Explicit Direct Instruction helps all students

Explicit Direct Instruction (EDI) is a Tier 1 instructional methodology that relies on specific teacher/student behaviors that maximize student learning.

Explicit Direct Instruction has proven to be the most effective instructional method for learning new material, most especially for struggling learners.

EDI was developed by founders, Dr. Silvia Ybarra and John Hollingsworth.

EDI focuses on improving education at the lesson level, incorporating a strategic collection of instructional practices from the work of pedagogues and cognitive researchers such as Hattie, Rosenshine, Hunter, Sousa, and Marzano.

The bottom line is If we want to improve student learning, we have to improve teacher instruction.

Explicit Direct Instruction was published in 2009 and Explicit Direct Instruction for English Learners was published in 2013, both by Corwin Press.

Learn more about the second edition of Explicit Direct Instruction; The Power of the Well-Crafted, Well-Taught Lesson

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Explicit Direct Instruction helps all students

Explicit Direct Instruction (EDI), an approach to learning based on the best research available, helps teachers deliver effective lessons that can significantly improve achievement for all learners, including English language learners and students with special needs.

EDI was developed by founders, Dr. Silvia Ybarra and John Hollingsworth. EDI focuses on improving education at the lesson level, incorporating a strategic collection of instructional practices from the work of pedagogues and cognitive researchers such as Hattie, Rosenshine, Hunter, Sousa, and Marzano.

Explicit Direct Instruction was published in 2009 and Explicit Direct Instruction for English Learners was published in 2013, both by Corwin Press.

Explicit Direct Instruction (EDI) Book

Explicit Direct Instruction In Action
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Explicit Direct Instruciton (EDI) Lesson Plan Second Grade Common Core Math
Explicit Direct Instruciton (EDI) Third Grade Lesson Categorize Quadrilaterals
Explicit Direct Instruciton (EDI) Educeri K-12 Lesson Plans - 6th Grade
Explicit Direct Instruciton (EDI) First Grade Lesson Answer Questions About A Story

Successful EDI implementation includes two skill sets:

Well-crafted lessons & Well-taught lessons

Neither of these skill sets can insure a successful outcome on its own, but when combined, these two skill sets have proven to dramatically improve learning for some of the most diverse students in some of the most challenging classrooms around the world.

Click on a lesson to see an example of a well-crafted lesson

Research

Get an overview of brain research. We explain how the human brain learns and stores information. This helps teachers understand the importance of the lesson delivery strategies in EDI.

Engagement

Practice with Student Engagement Norms. DataWORKS Engagement Norms are used in thousands of classrooms around the world because they work. They include eight strategies that actually keep students engaged and actively participating in every lesson.

Checking for Understanding

Tapple-posterReview how you Check for Understanding and take it to the next level. Most teachers know how to ask questions and call on students for responses. But are teachers asking the right questions to the right students? EDI has a few simple tips to help teachers ask powerful, probing questions to non-volunteers that will change the culture of the classroom and accurately assess learning in real-time.

EDI Components

Gain an in-depth look at the vital components of an EDI lesson. Why must every lesson have a Concept Development, strategic steps, and rule of two? EDI proves that, with Common Core assessments, these components are more important than ever.

Coaching & Feedback

Put it all together with coaching and feedback from an expert in EDI. Our trainers will demonstrate the strategies covered in the workshop, and then participants will be asked to immediately practice them in small groups. This leads to increased teacher retention of the strategies learned during the training.

Teachers Learning Explicit Direct Instruction (EDI)

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