Explore

1. As teachers we know what it feels like to be a good teacher. The E5 provides a common language to communicate about where we are and where we want to be in our teaching practice. Explore Explain Engage Evaluate Elaborate The E5 is not a curriculum planning tool, it is a language that allows discussion and analysis of classroom instruction.

2. Instructional Model It is a language to describe what the teacher is saying and doing Defines high quality teaching Allows students and teachers to construct meaning and to continually assess their understanding Helps to identify your strengths and areas for improvement Where does it fit? “If you don’t know what high quality teaching looks like then working on managing and organising is pointless.” Professor Richard Elmore

3. Engage Develops shared norms Determines readiness for learning Establishes learning goals Develops metacognitive capacity

4. Explore Prompts inquiry Structures inquiry Maintains session momentum

5. Explain Presents new content Develops language and literacy Strengthens connections

6. Elaborate Facilitates substantive conversation Cultivates higher order thinking Monitors Progress

7. Evaluate Assesses performance against standards Facilitates student self assessment