Team Teaching Articles

On the subject of team teaching I think yes. It seems like a really good idea that can result in some great accomplishments for students in my classes. I think I would have to team teach with another teacher I actually liked. Effective team teaching means that there will be some compromise and that can be hard to do if you are trying to compromise with someone you do not like. I have never been in a classroom where there were two instructors but I have always wanted to see this magical process take place. The closest I have come to hearing about team teaching is from students who have taken classes with rotating professors. A lot of the students I have come into contact with at Eastern did not like the rotating professor class structure. The common problem I have heard that it was very inconsistent between each week because the students never had the opportunity to fully understand what was expected from their work. I think team teaching is more effective than rotating teachers because it forces the teachers to work together and collaborate. I also like the idea that the second teacher in the classroom can transform into different roles depending on the needs of the classroom. It can be difficult to mirror ideal classroom skills when you are leading the class as a teacher. Having access to someone who could model the “model learner” or the “devil’s advocate” would give my students an opportunity to see what it looks like to be an effective student. It takes educating to the next level and that is really exciting to me. I would love to have the opportunity to team teach in a secondary classroom. I think it would be a good experience and it would probably help me develop my education skills.