teachers developed teaching practices that proved highly effective for diverse learners. The teachers were working with year 4 to 6 students, most of whom were Māori or Pasifika. However, the pedagogy that accelerated the mathematics achievement of these students has implications for all students in primary, intermediate, and lower secondary school.