Tips for successful teaching demonstrations.

1. TAKING IT A STEP
FURTHER: THE TEACHING
DEMONSTRATION
Presented Spring 2014
by
Sunnye Pruden & Warner Bair
Faculty Fellows,
Teaching and Learning Center

2. Objectives
By the end of the session today, you should be able to
• List common Do’s and Don’ts of the teaching demonstration
• Identify and describe the BOPPPS lesson plan
• Use the BOPPPS lesson planning method to create a teaching
demonstration

3. But first…what do you think
• Is the purpose of the teaching demonstration?
• The committee expects?

4. General information
• Topic generally provided
• Expect standard classroom setup (technology)
• Lesson plan requested
• 15-20 minutes
• Expect 4-7 committee members
• Shorter version for finalist interview
• Purpose: Can you engage learners?

5. Do’s Don’ts
• Stick with topic provided
• Treat committee as
students
• Engage learners early
and often
• Use a variety of active
strategies
• Follow a lesson plan
• Share objective
• Demonstrate assessment
• Provide closure
• Use technology
• Have a plan B if tech fails
• Provide a comprehensive
lesson plan
• Get creative with
interpretation
• Lecture the entire time
• Wing it
• Tell us what you would do
• Assume prior knowledge
• Get too “cute”
• Patronize
• Overuse technology
• Run out of time
• Give a worksheet
• Leave the active part as
“what would come next”

6. Context
• Instructional Skills Workshop (ISW)
• Basic lesson plan following sound instructional
methodology
• Great for teaching demo

7. B.O.P.P.P.S
• Bridge-in
• Objective
• Pre-assessment
• Participatory Learning
• Post-assessment
• Summary/Closure

8. Let’s Try It
• Use the BOPPPS lesson plan handout
• Design a 10 minute lesson with all elements of the BOPPPS
• Use the following objective
By the end of this lesson, learners will be
able to list 5 tips to successful interviewing.

9. Let’s Watch It
• Use Form A
• Identify B.O.P.P.P.S in Warner’s lesson

10. Summary
What are some of the Do’s and Don’ts?
Did we follow B.O.P.P.P.S today?
• Bridge: Sunnye’s Lesson
• Objectives listed
• Pre-assessment- Asked what you already knew
• Participatory Learning: instruction about BOPPPS using feedback
forms from beginning; class built lesson together
• Post-assessment: Can you identify BOPPPS in Warner’s lesson
• Summary