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The video provides a comprehensive guide to lesson planning using the Madeline Hunter Model. Beginning with the importance of meticulous planning, the instructor quotes Winston Churchill’s adage, “he who fails to plan, is planning to fail,” and introduces the concept of backward design. The Madeline Hunter Model components are detailed, starting with the anticipatory set to engage students and activate prior knowledge, followed by setting clear, action-oriented objectives linked to standardized guidelines like TEKS and Bloom's Taxonomy.
The video elaborates on instructional input—communicating the necessary knowledge—and modeling, where teachers demonstrate tasks clearly. Checking for student understanding is highlighted as vital before moving to guided practice, allowing supervised student practice to correct errors. Independent practice then lets students apply their knowledge autonomously, often through homework or projects.
The video emphasizes effective lesson closure, encouraging student participation in summarizing their learning through methods like exit tickets and the "3-2-1" strategy. The video ends by reviewing the Madeline Hunter Model's key components and offering additional resources and support for lesson planning.
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In this part of the video, the instructor begins a lecture on writing a lesson plan using the Madeline Hunter format. The instructor emphasizes the importance of planning by comparing it to a contractor building a house without proper materials, a doctor not planning a surgery, or a teacher without clear direction. The phrase “he who fails to plan, is planning to fail” by Winston Churchill is highlighted. The instructor outlines key questions to consider when planning a lesson, such as understanding the learners’ characteristics, identifying learning objectives from educational standards (TEKS), determining the best teaching methods, and considering the available time. The concept of backward design is introduced, which involves defining the end goals for students and designing activities to achieve those goals. The instructor then prepares to delve into the details of the Madeline Hunter lesson plan model.
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In this segment of the video, the speaker outlines the components of the Madeline Hunter Model for lesson planning, including anticipatory sets, objectives, instructional input, modeling, checking for understanding, guided practice, independent practice, and closure. The focus is on the anticipatory set, emphasizing the need to activate students’ prior knowledge and create excitement for the lesson. The segment also covers setting clear objectives, linking them to standardized guidelines (TEKS), and employing Bloom’s Taxonomy in planning. Examples of well-defined objectives are provided, highlighting the use of action verbs to specify learning outcomes.
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In this part of the video, the speaker explains how to design effective lesson plans using specific and operational verbs, like “label,” “compare,” and “order,” which are observable and measurable. They emphasize the importance of using Bloom’s taxonomy for these verbs. The third component of the Madeline Hunter model, instructional input, involves clearly stating what knowledge will be communicated to the students. This includes explicit teaching and detailing what will be taught, such as definitions, examples, and types of verbs. The fourth component, modeling, involves demonstrating skills or tasks to ensure students understand what is expected. The teacher must provide clear examples and direct teaching to prevent assumptions about student knowledge. Lastly, the fifth component involves checking for understanding to ensure that students have grasped the lesson.
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In this segment, the focus is on strategies to ensure students understand and can apply the material being taught. Key actions include checking for understanding by asking questions and monitoring students’ work. It emphasizes the importance of guided practice, where students perform activities under teacher supervision to correct mistakes before producing a final product. This part of the lesson allows students to practice and make mistakes. Independent practice follows, where students work on their own without supervision, applying what they’ve learned through homework, seat work, or projects. Finally, the segment mentions moving toward closure, wrapping up the lesson.
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In this part of the video, the speaker emphasizes the importance of effectively concluding a lesson. Teachers are encouraged to ensure students feel a sense of completion by summarizing their learning and reflecting on the lesson objectives. Rather than summarizing for the students, teachers should involve students by asking them to summarize what they’ve learned. Strategies such as exit tickets and the “3-2-1” method (three things learned, two questions, and one unforgettable thing or one word from the lesson) are suggested to bring closure. The speaker then reviews the key components of a Madeline Hunter lesson plan: anticipatory set, objectives, instructional input, modeling, checking for understanding, guided practice, independent practice, and closure. The video concludes with information about further lesson planning guidance, support availability, and contact options.