Team teaching, objectives of Team teaching, Advantages of Team teaching, Limitations of Team teaching, Practical issues in Team teaching, Composition and structure of team,

1. Team teaching
By
Dr. I. Uma Maheswari
iuma_maheswari@yahoo.co.in

2. Objective of Team Teaching
• To utilize the better talents and interest of
Teachers.
• To increase grouping and scheduling
flexibility.
• To improve the quality of instruction.

3. Advantages of Team Teaching
• Opportunity for free discussion.
• Development of human relations.
• Development of the professional status of
the teacher.
• Exposure of group to more specialists.

4. • Breakthrough from a rigidly
compartmentalized school organization.
• Economy
• Evaluation.
• Quality of instruction.

5. Limitation of team teaching
• Lack of cooperation.
• Team teaching necessitates delegation of
power and responsibilities.
• Disregard to the dynamics of small group.
• Traditional conservation attitude.
• Lack of accommodation.
• High cost

6. Practical issues in team teaching
• Composition of team and their method of
working.
• Grouping of students.
• Special school facilities.
• Evaluation problems

7. The composition and structure of team
• Two or more teachers.
• Teaching aids.
• A clerk.
• A library assistant.
• Hierarchical structure