Intro:
I read an article talking about the educational system of Inuyama city in Aichi Prefecture several days ago. Inuyama city seems to have unique policies in their system which sounded interesting; one of them was Team Teaching (TT).
Definition (Team Teaching):
an instructional approach in which two or more instructors are jointly responsible for course content, presentations, and grading; they may interact in front of the class, discussing specific topics from divergent perspectives, and take turns presenting material appropriate to their individual areas of specialization
In addition, TT is generally used only in particular classes like Science and Math (maybe English, too).
Question:
Please tell me what you think about Team Teaching in elementary and junior high school.
-Is team teaching an efficient educational approach?
-Is there any advantage or disadvantage?
I read an article talking about the educational system of Inuyama city in Aichi Prefecture several days ago. Inuyama city seems to have unique policies in their system which sounded interesting; one of them was Team Teaching (TT).
Definition (Team Teaching):
an instructional approach in which two or more instructors are jointly responsible for course content, presentations, and grading; they may interact in front of the class, discussing specific topics from divergent perspectives, and take turns presenting material appropriate to their individual areas of specialization
In addition, TT is generally used only in particular classes like Science and Math (maybe English, too).
Question:
Please tell me what you think about Team Teaching in elementary and junior high school.
-Is team teaching an efficient educational approach?
-Is there any advantage or disadvantage?
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Advantages might be that everyone has different ways to
teach. Some are more effective to some students, some are not. So, different ways of teaching by each teacher make more students to understand materials, I think.
Disadvantages might be
>discussing specific topics from divergent perspectives
In elementary and junior high school levels, kids do not have much foundations about anything. Discussion among teachers may creat confusion.
What do you think??
teach. Some are more effective to some students, some are not. So, different ways of teaching by each teacher make more students to understand materials, I think.
Disadvantages might be
>discussing specific topics from divergent perspectives
In elementary and junior high school levels, kids do not have much foundations about anything. Discussion among teachers may creat confusion.
What do you think??
Anytime there's a higher student to teacher ratio, there's an advantage in that each student will probably receive more attention from a teacher. Having team teachers also broadens the available skills and knowledge that is brought into the classroom - while it's possible for one person to have the ability to teach a broad range of subjects, having two teachers allows for some more specialization and in-depth coverage of various topics.
Having two teachers working together also provides a social model for students to look up to, in terms of cooperation and working well together.
There are disadvantages, I think too...
1) Financial cost. Hiring twice as many teachers per a class can be expensive. Most public school systems already have problems with budgets and funding.
2) Paradigm shift. It would take a lot of adjustment for both teachers and students to get used to the idea of team teaching. Teacher who might be used to working alone might not work well with an additional teacher and not understand how the dynamics of a team teaching relationship might work. Students, who might not be used to being team taught, would also have to adjust.
Having two teachers working together also provides a social model for students to look up to, in terms of cooperation and working well together.
There are disadvantages, I think too...
1) Financial cost. Hiring twice as many teachers per a class can be expensive. Most public school systems already have problems with budgets and funding.
2) Paradigm shift. It would take a lot of adjustment for both teachers and students to get used to the idea of team teaching. Teacher who might be used to working alone might not work well with an additional teacher and not understand how the dynamics of a team teaching relationship might work. Students, who might not be used to being team taught, would also have to adjust.
I don't know about other subjects, but team teaching in English lessons can work very well. I work on a project where I team teach alongside a Japanese teacher of English. The Japanese teachers know the kind of problems students here have with English. The native English-speaking teachers are able to feed in more natural English than might be found in some school textbooks. Together we can plan communicative activities that help students to actually use English for a purpose rather than simply study it like an academic subject. Because there are two teachers, it's possible to demonstrate conversations in front of the class, and the students see their Japanese teacher using English to communicate, which shows them that it's not impossible!
Obviously, these lessons require careful planning and discussion before being taught. It's important that both teachers agree on a lesson plan. This kind of planning and discussion before the lesson avoids the risk of confusing students in the lesson.
Has anyone on here been a student in a team-taught class? I'd be really interested to know what it's like from a student's point of view.
Obviously, these lessons require careful planning and discussion before being taught. It's important that both teachers agree on a lesson plan. This kind of planning and discussion before the lesson avoids the risk of confusing students in the lesson.
Has anyone on here been a student in a team-taught class? I'd be really interested to know what it's like from a student's point of view.
Hi there,
Thank you for sharing your ideas! Please let me summarize a little bit.
