Team teaching: what, why, and how?

What is team teaching? Pooling talents. Variations on a theme. Descriptions and definitions. Long ago and far away. Yesterday

Why team teach? Advantages and disadvantages for teachers. Advantages and disadvantages for students. Advantages and disadvantages for administrators

How to design a Team Teaching program. Preliminaries. Planning the team teaching project

How best to serve the students. Student characteristics affecting learning. Team teaching of large groups. Team teaching of small groups. Team teaching outside the classroom. Discipline.

Who picks the team and how. Selecting the team. Prerequisites. Getting started

Types of teams. Authority-directed teams. Self-directed teams. Coordinated teams.

Fields of team teaching. Single-disciplinary teams. Interdisciplinary teams. School-within-a-school teams

How to lead the team. Leadership tasks. Leadership styles. Sources of leadership. Community building. Choosing a leadership style. Leadership qualities

How handle conflict on the team

How to train the team. Educational background. In-service education. Workshops and other training helps. Time management. Lectures and discussions. Morale

How make decisions as a team. Styles of decision making. Systems approach. Objectivity. Subjectivity

How to evaluate the team. Evaluating the impact of team teaching on the students. Evaluating the impact of team teaching on the team itself. Assessments by students, teachers, and administrators. Comparative evaluation

How to improve the team. Systematic steps to take. Classroom performance. In-service programs. Support systems

How to support the team. Financing. Physical facilities. Equipment. Time. Personnel

Common problems and potentials? Potentials. Problems.