High Impact Teaching Strategies

High Impact Teaching Strategies
Excellence in teaching and learning

First Published by the Department of Education and Training Melbourne June 2017, revised and updated October 2020

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ISBN: 978-0-7594-0820-3

Contents

Introduction 4
What are the High Impact Teaching Strategies (HITS)? 5
This resource offers: 5
What is effect size? 5
Who are the HITS for? 6
Teachers 6
Professional learning communities 6
School leaders 6
Using the HITS 7
Providing feedback 7
HITS overview table 8
Setting Goals 10
Structuring Lessons 13
Explicit Teaching 16
Worked Examples 19
Collaborative Learning 22
Multiple Exposures 25