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Essential Elements of Instruction

Kelly Nagashima

Madeline
Hunters
EEI Model

Teachers use the essential


elements of lesson design
within instruction to enhance
student understanding and
learning.

Critical Elements
Anticipatory Set

Check for Understanding

Objective/Purpose

Guided Practice

Instructional Input

Closure

Modeling

Independent Practice

Anticipatory Set

Activate Prior Knowledge

Relate to the lesson

Draw In

Examples of Anticipatory Sets

questions

examples

role play

graphic organizers

Objective/
Purpose

What students will be able to


know or do by the end of the
lesson

Includes learning and behavior

written with action terms

can be measured

Must be explained and shown


to students

Instructional
Input

What knowledge will you


communicate?
Instruction

modeling
demonstration
give direction

Examples

lecture
picture
video

Modeling

Show or demonstrate
process or finished product
Serves as bridge
Oral and Visual

Check for
Understanding

HOW will you check?


Is understanding and
learning taking place?
Informal, formative
assessments
Examples

thumbs up/down
questioning

Guided Practice

What activities?
Monitor and guide
Provide feedback
Examples

worksheet
games

Closure

Culminating activity
Summarizes learning
Student stated
Examples

ticket out the door


quiz

Independent
Practice

Student demonstrates
learning
Reinforces
Without teacher supervision
Examples

Homework or seatwork
Small projects

Provides organization

EEI Model

Not a rigid formula

Guide thinking

Enhances and maximizes student


learning

References
Indiana State University (n.d.) Model for Constructing Lesson Plans. Retrieved from http://faculty.indstate.
edu/wwilhelm/BEIT%20492-592/EEI%20Model.doc

Pennsbury School District, PA (n.d.) Best Practices of EEI Lesson Design. Retrieved from http://www.pennsbury.k12.pa.
us/pennsbury/Departments/Curriculum/Best%20Practices/EEI%20Lesson%20Design.pdf

Queens University (n.d.) Madeline Hunters Lesson Plan Format. Retrieved from http://iicti-part1-fall2011.wikispaces.
com/file/view/madeline+hunter%27s+lesson+plan+format.pdf
San Diego County Office of Education (n.d.) The Madeline Hunter Model of Mastery Learning. Retrieved from http://www.
sdcoe.net/lls/school-improvement/Documents/Elements%20of%20Lesson%20Design%20%28Summary%29.pdf

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