2. TEAM TEACHING
Team teaching a style of instruction in
which resources as well as interests and
expertise of a team of teachers are pooled
in order to enhance the effectiveness of
instruction/curriculum transaction to the
maximum possible by utilizing all facilities
available in school.
3. Characteristic of Team
teaching
1. It utilizes the service of two or more teacher in
the process of teaching the same class.
2. It is an instructional strategy rather than
training strategy.
3. In team teaching a group of teachers are
responsible for realization of the educational
objectives, rather than an individual teacher.
4. A team of teachers of the same subjects work
together to deal relevant content area to the
same group of students.
5. It can be termed as co-operative teaching , in
which teachers together plan to pool
resources,interests and expertise for teaching
the same content for the same group of students.
4. Types of Team teaching
1. Team teaching in the same class
period.
2. Team teaching based on ability.
3. Team teaching based on
specialization
4. Team teaching on relay system
5. 1. Team teaching in the same
class period.
Here the members of the team
discuss the various aspects of the same
topic to be covered in the same class
period and share these aspects in tune with
the special knowledge area in which each
has expertise.
6. 2. Team teaching based on
ability.
In this type, units are shared by
different teachers not on the basis of
subject matter, but on the basis of special
competencies such as lecturing,
demonstrating, guiding discussion etc.
7. 3. Team teaching based on
specialization
Teachers with different subject
specialization are jointly made responsibilities
for instruction, starting from course formation
to evaluation. They share the content
according to their specialization areas.
8. 4. Team teaching on relay
system.
Hear one teacher starts the
instructional process, when he completes,
another follows and so on. Hear the division
of work not based on subject competency
or skill. Each teacher supplements,
enriches and supports what others have
done.
