Chapter 11: Teaming

Teaming benefits the students because each teacher can offer his or her observation, identify what the problem is and suggest solutions to it. Subject integration is great to use to help students make connections and put the information they are learning to use. It is not effective and is a waste of time when the connections are forced or weak. So it is a good thing to try if the connection can be logically made but adding silly projects just for the sake of saying that it was done is pointless. A team needs to have its goals and values stated and kept by everyone in the group. Changing and adapting to meet the needs of the students and to the needs of the others in the group is inevitable. Planning and staying focused is a huge part of teaming. The author suggests a set agenda for each meeting that way something gets accomplished and time is not wasted.

I like the agenda suggestion that the author made. No one likes to go to a pointless meeting and waste time. Any group of people needs good leadership and a team of teachers is no different. Also keeping the goals and big picture in mind will cut down on the inevitable conflict that would occur between colleagues. After all it’s all about the students.