A few weeks ago the teachers from the Kahui Ako Maths Workstream went to Mayfield School to observe the way that they do maths across the school. At Mayfield School, they  plan collaboratively across the school using the   Upside Down Teaching approach.  Strands are not taught in isolation.  They entwined with problem-solving.   Problem-solving is about open-ended questions - questions that have lots of possibilities for answers   In the  Upside Down Teaching approach , the children work in mixed ability groups to do problem-solving. T he pedagogy around the upside-down teaching approach is that it is a  shift from  'I – we – you'    To    'You – we – I'   Which will create a shift to the children teaching each other and working collaboratively to work through problems.   What I Observed Planning: The teachers plan collaboratively across the school. Once a week they get togeth...