Team Teaching - Advantages & Disadvantages

A group of teachers working consciously,

 frequently, and collectively to help a group

 of students of any age learn is referred to as

 team teaching.

 Quinn and Kanter (1984) define team

 teaching as "simply team work between two

 qualified instructors who, together, make

 presentations to an audience."

 Teachers collaborate to determine course

 goals, create a syllabus, create individual

 lesson plans, instruct students, and assess

 their progress. They exchange ideas, debate,

and possibly even challenge pupils to choose

the best way.

Advantages

Not all students progress at the same rate.

Equal-length periods are not acceptable in

all learning circumstances. In the single-

subject classroom, educators are no longer

primarily concerned with top-down

transmission of the tried and true by the

mature and experienced teacher to the

young, immature, and inexperienced

learner. Schools are increasingly

incorporating a new level of learning.

Disadvantages

 It is not always possible to teach in a group

 setting. Some teachers have fixed

 personalities or are devoted to a certain

 teaching technique. Some of the other

 professors on the team are just disliked by

 some. Some people do not want to be

 humiliated or discouraged if they fail. Some

 employees are concerned that they will be

 expected to do more work for the same pay.

 Others are averse to sharing the spotlight,

 losing ultimate control, or losing their pet

 ideas.