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Teamwork Amongst Teachers |
| by Teacher - 01/23/2007 |
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| "More and more, schools are building teaching units that comprise a variety of teachers for a particular grade or subject that regularly meet to discuss new techniques and new developments they have seen over time in their classrooms." |
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Getting the most out of these teaching units can be difficult for teachers that might be accustomed to being left alone in their classroom to teach as they wish, but teaching units can offer valuable insight on potential hurdles to be avoided or particularly effective techniques that can be adopted.
The goal of any team is to share the strengths of each individual amongst the group to form a more formidable team. Teaching is no different and a particular teaching unit, though there will be common traits such as subject taught perhaps, will be filled with differing people with diverse backgrounds and their own beliefs on what works and what doesn’t. Along with that sentiment is the fact that a teaching unit can often start disagreements amongst those diverse camps.
Getting through these disagreements is key to any team. There will always be some differing opinions among your teaching compatriots, but incorporating those different viewpoints in a constructive way can be the difference between an effective teaching unit and one that serves as more of a personal platform for each teacher individually. The goal in these teaching units is to share, so keep that in mind as you develop a thought that you think might help others in the group.
If you are getting together with a group of science teachers, for example, there may be simple techniques one teacher has found to ensure a smooth function for an experiment or a simple instruction that clarifies a particular assignment. These types of helps are invaluable as it helps an entire teaching unit learn from the mistakes or successes of each teacher involved. This kind of open discussion ultimately helps both student and teacher.
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