The e5 Instructional Model

• e5 has not been designed as a planning model (what is taught) but as a Teacher Instructional Model (how it is taught).

• It is not linear. • A teacher needs to develop expertise in

each of the Domains and apply that expertise at the point of need within any teaching program.

‘If you don’t know what good practice looks like and you can’t translate it into a common and shared language, improvement won’t happen.’

Richard Elmore

The spotlight is directly on the teacher.

Crunchie

You are an outspoken extrovert with a propensity to develop obsessive, compulsive behaviours. A high achiever who works hard and gets results!

 Picnic

You are a sensitive, highly intelligent individual with a bent towards Mathematics.

You have excellent inter-personal skills and work well with people. Lives for the moment!

 Freddo

You are a joyful, happy and easygoing person who enjoys the outdoors. You are energetic and lively, often the life of the party.

 Twirl

You have an excellent sense of humour and enjoy fine things. You are artistic and creative – an excellent companion.

 Cherry Ripe

You are an introverted quiet achiever. You were the one voted ‘most likely to succeed’ at your

Valedictory dinner!

At each table there is a large piece of creamy yellow paper with a lolly and the name of one of the e5 Domains attached.

You are to move to one of the tables with the lolly you chose when you sat down on arrival.

There are to be no more than 5 people at each table.

Each group has been given a different coloured marker. Your task is to move around the room as a group and add any words that you connect with the e5 Instructional Model Domains of:

Engage ExploreExplainElaborate Evaluate

Using the word splash created by the Hot Potato as a prompt, generate a paragraph that explains what teachers may be doing when they are instructing students within this Domain.

Compare the paragraph developed in the last activity with the definition stated in the e5 Instructional Model .

Was there anything important that you missed?

Pay particular attention to the teacher capabilities.

If you have a red Domain card on your table

can you please share the thinking that

occurred when writing your definition and then comparing your definition with the general e5 definition.

Criteria Beyond the group

3 points per dot point

Competent

2 points per dot point

Beginner

1 point per dot point

Creativity •Different body parts used (self and/or others) •Expression evident in facial and body movements •Novel approach – unpredictable and innovative

•Expression evident in either facial or body movements •Different body parts used (self only) •Aspects of performance indicated some innovation but it was not sustained

•Hands only used to clap

•Little expression evident

•Traditional clapping with two hands only

Volume •Audible throughout the performance as appropriate•Varied volume regularly throughout the performance.

•Some aspects audible•Volume varied at some stages of the performance

•Difficult to hear •Volume at on level throughout performance

Rhythm •Varied rhythm throughout the performance

•Some rhythmic variation on occasion

•No variation of rhythm

Follows instructions

•Followed all instructions

and covered all criteria

•At least half of the instructions followed

•Less than half of the instructions followed