Fran Murray: TEAM TEACHING WORKSHOP for LEARNING TOGETHER SESSION(S) AT THE START OF THE
SCHOOL YEAR.
Team Teaching Workshop
Brainstorm in groups…
What do you think team teaching is?
How do you think team teaching should work at this school?
Which people already work together at this school?
How do these people work together? What do they do together?
Which people need to work together at this school?
What do these people need to do together?
How can these people work together?
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Fran Murray: TEAM TEACHING WORKSHOP/1997
To work together, all members of a team need to have shared
knowledge.
Shared knowledge grows through shared experiences.
Think, pair, share…
What school experiences are shared by teachers at this school?
What community experiences are shared by teachers at this
school?
Fran Murray: TEAM TEACHING WORKSHOP for LEARNING TOGETHER SESSION(S) AT THE START OF THE
SCHOOL YEAR.
Team Teaching means:
• Talking Together
• Learning together
• Planning Together
• Teaching together
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Fran Murray: TEAM TEACHING WORKSHOP/1997
Learning together
Brainstorm…
What can we learn together? (teachers’ needs)
What will/can the non- Indigenous teachers learn from this
session?
What can/will the Indigenous teachers learn from this session?
When can we learn together? (timetabling)
How can we learn together? (do-talk-record)
Tell one other person…..
Ideas for successful ways of learning together at this school….
Each person write the ideas you heard from someone else….
Fran Murray: TEAM TEACHING WORKSHOP for LEARNING TOGETHER SESSION(S) AT THE START OF THE
SCHOOL YEAR.
Planning Together
Brainstorm…
When can we plan together?
How can we plan together?
What will we plan together?
Tell one other person…..
Ideas for successful ways of meeting together at this school
Each person write the ideas you heard from someone else….
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Fran Murray: TEAM TEACHING WORKSHOP/1997
Teaching together
Brainstorm…
How will we teach together?
(modelling for the other teacher)
Teaching teams list….
When do we need to teach together?
(most of the day, sometimes one person, at other times the other)
Teaching teams list….
What do we need to teach as a team?
(scope and sequence)
Fran Murray: TEAM TEACHING WORKSHOP for LEARNING TOGETHER SESSION(S) AT THE START OF THE
SCHOOL YEAR.
"Team Teaching (working in teams) in Indigenous
Community schools allows Indigenous children to:
• be exposed to models of both cultures
• be exposed to native speakers of both languages"
Team Teaching (working in teams) in Indigenous Community
schools allows teachers to:
• learn about the other culture and language
• use and build on the skills of all people in the team
• share the load of planning, teaching and assessment
Team teaching in Indigenous Schools
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Fran Murray: TEAM TEACHING WORKSHOP/1997
Decisions about Learning Together Sessions at this school
Leadership decision…
When these sessions will occur
Staff brainstorm…
Who will be involved
What these sessions will cover
Who will organise and lead the sessions
Fran Murray: TEAM TEACHING WORKSHOP for LEARNING TOGETHER SESSION(S) AT THE START OF THE
SCHOOL YEAR.
Decisions about Planning Together Sessions at this school
Leadership decision…
When these sessions will occur
Staff brainstorm…
Who will be involved
What these sessions will cover
Who will organise and lead the sessions
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Fran Murray: TEAM TEACHING WORKSHOP/1997
Decisions about Teaching Together (Team Teaching) at
this school
Leadership decision…
Who is involved in team teaching?
Leadership decision…
What are the roles of teachers involved in team teaching?
Leadership decision…
What are the responsibilities of the teachers involved in Team
teaching?
Fran Murray: TEAM TEACHING WORKSHOP for LEARNING TOGETHER SESSION(S) AT THE START OF THE
SCHOOL YEAR.
Brainstorm…
What do you think team teaching is?
How do you think team teaching should work at this school?
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Fran Murray: TEAM TEACHING WORKSHOP/1997
Brainstorm…
Which people already work together at this school?
Teaching teams list….
How do these people work together? What do they do together?
Fran Murray: TEAM TEACHING WORKSHOP for LEARNING TOGETHER SESSION(S) AT THE START OF THE
SCHOOL YEAR.
Brainstorm…
Which people need to work together at this school?
Brainstorm…
What do these people need to do together?
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Fran Murray: TEAM TEACHING WORKSHOP/1997
Brainstorm…
How can these people work together?
Fran Murray: TEAM TEACHING WORKSHOP for LEARNING TOGETHER SESSION(S) AT THE START OF THE
SCHOOL YEAR.
To work together, all members of a team need to have shared
knowledge.
Shared knowledge grows through shared experiences.
Staff brainstorm…
What school experiences are shared by teachers at this school?
Staff brainstorm…
What community experiences are shared by teachers at this
school?
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Fran Murray: TEAM TEACHING WORKSHOP/1997
Team Teaching means:
• Talking Together
•
Learning together
•
Planning Together
•
Teaching together
Fran Murray: TEAM TEACHING WORKSHOP for LEARNING TOGETHER SESSION(S) AT THE START OF THE
SCHOOL YEAR.
Learning together
What can we learn together?
List some of the things you want to learn about so you can be a
better teacher of the kids at this school
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Fran Murray: TEAM TEACHING WORKSHOP/1997
When can we learn together? (ideas/timetabling)
Fran Murray: TEAM TEACHING WORKSHOP for LEARNING TOGETHER SESSION(S) AT THE START OF THE
SCHOOL YEAR.
How can we learn together?
Ideas for shared
experiences for
learning together
DO
What will we
discuss/talk about
(talk)
TALK
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How do we put these
ideas into our plans for
teaching?
RECORD
Fran Murray: TEAM TEACHING WORKSHOP/1997
Ideas for successful ways of learning together at this school
Fran Murray: TEAM TEACHING WORKSHOP for LEARNING TOGETHER SESSION(S) AT THE START OF THE
SCHOOL YEAR.
Planning Together
When can we plan together?
How can we plan together?
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Fran Murray: TEAM TEACHING WORKSHOP/1997
What will we plan together?
Ideas for successful ways of meeting together at this school
Fran Murray: TEAM TEACHING WORKSHOP for LEARNING TOGETHER SESSION(S) AT THE START OF THE
SCHOOL YEAR.
Teaching together
How will we teach together?
(modelling for the other teacher)
When do we need to teach together?
(most of the day, sometimes one person, at other times the other)
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Fran Murray: TEAM TEACHING WORKSHOP/1997
What do we need to teach as a team?
(scope and sequence)
Fran Murray: TEAM TEACHING WORKSHOP for LEARNING TOGETHER SESSION(S) AT THE START OF THE
SCHOOL YEAR.
Decisions about Learning Together Sessions at this school
When these sessions will occur
Who will be involved
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Fran Murray: TEAM TEACHING WORKSHOP/1997
What Learning Together sessions will cover
Who will organise and lead the sessions
Fran Murray: TEAM TEACHING WORKSHOP for LEARNING TOGETHER SESSION(S) AT THE START OF THE
SCHOOL YEAR.
Decisions about Planning Together Sessions at this school
When these sessions will occur?
Who will be involved?
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Fran Murray: TEAM TEACHING WORKSHOP/1997
What these sessions will cover
Who will organise and lead the sessions?
Fran Murray: TEAM TEACHING WORKSHOP for LEARNING TOGETHER SESSION(S) AT THE START OF THE
SCHOOL YEAR.
Decisions about Teaching Together (Team Teaching) at
this school
Who is involved in team teaching?
What are the roles of teachers involved in team teaching?
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Fran Murray: TEAM TEACHING WORKSHOP/1997
What are the responsibilities of the teachers involved in Team
teaching?