Preface:
As recently as 20 years ago,
the United States was ranked No.1 in high school and college education. In
2009, the United States was ranked 18th out of 36 industrialized nations. http://www.historynet.com/was-the-usa-ever-no-1-in-education.htm While discussions
continue attributing this reason or that
for the 20-year decline of student performance, one truth remains, educators are
jumping from one fad to the next leaving our students and teachers in the dust
of decline.
Melissa Mitchell defines the problem so well when she said “ I find it ironic that
many of the experts who are proposing these new ideas and consider themselves
highly educated and knowledgeable were educated by the very methods they seek
to destroy.” http://www.carolinajournal.com/articles/display_story.html?id=7792 The concepts stated in Ms. Mitchell’s article have inspired this blog author to
write about a series on Successful programs that have withstood the test of
time.
Revisiting Success Part 1: Madeline Hunter
Madeline Hunter is listed as one
of the 20 most influential women in the 20th century. She developed
a direct instruction lesson plan model that differentiated Knowledge of Effective Teaching and Knowledge of
Teacher Effectiveness. It was her belief that if a teacher applied the tools of
effective teaching, he or she would become an effective teacher. For more
information abut Madeline Hunter please go to http://gatheringgardiners.blogspot.com/2013/06/madeline-hunter-1916-1994.html
Madeline Hunter’s 7 step lesson plan consisted of:
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| Madeline Hunter at UCLA |
- Developing the objective
- Provide an anticipatory set
- State the objective to the student
- Provide input on the content
- Check for understanding
- Provided guided practice
- Assign independent practice
I have included a few links that reference current practice. You Tube
and the internet are sources for hundreds of ideas a teacher or parent can use
today.
These two links describe the 7
steps in detail:
YouTube samples further explain
the 7 Step Lesson Plan:
Writing Guided Practice
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uE_KTMRwbJs
Writing a Complete Paragraph Using the Hamburger Model
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-2CmqfQD4k&feature=youtu.be
Writing Guided Practice
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uE_KTMRwbJs
Writing a Complete Paragraph Using the Hamburger Model
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-2CmqfQD4k&feature=youtu.be
Kindergarten Dance Guided Practice