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Summary (ねお, Pr0digalS0n, and DJ Gordy)
-------------In General-------------
Advantages:
○combination of various styles of teaching (ねお)
○More attention from teachers (Pr0digalS0n)
○More skills + knowledge in class (Pr0digalS0n)
○a social model for students (Pr0digalS0n)
Disadvantages:
▲confusion from divergent perspectives (ねお)
▲Financial cost (Pr0digalS0n)
▲Paradigm shift (experiences are needed) (Pr0digalS0n)
▲require careful planning and discussion before class (DJ Gordy)
-------------In Eng Class-------------
Adv:
○Natural English by a native English speaker (DJ Gordy)
○possible to demonstrate conversations (DJ Gordy)
-------------Additional Questions-------------
☆Has anyone on here been a student in a team-taught class? I'd be really interested to know what it's like from a student's point of view. (DJ Gordy)
Thank you for sharing your ideas! Please let me summarize a little bit.
=====================================================
Summary (ねお, Pr0digalS0n, and DJ Gordy)
-------------In General-------------
Advantages:
○combination of various styles of teaching (ねお)
○More attention from teachers (Pr0digalS0n)
○More skills + knowledge in class (Pr0digalS0n)
○a social model for students (Pr0digalS0n)
Disadvantages:
▲confusion from divergent perspectives (ねお)
▲Financial cost (Pr0digalS0n)
▲Paradigm shift (experiences are needed) (Pr0digalS0n)
▲require careful planning and discussion before class (DJ Gordy)
-------------In Eng Class-------------
Adv:
○Natural English by a native English speaker (DJ Gordy)
○possible to demonstrate conversations (DJ Gordy)
-------------Additional Questions-------------
☆Has anyone on here been a student in a team-taught class? I'd be really interested to know what it's like from a student's point of view. (DJ Gordy)
>In elementary and junior high school levels, kids do not have much foundations about anything. Discussion among teachers may creat confusion.
What do you think?? (ねお)
Yep, a specialized discussion among teachers possibly confuses students. However, I believe that's still educational and beneficial for students because that provides students opportunities to listen carefully and think about the topic.
I also think that students in elementary and junior high school are able to discuss with teachers, or they quickly learn how to do it. This is because they are flexible and smart enough.
In addition, discussions should be expected by teachers, and an unexpected argument caused by lacking planning should be avoided.
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>Has anyone on here been a student in a team-taught class? (DJ Gordy)
Yes, I had a team-taught English class several times at a junior high school. It was OK and could be better if my English teacher didn't murmur and explained what she was talking about with another American teacher. At that time, I had a bigger curiosity about natural English conversations rather than way basic lessons.
What do you think?? (ねお)
Yep, a specialized discussion among teachers possibly confuses students. However, I believe that's still educational and beneficial for students because that provides students opportunities to listen carefully and think about the topic.
I also think that students in elementary and junior high school are able to discuss with teachers, or they quickly learn how to do it. This is because they are flexible and smart enough.
In addition, discussions should be expected by teachers, and an unexpected argument caused by lacking planning should be avoided.
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>Has anyone on here been a student in a team-taught class? (DJ Gordy)
Yes, I had a team-taught English class several times at a junior high school. It was OK and could be better if my English teacher didn't murmur and explained what she was talking about with another American teacher. At that time, I had a bigger curiosity about natural English conversations rather than way basic lessons.
DJ Gordy
at my school, there are a lot of team-teaching english classes. i think its a really good thing because one of them is japanese , and the other a native english speaker. The japanese teacher teaches us grammar in japanese as the native eng teacher teaches us pronunciation and sayings, etc. At my school there is a really good japanese english teacher, and a really bad japanese english teacher. in that case, its good to have team-teaching because to tell you the truth, i dont think students learn much from one of the bad teachers in my school. her pronunciation is not so good, she makes mistakes in grammar, and she herself doesnt even like teaching english. so wen a native speaker from america comes to our class and team-teaches, all the students get excited and actually are interested in listening to the class more than when its just one teacher.
another reason why i think its good for a native english speaker to team teach with a japanese english speaker is because the students can learn not only english, but about the culture and lifestyle in america, australia, england, or wherever that teacher comes from. Japanese english teachers might know a lot of grammar, and other stuff but they might have never actually lived in an english speaking country for long so its good to have another person by their side to talk about what its like to actually use english in an english speaking country.
at my school, there are a lot of team-teaching english classes. i think its a really good thing because one of them is japanese , and the other a native english speaker. The japanese teacher teaches us grammar in japanese as the native eng teacher teaches us pronunciation and sayings, etc. At my school there is a really good japanese english teacher, and a really bad japanese english teacher. in that case, its good to have team-teaching because to tell you the truth, i dont think students learn much from one of the bad teachers in my school. her pronunciation is not so good, she makes mistakes in grammar, and she herself doesnt even like teaching english. so wen a native speaker from america comes to our class and team-teaches, all the students get excited and actually are interested in listening to the class more than when its just one teacher.
another reason why i think its good for a native english speaker to team teach with a japanese english speaker is because the students can learn not only english, but about the culture and lifestyle in america, australia, england, or wherever that teacher comes from. Japanese english teachers might know a lot of grammar, and other stuff but they might have never actually lived in an english speaking country for long so its good to have another person by their side to talk about what its like to actually use english in an english speaking country.
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