Team Teaching
Things to consider:
• What are the advantages/limitations of the model?
• What would need to happen amongst the adults to make this model successful?
• What might be most difficult for you in this model (i.e. students expectations/your area of expertise)?
• What do you find most exciting about this model?
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Both teachers are equals
ReplyDeleteRequires the greatest amount of shared responsibility
Must have planning/instruction time together
May try more innovative techniques
need to have equal knowledge of class content, a shared philosophy, a commitment to all students in the class
Requires greatest amount of trust and positive relationship
This model takes time (may take 2-3years of working together); content partners learn new strategies and specialist learns content
It would be great to work with a person long enought to get to this point
• What are the advantages/limitations of the model?
ReplyDeleteThe advantages of this model are that each teacher has a smaller group and is able to maintain instruction with that group.
• What would need to happen amongst the adults to make this model successful?
In order to make this successful both teacher would need to know content knowledge.
• What might be most difficult for you in this model (i.e. students expectations/your area of expertise)?
What would be most difficult would be sharing the responsibility with another teacher.
• What do you find most exciting about this model?
What would be most exciting about this would be that both teachers serve as one.
• What are the advantages/limitations of the model?
ReplyDeleteAdvantages are that both teachers are actively involved in the instruction.
• What would need to happen amongst the adults to make this model successful?
Both adults would have to share a philosophy, planning, content knowledge.
• What might be most difficult for you in this model (i.e. students expectations/your area of expertise)?
What would be the most difficult would be making sure both teachers are on the same page and are communicating effectively.
• What do you find most exciting about this model?
What is most exciting about this model is that both teachers are sharing the responsibility of teaching and planning.
Both teachers are equal which allows for more interactions, more trust, students look at teachers more equally
ReplyDeleteTakes a lot of time to develop - first people need to be comfortable with each other and then also with content and classroom
Works well when it works - but takes lots of time.
Teachers are equal and share all the responsibility. This model often encourages a positive community environment and allows for the use of other models.
ReplyDeleteIt can happen effortlessly if the two partners form a strong and trusting relationship.
I like this model a lot, when it works well.
ReplyDeleteSome advantages:
-both teachers can develop a close, trusting relationship
-students gain a sense of community in the classroom community
-both partners become experts in the curriculum
disadvantages:
-when both teachers do not value/respect each other's teaching styles
-lack of adm. support
-students are confused by 2 different styles of teaching if not delivered well
This style will lend itself to open communation between the educator. The educators would have an operatunity for input in the subject matter and be able to learn more about each other. Listening and being adoptable to new ideas
ReplyDeleteThis is such a dynamic model because it can serve as a two teacher instruction time (then it has the limitations of time needed for the extra intense work on the part of both parties), but it is easily adaptable to the other models. At any time rteachers can break into stations, alternate instruction, or parallel teach.
ReplyDeleteI have seen it work. It takes time, trust, and serious committment
Seemingly the ultimate teaching situation. This takes a great deal of trust, planning and collaboration, and patience. Both partners are truely viewed as equals and this is positive for them as well as students. The fact that other models can/should be incorporated as needed is really important and cool.
ReplyDeleteI think this is the most difficult to pull off. It takes trust, communications and develops over time for a good team teaching relationship to work well. The movie clip showed two teachers that have worked together for awhile, you also need a good chemistry between the two.
ReplyDeleteAllows for the teachers to be equal but it takes a lot of time to establish this realationship
ReplyDeleteThis can allow for students to learn multiple startegies at the same time - multiple perspectives... - which is an advantage. I believe thought that it is important to let the teachers finish what they are saying and then teach the other strategy - not banter back and forth as this could confuse the students.
I also would have called the first segment station teaching - not team teaching.
If the team has compatibility, this model can work really well. The teachers are seen as equals and it eliminates the risk of one teacher being seen as the aide. Students are provided with two different teaching styles.
ReplyDeleteWithout the appropriate elements: support, trust, communication, planning time, content knowledge, etc. this model can fail to provide students with effective teaching. Team teaching can confuse students if it does not work well.
It seems like this is the win-win situation for partners and students. Planning time, trust and patience is very important. Having two "equal" teachers in one classroom is ideal but not always practical. I think this method also lends itself well to introduction of other methods of coteaching. This can be very powerful.
ReplyDeleteTeaming can be great when both educators have developed a strong collegial relationship with lots of trust, and both have enough background knowledge to contribute to the instruction.
ReplyDeleteIt can be a problem in that oftentime collaborators are not paid the same amount and therefore should not be expected to do the same amount of preparation, etc.
It also might be an inefficient use of resources, since there are two adults in the room and students could be getting more direct-attention.
Another danger I have found myself falling into with this approach is that the co-teacher and I really enjoy "the performance for the students" and sometimes get more interested in our interaction than what we should be focusing on, i.e. the students.
I guess what I am starting to see is that each model has it's advantages and disadvantages, and that each can serve a particular purpose.
Boy, would this one take practice! It is obvious that you really need to have a great rapport with the other teacher, an understanding. It would be so easy to offend or be offended. The teachers in the video were joking, but it almost felt like there was an underlying tension.
ReplyDeleteI, personally, like the team approach when it works.