Madeline Hunters EEI

Instructional Model
EDC 257

Essential
Compone
nts

Standards/Objectives

Purpose

Anticipatory Set

Active Participation

Teaching Input

Modeling

Check for Understanding

Guided Practice

Closure

Independent Practice

Standards/Objectives
Standards expectations - What standards
of performance are expected? When will
students learn what is expected?
Standards should be an explanation of
the type of lesson that will be presented,
including procedures followed, and
behavioral expectations of the lesson
Objectives - Essentially what students
should be able to do, understand, and
reflect on after lesson

Blooms Taxonomy should

be consulted and used
often
Objectives must always
be stated to students,
unless lesson is based
around discovery learning

Examples
Given a list of factors leading to critical
historical events, students will be able to
identify (circle) at least five factors
contributing to the Great Depression
Given a list of twenty chemical
elements, students will be able to write
the values of at least fifteen
Given a list of U.S. Presidents, students
will be able to identify (underline) at
least four different Presidents that
served during the Cold War

Purpose
The primary
reason behind
the lesson
How is it
relevant to
student life?
Apply it to reallife scenarios

Example
s
1. If purpose of lesson
is to learn to add
and/or subtract, include
in lesson where
students learn to read
a box score of their
favorite sport
2. If purpose of lesson
is to learn about the
U.S. Civil War, play a
hip song or two with
lyrics pertaining to Civil
War and have pertinent
discussion

Anticipatory Set
Serves to excite students about lesson
and to activate prior knowledge for
better understanding
Possible strategies to trigger prior
knowledge: web, role play, questions,
reading or telling story, examples,
discover, journal writing, brainstorming,
and mental imagery

Examples
Brainstorming favorite
movies pertaining to
objective of lesson
Telling brief story
related to something
in objective the lesson
Have students paint a
mental image of
something pertaining
to lesson objective,
then share

Active
Participation
Active
participation
from students!
Active student
performance
and
engagement
can provide
critical data for
teachers

Teaching Input
Teachers must provide new information
to students about the knowledge,
process, or skill they will learn from
objective
New learning given in small parts geared
to level of understanding of students
Active engagement
New information presented in
meaningful way and to the objective

Examples
Video
Lecture

Jigsaw

Reading Text

Modeling
Teachers orally and visually show
students skill, strategy or concept to be
learned in action
Students see when and how skill,
strategy or concept is applied
Demonstration and/or example of
desired finished product or process
Be careful not to let modeling turn into
telling rather than teaching
Input and Modeling overlap well

Examples
Step-by-step
product or
process of
objective
Teach by
example, both
orally and
visually

Check for
Understanding
Check that the students have
understood and learned the objectives How?
Activities that determine the students
understanding of essential information
pertaining to the objective
Examples: Examine students written
responses, ask key questions and
analyze responses, and have students
explain key concepts

Guided Practice
Practice supervised by teacher to make
sure students understand objective
All students involved and precise
feedback must be given for each student
Modeling is the I (teacher) do it and
guided practice is the We (teacher &
student) do it together
Examples: Students sharing information
or teaching one another, writing
activities or worksheets, creating
something just presented, role playing,
or demonstrating a skill just learned

Closure
Act of reviewing and clarifying key points
of lesson
Teacher brings lesson presentation to a
conclusion through culminating activity
Activity involves student stating what
they have learned related to the objective
Not necessarily at the end of class Closure takes place during key transition
points in lesson

Examples

Ticket Out The Door

ABC
Summar
y

Quiz

Independent
Practice
Students practice
what was learned
and demonstrate
lesson objective
was met
Usually in the form
of homework (You
do it)
Examples: Q&A,
worksheet, project,
reading or writing
assignment

References:
Pennsbury School District, PA. Best Practices of EEI
Lesson Design. Retrieved from
http://www.pennsbury.k12.pa.us/pennsbury/Department
s/Curriculum/Best%20Practices/EEI%20Lesson
%20Design.pdf
Queens University. Madeline Hunters Lesson Plan
Format. Retrieved from http://iicti-part1fall2011.wikispaces.com/file/view/madeline+hunter
%27s+lesson+plan+format.pdf
San Diego County Office of Education. The Madeline
Hunter Model of Mastery Learning. Retrieved from
http://www.sdcoe.net/lls/schoolimprovement/Documents/Elements%20of%20Lesson