Team Teaching
Team Teaching Tips Communication –ALTs and JTEs – Don’t be shy! –ALTs: Get to know your teachers’ teaching style. JTEs: talk about your teaching style to your ALT. –Plan Ahead –Have something up your sleeve –ALTs: Develop your own style –***Evaluation/Feedback***
Lessons The Lesson Plan The Actual Lesson Lesson Evaluation/Feedback
The Plan Find time to discuss the lesson plan at least a few days before the class Sometimes that’s not always possible W rite notes, send an or fax
The Lesson Who conducts the lesson? Explanation of activities: English or Japanese?
Tips for Classroom Presence Eye contact and signaling Circulate the classroom Division of roles Timing
Evaluation/Feedback Do you usually discuss and evaluate each lesson? How can you make the lesson better? We want to know how we can improve!!!!!
Talk and Talk Get to know your teachers as well as your students Go to enkais and parties and join in Leave notes Learn Japanese
Discussion ALTs and JTEs; What do you expect from each other? Do you think feedback/evaluation is important? What are your concerns about teaching together? What is good communication? Discipline?