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Team Teaching Workshop TY Picnic September 8 th 2016. William Donnelly & Phil Fox williamdonnelly@pdst.ie philfox@pdst.ie Twitter: @ PDST_Ireland. Todays Research Questions??. Did your Teacher Education Programme include any form of Team Teaching?. Questions.
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Team TeachingWorkshopTY Picnic September 8th 2016 William Donnelly & Phil Fox williamdonnelly@pdst.ie philfox@pdst.ie Twitter: @PDST_Ireland
Did your Teacher Education Programme include any form of Team Teaching? Questions Have you undertaken any Professional Development in relation to Team Teaching since you graduated?
TERMINOLOGY Co-operative teaching… Co-teaching… Collaborative teaching… Team teaching… ‘Team teaching is when two (or more) teachers share the instructional responsibility for a class, including planning and evaluation. They share the leadership of the class and responsibility for all students.’ County Cork ETB 2011). Team Teaching –Guidelines for Schools/ Colleges. Cork: County Cork VEC http://www.cocorkvec.ie/index.cfm/page/videos ‘The term “co-operative teaching” is used here to denote any arrangement whereby two or more teachers work together in a collaborative manner with a class of students who have diverse learning needs.’ DES (2007). Inclusion of Students with Special Educational Needs: Post Primary Guidelines. Dublin: The Stationery Office, p. 53.
Activity: Where do YOU stand? 1 3 5 2 4 6 7 Or if you don’t want to choose any of the above, please create your own unique stance!
Team teaching , a practice schools want to introduce but don’t know how to (Shevlinet al., 2009) Team teaching under-researched in Irish context, especially in relation to process (Shevlinet al., 2009; Murphy, 2011) Low levels of professional collaboration in Irish schools (Hogan et al., 2007; OECD [TALIS], 2009; Gleeson, 2012) “...they [teachers] highlight the prevalence of professional insulation and isolation, as distinct from proactive professional co-operation, in the inherited cultures of post-primary education in Ireland.” (Hogan et al., 2007:34) Team Teaching in Irish schools
52% had never received feedback on their teaching from other teachers/management 75% engaged in Team Teaching less than once a year (or never) 95% engaged in Teacher Observation less than once a year (or never) 18% had visited other teachers’ classrooms 7% had engaged in observation in other schools TALIS report (OECD, 2009) International perspective
Further Resources for Team Teaching Professional Development for Teacher http://pdst.ie/teamteaching Special Education Support Service (SESS) In-school seminars on team teaching Online application form Online team teaching course (currently being reviewed and updated) http://www.sess.ie/welcome-sess-elearning
Final considerations • Start on a small scale and slowly to avoid over-load • Setting up can take hard work, collaboration, open mindedness and dedication • Be prepared for resistance among colleagues and, possibly, parents • Leadership is crucial • No single model of team teaching will automatically result in success for a given teaching situation • Any team teaching programme must be customised to suit the curriculum, teachers and students • Establish and communicate team expectations
Final considerations • Certain key elements appear to be necessary for a successful team teaching programme: • Compatibility of team members • Shared responsibilities, commitment to team teaching and ongoing communication • A keen interest in connecting the content or curriculum to real life • A strong desire to ignite students’ thirst for knowledge • Well defined programmegoals and philosophies • Well defined roles of teachers and administration
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Thank You williamdonnelly@pdst.ie philfox@pdst.ie
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