HITS and HOTS

HITS (High Impact Teaching Strategies) and HOTS (Higher Order Thinking Strategies) is an essential teaching reference.

This resource can be used in conjunction with Bounce Back!, a positive education approach to wellbeing, resilience and social-emotional learning.

Evidence based teaching and social and emotional learning is an integral aspect of the Australian Curriculum, as is ongoing professional teacher development. This is a practical resource from well-known authors Helen McGrath and Toni Noble based on extensive educational research which encourages student engagement, learning and social development.

Toni Noble is the co-developer of the Bounce Back! program. Toni is a leading educator and educational psychologist with expertise in student wellbeing, positive school communities and positive psychology. She is Adjunct Professor in the Institute for Positive Psychology and Education at the Australian Catholic University.

Toni has worked with the government on a number of initiatives including as the principal investigator on the Australian government’s Scoping Study on Student Wellbeing and co-developer of the National Safe Schools Framework as well as resourcing the Safe Schools Framework, now the Student Wellbeing Hub.

Helen McGrath is the co-developer of the Bounce Back! program. She is currently an Adjunct Professor in both the School of Education at Deakin University and the School of Education at RMIT University. Helen also has a part time private psychology practice in Melbourne. She was a co-developer of the National Safe Schools Framework & the Safe Schools Hub and the lead developer of the eSmart cybersafety framework. She is also a member of the National Centre Against Bullying.

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