Madelyn Hunter Rebecca Holt Cathy Ritzes Kathleen Wiles

Madeline Hunter’s Background She did not originally plan out a “ 7 Step” Lesson Plan. n Educators who followed created the steps based on her philosophies. n Its misuse is largely responsible to objections to “Direct Instruction” n

Madeline Hunter’s 7 Step Lesson Plan n Getting students set to learn n n Instruction n n Step 4: Input and Modeling Checking for Understanding n n n Step 1: Review Step 2: Anticipatory Set Step 3: Objective Step 5: Checking Understanding Step 6: Guided Practice Independent Practice n Step 7: Independent Practice

Getting students set to learn

Step One: Review previous material that is relevant to this lesson n Typically at the beginning of the lesson n

Step Two: Anticipation n A short wake-up activity Simple question n Example problem n n Motivational Activity Prompt n Visual Stimulation: video clip, audio clip, etc. n

Step Three: Objective Tell students what they will learn n Tell them how they will be assessed n Click here to return to Hunter’s 7 Step Lesson Plan

Instruction

Step Four: Instruction n Input Summarizing definitions n Demonstrating basic skills n n Click here to return to Hunter’s 7 Step Lesson Plan Modeling Demonstrate the application of concepts and skills with a “worked-through” example n Teacher demonstration n

Checking For Understanding

Step Five: Checking Understanding n Guided Practice n n Have learners do the exercises Monitoring Informal or observational assessment at Steps 3 and 4 n Additional assessment at Steps 5 and 6 to determine need for reteaching n

Step Six: Closure Reinforce the major points to be learned n Helps organize the students’ learning n Cue students that they have arrived at an important part of the lesson n Click here to return to Hunter’s 7 Step Lesson Plan

Independent Practice

Step Seven: Independent Practice Students practice on their own n Apply the learning to new situations n Could be used as: n Homework n Individual or group work at home or in class n Element in a subsequent project n Click here to return to Hunter’s 7 Step Lesson Plan

Summary of Hunter’s Philosophy “Not each of the "seven steps" need be in every lesson nor should every lesson be based on the seven steps; however, the seven steps make a good check list of elements in planning a lesson.

The instructional purpose and the best way to involve the learner are the guides for what to choose in planning a lesson. ” Taken from the website: http: //www. humboldt. edu/~tha 1/huntereei. html