The Potential of Team Teaching
- About Team Teaching
Team Teaching in practice - an example
This is how Rebecca Benoit and Bridget Haugh see the cooperation between two teachers in a foreign language class
Teacher A (leader)
Teacher B (supporter)
Explaining an activity (make eye contact with Teacher B, ask Teacher B if they have anything to add to the instructions)
Circulates amongst students keeping them 'on-task', answers student queries. (Maintain eye contact with Teacher A while evaluating their instructions and thinking of something they may have unclear or omitted that can be restated or added)
Giving students instructions
Writes the instructions given by Teacher A on board for visual reinforcement, or, circulates amongst students to evaluate understanding of instructions
Leading choral pronunciation while circulating in the class
Echoes Teacher A while circulating which gives students in all areas of the class a chance to 'hear' the teacher well.
Evaluating student presentations (While making note of grades, signaling Teacher B when you've completed your evaluation so they can cue the next students).
Administers the activity (calling students, ensuring that students are listening attentively
Calls on a student to answer a question
Notes which student responded for evaluation/participating grading
