2. Team Teaching is…
An approach in which two or more teachers
share responsibilities within one classroom
Using various arrangements of students and
groups sizes, so each student’s educational
potential is recognized
Committed to “our” students, rather than
“mine” and “yours”
3. Why Team Teaching?
Allows both
teachers to blend
their teaching styles
and expertise
All students will
have same
curriculum and the
same amount of
time with different
disciplines
Requires more
planning
Requires high levels
of trust and
commitment
Requires excellent
classroom
management skills
Requires high levels
of organization
Strengths Challenges
4. Benefits for Students
Develops respect for differences
Creates more opportunities for differentiated
instruction
Friendship development
Provides models of positive peer interactions
between teachers
Learn to relate to more than one type of teacher
personality
Freedom to be expressive in the open concept
classroom
5. Benefits for Teachers
Creates a deeper awareness of individual
teacher’s craft
Enhances instructional knowledge base
Develops teamwork and collaboration
Increases ways of creatively addressing
challenges
Curriculum moves on even if one teacher is
absent
Grading and evaluation are enhanced
6. Benefits for School
Beginning 1st
Graders will know twice as many
students in their ½ grade classrooms next
year
Builds a solid base for GLES community
Incorporates Kindergarten into MAGIC
philosophies
Both classes are involved in all projects –
Hearthstone, singing, apple pressing, etc.
7. Benefits for Parents
Promotes a more rigorous curriculum
Increases opportunities for parent/teacher
communication
Adds an additional professional perspective of
their child’s abilities and needs
