Common Pattern of "Teaching Best Practices": Causes, Contextual Factors and Strategies

The main purpose of this research was exploring about common pattern of Teaching Best Practices of math teachers. To achieve this model qualitative research method, Grounded Theory approach (GT) was used. Participants in this study was female math teachers in Ahvaz. Teachers who had successful experiences in mathematics teaching and were known as a successful and interested person participated based on purposeful sampling and network approach. Open interviews were used to collect data. The data analyzed in a qualitative content analysis method and with grounded theory method, in which the open coding, selective coding and axial coding was used. After analyzing all interviews paradigm model of teaching best practices extracted. The results showed that factors such as the love of learning, academic proficiency, the ability to communicate effectively with students are factors that shaped teaching best practices. Most important strategies that teachers used were work group, class leadership, argumentation and teaching out of usual class. Laws and regulations, cultural factors, teaching methods, the population of students were introduced as underlying factors for the formation of an excellent experience in mathematics teaching. Finally, this study showed that the consequences of such effective experience will be academic achievement, social and emotional growth and enjoyable process teaching