Definition

Noun: - A method of coordinated classroom instruction where two or more teachers work collaboratively to plan, conduct, and evaluate the learning activities for a single group of students. It emphasizes shared responsibility and expertise.

Usage

Team teaching is implemented to combine the strengths of different educators, often to provide diverse perspectives, specialized knowledge, or to better manage complex classroom activities. It is common in inclusive education, interdisciplinary courses, and professional development settings.

Examples

• The new history and literature module uses team teaching, with both professors leading discussions on the same historical novel.
• Team teaching can be highly effective for project-based learning, as students benefit from the guidance of multiple experts.
• The school adopted a team teaching approach for the science lab, pairing a lead instructor with a lab specialist.

Advanced Usage

• Co-teaching Models: Team teaching can refer to specific collaborative models, such as one teach/one assist, parallel teaching, station teaching, or complementary instruction.
• Professional Collaboration: The term can extend beyond the classroom to describe the collaborative planning and professional partnership between the involved teachers.

Variants and Related Words

• Co-teaching (n): Often used synonymously with team teaching, emphasizing the cooperative aspect.
• Collaborative teaching (n): A broader term for any teaching done jointly by educators.

Synonyms

• Collaborative instruction
• Cooperative teaching
• Joint teaching

Related Phrases

• To team-teach (v): The act of engaging in team teaching.
  • The two professors team-teach the capstone seminar every spring.
• Teaching team (n): The group of educators involved in a team teaching arrangement.
  • The teaching team meets weekly to align their lesson plans.

Noun

1. a method of coordinated classroom teaching involving a team of teachers working together with a single group of students