Explicit Direct Instruction is available for Australian educators.
Make learning visible in your classrooms.
Explicit Direct Instruction Uses Interaction to Make Learning Visible
Visible Leadership
We train local support teams to provide objective feedback and reinforcement of EDI strategies.
Visible Design & Delivery
We train Australian teachers how to design and deliver EDI lessons to maximize student achievement.
Visible Demonstrations
We go in the classroom to demonstrate EDI strategies, and we coach teachers on-site to ensure steady implementation.
Explicit Direct Instruction activates 18 of the top 33 influences of visible learning
In fact, by combining these 18 influences in one instructional program, EDI achieves a synergistic effect that produces more results faster for every student.
Explicit Direct Instruction Uses Interaction to Make Learning Visible
Vocabulary Development
How to consistently teach academic and content vocabulary in every lesson.
Higher-Order Questions
How to ask questions that involve thinking and not just recall.
Checking for Understanding
How to do frequent CFUs to verify learning as you are teaching and involve all students.
Engagement Norms
Use 8 strategies to engage students with content every two minutes
Teacher Modeling
How to model your thinking to solve problems, using the Rule of Two
Feedback
How to use 7 strategies to give effective and corrective feedback to students.
Explicit Direct Instruction (EDI) Made Visible in Australia
See how EDI helps pass rates skyrocket, behavior problems disappear and students engage with academic content in Blue Haven School.
Dataworks has been offering training in Australia since 2014, and many schools have implemented EDI strategies, including public schools, Catholic schools, and indigenous schools.
Proven Success: How Explicit Direct Instruction Transformed a Struggling School
ABC News feature highlights the transformational power of Explicit Direct Instruction (EDI) at Armadale Senior High School, a previously underperforming school in Perth. Once nearly half the incoming Year 7 cohort fell below national literacy and numeracy benchmarks, the school adopted EDI with support from the Fogarty Foundation and expert Lorraine Hammond. The method emphasizes breaking lessons into clear, manageable steps, frequent assessment using tools like mini‑whiteboards and “pop sticks” for random student responses, and embedding repetition and active participation, all designed to reinforce concepts deeply. Within months, the school saw dramatic gains: science pass rates soared to around 90%, and median marks rose from failing grades to solid C‑pluses.
Teachers at Armadale reported that EDI not only boosted academic performance but also significantly improved classroom behavior and engagement. Choral responses, structured practice, and constant concept reinforcement helped students build confidence and stay focused—reducing off‑task chatter and disruptions . One student exclaimed, “I get it, I can do this now,” underscoring how explicit guidance empowers learners. This story offers powerful evidence for Dataworks: implementing structured, science‑based teaching models like EDI can catalyze real, measurable change in schools.
Are You Ready to See Learning Made Visible in Your Classroom?
Demonstrations
We demonstrate and coach in your classroom with your students.
Research shows that staff development must be followed by demonstration, practice, and feedback (Joyce and Showers, 1987). Following training, DataWORKS consultants teach lessons to students while teachers watch. Then, teachers teach the same lesson to different students.
A team-teaching approach is used where the lesson is divided among three teachers. Each teacher teaches for about 15 minutes. A DataWORKS consultant provides in-situational coaching via cueing while teachers teach. Typically, cueing reminds teachers to use pair-shares, have students read with the teacher, and call on non-volunteers to answer questions.
Watch and practice with coaching in your classroom with your students. This active follow-up is the key to successful implementation, and is the fastest way for teachers to try, improve, and feel confident with new teaching skills:
- How to Create Student Engagement
- Checking for Understanding to make instructional decisions while teaching
- Using Whiteboards to monitor all students
- Providing Corrective Feedback for student errors
Webinars
Support your teachers’ professional learning community by discussing effective strategies that positively impact student learning
Webinars can be scheduled at convenient times for all teachers to meet. A good internet connection is essential for effective use of voice and video transmission. A comprehensive Study Guide is available to guide the discussions before and after the webinar. These webinars are a cost-effective introduction to EDI and a pathway to instructional excellence for the entire school.
The webinar will help teachers understand:
- How delivery of the lesson makes a big difference
- How to include essential components in every lesson
- Using academic language and vocabulary in every lesson
- Achieving continuous engagement of students with content
- How to write a learning objective to meet a standard
Workshops
Teachers explicitly teach concepts and skills in each content area with text-based lessons. They use Explicit Direct instruction (EDI) as a literacy-based instructional model. Students read, listen, and speak using academic vocabulary in all lessons in all content areas.
A DataWORKS consultant trains teachers and leaders to use a strategic set of instructional practices to help teachers explicitly teach grade-level content to all students. Training includes:
- Brain Research that affects student learning
- How to Create Student Engagement
- Effective Lesson Design
- Checking for Understanding to make instructional decisions while teaching
- Creating Higher-Order Questions
- Using Whiteboards to monitor all students
- Providing Corrective Feedback for student errors
- Lesson delivery strategies
Need to Learn More?
DataWORKS Educational Research is designed to support educators by enhancing their teaching methods.
Our approach, known as Explicit Direct Instruction (EDI), focuses on clear, engaging, and effective instruction and lessons.
This approach is especially beneficial for students who need extra support or are learning English as a second language.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Does EDI work better for younger students or older students?
EDI has been proven to work with all age groups. It is designed with specific research-based components that help someone learn, no matter where, when, or how.
Does EDI support group projects or small group learning centers?
EDI works best for teaching new content – concepts and skills the first time. After these are learned, then group and project work is useful.
How do you free up teachers to do the team-teaching during demonstrations?
Usually substitutes are used to cover other classes while a group of teachers are working together in a Lesson Demonstration class.