It is suggested that since no one teacher can have complete knowledge of science and its separate disciplines, nor of science as a method, team teaching is an innovative approach that may offer at least a partial solution to the problems of teaching science. Team teaching can be practiced in either self-contained or departmentalized classrooms,…

This is the first of seven modules designed to help teachers gain the knowledge and skills needed for successful team teaching. The user may choose one, several or all of the modules, in any sequence, with module 1 recommended as a prerequisite to all the others, and module 5 as a prerequisite to module 6. The pattern of each module is: 1) study…

The last of seven modules on team teaching, this document deals with the prerequisites for good planning sessions. The major objectives are to acquaint teachers with a variety of team planning purposes for improving instruction, to show the relationship between the goals of team teaching and the planning completed at varying times of the year, to…

The third of seven modules on team teaching, this document deals with materials and resources, with the objectives that teachers will develop an awareness of the wide variety available, the factors to consider in selecting media, the role of the resource center, and the necessary conditions for effective use of media. The study material includes…

The fifth of seven modules on team teaching, this document deals with its use in a nongraded school organization. The major objectives are to develop an awareness of the differentiating characteristics of graded and nongraded school organization, the opportunities provided to individual children by a nongraded program, the way in which a nongraded…

The sixth of seven modules on team teaching, this document deals with evaluation. The major objectives are to cause teachers to understand the importance of emphasizing individual progress in evaluating and reporting children's continuous progress, the value of a system which accurately reflects a child's progress in relation to other children and…

The fourth of seven modules on team teaching, this document deals with grouping children for instruction, in order that teachers may understand the purposes of grouping, the various kinds of grouping, the variables to be considered in choosing a method, the ways grouping can facilitate individualized instruction, and the need for a flexible…

The second of seven modules on team teaching, this document deals with the roles of professional and paraprofessional personnel, so that preservice and inservice teachers may understand and appreciate how team teaching can make efficient use of all available human resources. The study material includes five articles: 1) "Personnel" by Delbert M.…