J.H.S. Team-Teaching

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J.H.S.Team-Teaching

• By team Ueda and Jmill

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Pencils please.

• Write one thing you like about team teaching.
• Write one thing you dislike about team teaching.
• And now to discuss

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In a perfect world

• Time is on your sideyes it is
• We likey to communicate
• I dont even know you, but I love you!
• Everything is sunshine and leprechauns

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Reality Bites

• You may have the time, but your JTE does not
• Never there, youre never there, youre never,
  ever, ever, ever there
• Trust issues
• Things just arent like they used to be

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Team Teaching is Hot.

• Working together for the sake of the kids
• When the right forces are combined, its
  virtually unstoppable.

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By the way, what is my job again?

• What JTEs EXPECT from ALTs!
• 
  scary
• Carrier of diseasesnah, culture
• Natural English please and gestures
• Create an international atmosphere
• Connect with students, wait, that needs to be
  said?
• Take yo job seriously slackers!
• Correct English mistakes when necessary

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What ALTs EXPECT from JTEs

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  even scarier
• Collaboration
• Mutual respect
• Constructive feedback

Just tell me what you want from me!
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Team TeachingWhen it DOES NOT Work

• Teaching Methods Tried and Tested to Fail
• Teacher sits at the back of the class
• ALT stands at the back of the class
• Children go wild
• Children get beat up by teacher
• ALT cries
• Teacher has mental breakdown

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When it DOES Work!

• Lets watch a VIDEO of a good example of
  team teaching
• Ask yourself
• Why is this a good example of T.T?
• What do both the ALT and JTE do exactly to make
  it so?
• Can you see yourself teaching in such a way?

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The bread and butterREAL, CONCRETE EXAMPLES of
how to rock at team teaching

• Skit making/role playing
• 1 minute chat
• 1 on 1 Q A with ALT
• Interview Game with or w/o Cards
• Pair and group reading
• Row Game --multiple variations
• 8 Questions/Warm-Up

• Use Classroom English
• Picturing and guessing the meaning
• Evaluate and correct students work
• Reading and Vocabulary Practice/ Repetition --but
  fun!
• Visual Aid preparation

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Now how can we IMPROVE?

• Write one thing you would like to improve
• during team teaching class

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Ways to improve as a JTE

• Allow time to PLAN, give FEEDBACK
• Involve your ALT in class planning
• Its okay to be direct
• Be flexible and open to new ideas
• Try to use as much English as you can
• Get to know your ALT

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Ways to improve as an ALT

• Mothers Little Helper
• Accept with open arms
• Allow time to PLAN, and for FEEDBACK
• English all the time
• Be Social with students and JTEs alike playa
• Stay active in class
• Go and explore the TT World!

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Lets discussone last timeand Q A

• In groups, think of one activity/game in which
• JTE and ALT are equally utilized (50/50)
• JTE is T1, ALT is T2
• ALT is T1, JTE is T2

See you!