Revisiting Success: Madeline Hunter

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.

Madeline Hunter, Part 1, is the first in the Revisiting Success series. As a teacher, tutor, homeschooler, college instructor, and teacher supervisor, I know, this approach leads to successful classroom teaching, tutoring and homeschooling.

Revisiting Success Part 1: Madeline Hunter

Madeline Hunter is listed as one of the 20 most influential women in the 20^th 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:

Madeline Hunter at UCLA

1. Developing the objective
2. Provide an anticipatory set
3. State the objective to the student
4. Provide input on the content
5. Check for understanding
6. Provided guided practice
7. 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:

http://prezi.com/ekn3qra4gy3u/the-madeline-hunter-lesson-plan/#_=_

http://www.hope.edu/academic/education/wessman/2block/unit4/hunter2.htm

 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

Kindergarten Dance Guided Practice

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qhza2vvBXg

Sample Anticipatory set