Meeting Beilngries, 10 to 14 Oct 2016
What is team teaching?
What is team teaching?
 several different definitions – they all have
in common:
What is team teaching?
 several different definitions – they all have
in common:
more than one teacher present in the class
What is team teaching?
 several different definitions – they all have
in common:
more than one teacher present in the class
stronger cooperation between teachers and
students
What is team teaching?
 several different definitions – they all have
in common:
more than one teacher present in the class
stronger cooperation between teachers and
students
higher level of differentiation
What is team teaching?
 several different definitions – they all have
in common:
more than one teacher present in the class
stronger cooperation between teachers and
students
higher level of differentiation
more focus on pupils
Why team teaching?
differences among students are growing
Why team teaching?
differences among students are growing
often high number of students in one class
Why team teaching?
differences among students are growing
often high number of students in one class
relief for teachers
Why team teaching?
differences among students are growing
often high number of students in one class
relief for teachers
more time for and concentration on single
students
Why team teaching?
differences among students are growing
often high number of students in one class
relief for teachers
more time for and concentration on single
students
more students can be addressed
Why team teaching?
differences among students are growing
often high number of students in one class
relief for teachers
more time for and concentration on single
students
more students can be addressed
Students benefit from different personalities
Why team teaching?
differences among students are growing
often high number of students in one class
relief for teachers
more time for and concentration on single
students
more students can be addressed
Students benefit from different personalities
high flexibility
Limits of team teaching
Limits of team teaching
expensive
Limits of team teaching
expensive
demands high level of collaboration
Limits of team teaching
expensive
demands high level of collaboration
personalities of teachers must harmonize
Limits of team teaching
expensive
demands high level of collaboration
personalities of teachers must harmonize
organization of schedule gets more
complicated
Different forms
disciplinary (one subject)
Different forms
disciplinary (one subject)
interdisciplinary (two or more subjects,
e.g. English and geography)
Different forms
disciplinary (one subject)
interdisciplinary (two or more subjects,
e.g. English and geography)
mixed age groups
Examples
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Sources
 Akira Tajino,Tim Stewart,David Dalsky.
Team teaching and team learning. Routledge,
2015.
 Francis J. Buckley. Team teaching: what,
why and how? Sage, 2000.
 Nicholas C. Pokos. Team teaching and
flexible scheduling for tomorrow. New York,
1969.

Team Teaching