Team Teaching
Section 1:
Introduction to Models of
Team Teaching
Section 1: Introduction
What is Team Teaching?
• Two or more teachers working together to
plan, conduct, and evaluate the integrated
outcomes, curriculum, learning activities,
and assessments for the same group of
learners.
• Two or more instructors teaching the same
students at the same time within the same
classroom and sharing equal levels of
responsibility.
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Activity: Discuss
• Talk about your experiences with Team
Teaching.
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As a student
As a teacher
As an observer
As an administrator
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Six Models of Team Teaching
• Traditional Team Teaching
• Collaborative Teaching
• Complementary/Supportive Team Teaching
• Parallel Instruction
• Differentiated Split Class
• Monitoring Teacher
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Match the model to its definition
Traditional Team Teaching
Each teacher teaches a group based on
their learning needs.
Collaborative Teaching
One teacher teaches the content; the other
provides follow-up activities.
Complementary/Supportive
Team Teaching
Teachers exchange and discuss ideas and
theories in front of the learners.
Parallel Instruction
One teacher instructs while the other
monitors student understanding.
Differentiated Split Class
Teachers actively share instruction to all
students.
Monitoring Teacher
Teachers teach the same material to
different groups.
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Now check:
Traditional Team Teaching: Teachers actively share instruction
to all students.
Collaborative Teaching: Teachers exchange and discuss ideas
and theories in front of the learners.
Complementary/Supportive Team Teaching: One teacher
teaches the content; the other provides follow-up activities.
Parallel Instruction: Teachers teach the same material to
different groups.
Differentiated Split Class: Each teacher teaches a group based
on their learning needs.
Monitoring Teacher: One teacher instructs while the other
monitors student understanding.
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Activity: Discuss
• What are your feelings about Team
Teaching? Have your experiences been
positive, negative, or mixed?
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Activity: Discuss
• Identify your personal strengths and
weaknesses as an instructor. Where will
you and your team teaching partner need
to spend your time?
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Next Steps
• Read two articles:
– Karin Goetz, “Perspectives on Team Teaching: A
Semester I Independent Inquiry for Dr. Michele
Jacobsen.” http://www.ucalgary.ca/~egallery/goetz.html
– Rebecca Benoit and Bridget Haugh, “Team Teaching
Tips for Foreign Language Teachers.” http://iteslj.org/
• Please move to Section 2 – Traditional Team
Teaching.