BOPPPS LESSON PLAN TEMPLATE

Adapted from Instructional Skills Workshop (ISW) Handbook for Participants

Course: EDFA 5500 Date: 15-08-17

Title: Educational Foundations and Issues in Education
Topic: Equity in the Provision of Schooling
Bridge-In

Teacher provides a question prompt to students that says, “What is Singing Sandra suggesting about our education system?” She
then shows the video clip of the local calypsonian singing about issues in the Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) education system. The
teacher receives a few responses and states the topic and objectives of the session.
Learning Objectives

By the end of this session, learners will:

1. Define equity
2. Consider the degree of equity that exists in T&T’s education system by juxtaposing local occurrences with international
practices
3. Propose solutions for achieving equity in T&T
Pre-Assessment Materials

The teacher presents a statement for students to ponder and asks if they are familiar with terms ‘equity’ and -
‘quality’ being used in reference to education.

Participatory Learning

Time Instructor Activities Learner Activities Lesson Resource

The teacher: Learners: PPT

 Presents a graphic that refers to the  Study the graphic and offer their
provision of education and suggests understandings of it
differences between ‘equality’, equity and
‘reality’ and asks students to share their
understanding of the graphic.
 Presents information on the provision of  Listen to presentation and take note of
education in T&T, identifying and defining key terms, such as ‘marginalized’,
 key terms where appropriate. ‘inclusion’.
 Presents three questions for group  In groups of 4 or 5, discuss one
deliberation and ensures that learners are assigned question and present
aware of key pieces of evidence responses for whole class critique.

 Provides information for benchmarking  Listen to presentation, take note and

T&T’s efforts at inclusive education to share their opinions on T&T’s efforts at
international ones inclusive education, proposing
solutions.

Post-Assessment

Learners are asked to name in 30 seconds as many key words as can be applied to the session topic. [Use of application cards]
Summary

The teacher states what was done in the lesson and recaps the key words, linking them to one of the course assignments. Learners
compare their post assessment responses to the summary.