facilitated by julie armstrong, sarah brittain & melissa corps the e 5 instructional model was...
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e5 Instructional Model
Workshop 1
Facilitated by Julie Armstrong, Sarah Brittain & Melissa Corps
The e5 Instructional Model was developed by the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development
Published in Melbourne April 2009
On each table is a set of cards that have quotes
from the e5 Instructional Model document that
was published in April 2009.
Shuffle the cards and distribute them to the
group on your table.
Read your quote then introduce yourself to
your table group and discuss the meaning of
the quote to you.
Introductions
‘The e5 instructional model signals that, as a system, we have recognised the need to reach agreement about what constitutes high quality instruction so we can describe what effective teachers do in the classroom to engage students in intellectually demanding work.’
Darrell Fraser Deputy Secretary Office of Government School Education
e5 instructional Model DEECD April 2009
e5 - What’s it about?
Engage Explore
Explain
ElaborateEvaluate
The origins of e5 are on pages 1 and 2 of your handout.
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.
A CLARIFICATION
Biological Sciences Curriculum Study (BSCS) 5E Instructional Model 1980’s
EngagementExplorationExplanationElaborationEvaluation
Domains There are 14 Domains in VELS such as The
Arts,Thinking Processes, Personal Learning etc.There are 5 Domains within e5 – Evaluate,Explore etc.
LevelsThere are 6 Levels in VELS (Prep to Year 10)There are 4 Levels of teacher capability in e5
Clarification of terms
Links to the Principles of Learning and Teaching (PoLT) and e5
‘A principle is a fundamental truth or propositionthat serves as the foundation for a system of
beliefsor behaviour or for a chain of reasoning.’
Oxford Dictionary of English
PoLT provides many ways for teachers to deliver
exemplary learning experiences to students.
Possible links to PoLT have been provided against
the Instructional Model Domains in yourWorkbook. PoLT component details are
providedin your Handout on Pages 3 and 4.
Educative Purpose
On pages 5 and 6, read through and highlight the following;
1 word1 phrase1 sentence
Discuss with your colleagues.
SAYS IT ALL!
‘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.
Hot Potato
At each table there is a piece of butchers paper
with a lolly and the name of one of the e5Domains attached.
You are to move to one of the tables with thelolly you chose when you sat down on arrival.
There are to be no more than 5 people at each table.
The Psychology of Lollies
Milko Chews:You are an outspoken extrovert with a propensity to develop obsessive, compulsive
behaviours. A high achiever who works hard and gets results! Sherbie: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! Redskin:You are a joyful, happy and easygoing person who enjoys the outdoors. You are
energetic and lively,often the life of the party. Minties:You have an excellent sense of humour and enjoy fine things. You are artistic and
creative – anExcellent companion. Fantales:You are an introverted quiet achiever. You were the one voted ‘most likely to
succeed’ at yourValedictory dinner!
Hot Potato
Each group has been given a different coloured
texta. 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 EvaluateHot Potato explanation on 7 of
handout
Write a paragraph
Using the word splash created by the
Hot Potato as a prompt, generate a
paragraph that explains what teachers
may be doing when they areinstructing students within this Domain.
Peer Check
Swap your paragraph with one of the other teams
working on the same Domain.
Without altering the work on the page, write any
questions or thoughts/suggestions you have about
the paragraph they have written.
Return it to the original group.
Match paragraph with the e5 model
Looking in your workbook (page 8) compare the
paragraph developed in the last activity group
with the definition stated in the e5 Instructional
Model .
Was there anything important that you missed?
Pay particular attention to the teacher
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.
Sharing with whole group
Reflective Journal
Reflection and metacognition are supported whenjournal writing. Read the scenario in the reflective journal
providedand spend a few minutes reflecting on your
answer.
One of the teacher capabilities within the Engage Domain
is to develop students’ metacognitive capacity.
Writing in your journal is mirroring this process.
Matching Task
Match the symbols in your group’s envelope with the e5 Domains and capabilities.
Pay attention to the language used to describe various teacher behaviours.
Share your ideas with the group at the next table. Explain why and how you made your decisions.
Move into Primary VELS Levels Corners
Once you are all in your corner form like VELS groups of no more than 4 members wherever possible.
Specialist teachers, Administrative Leaders and Integration Aides to select a VELS level that you teach or associate with and join that group
Jigsaw
You are going to become an expert in one domain. • Read through each Level 4 Profile statement .
• As a group select three profile statements to focus on and put a star in each box
• Discuss and fill in each column for each selected Profile Statement
E5 in Practice
Turn to Page 9 of your handout. Read through each domain and the profile statements .Select a domain and a profile statement that reflects your strengths as a teacher.Be ready to share your thoughts in a group.