The e5 Instructional Model is a reference point for FHS leaders and teachers to develop a deeper understanding of what constitutes high quality teacher practice in the classroom. The model consisits of five domains: Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate, and Evaluate.

High impact teaching strategies (HITS) are a bank of 10 instructional practices that are internationally recognised as some of the most reliable teaching strategies for delivering learning outcomes.

Benefits of using high impact teaching strategies

• For beginning teachers: the HITS are a bank of reliable instructional practices you can use with confidence.

• For experienced teachers: it's important to note that HITS are not intended to replace teaching strategies you are already using with success. Instead, our HITS guide can add to your understanding of the HITS you are already using, and suggest new ways to use them in the classroom.

• For Professional Learning Communities: by using the HITS to build the pool of knowledge, professional learning communities can anchor their interventions in evidence-based practices and so increase the likelihood of interventions being effective.

• For school leaders: HITS are a professional learning opportunity. The HITS are linked to each other and connect to a broader repertoire of teacher skills and knowledge. They can be connected to collaboration between teachers and integrated into the classroom and school planning around curriculum, instruction and assessment.

https://www.education.vic.gov.au/school/teachers/teachingresources/practice/improve/Pages/hits.aspx

The gradual release of responsibility model of instruction suggests that cognitive work should shift slowly and intentionally from teacher modeling, to joint responsibility between teachers and students, to independent practice and application by the learner (Pearson & Gallagher, 1983). This model provides a structure for teachers to move from assuming “all the responsibility for performing a task . . . to a situation in which the students assume all of the responsibility” (Duke & Pearson, 2004, p. 211)

The FHS Instructional Playbook is a co-created suite of strategies developed by FHS teachers and staff to target identified pedagogical challenges and student needs. The playbook, which is organised by the following domains: Relationships,  Pedagogy, Engagement and Learning Environment, is constantly evolving to reflect the changing needs of our students, teachers, and community.