Communication throughout the day. If something isn't really working, we have the 5 minutes between periods to yell across the hall to give each other the heads up. It only works when you have a good team of people that are willing to work hard and together. It isn't the kind of thing where you can just do your own thing...other people have a say in it as well. You have to be flexible. There are other people with great ideas that can make what you do in your room even better and more effective.
Becks drained the keg on this one. Other people do have great ideas, and so did these two teachers I had the pleasure of working with. She also noted the constant communication which is vital when working with peers on a cross-curricular collaboration.
From my perspective, it was challenging to convey my thoughts and ideas on some aspects of the lesson. On the other hand it was nice to feel some of the self-placed pressure was off my shoulders when disseminating the lesson. My background in elementary education lends me to develop cross-curricular units on my own, basically being a self-sufficient entity. Placing some of the perceived load was a relief but I am curious how my peers felt about teaching this lesson. I feel I may have had too much input regarding its development and implementation.
Erik, please, you planted the seed and we grew with you! It was an amazing experience that really gave me faith in cross-curricular education. The key really is to have a team who are ALL on the same page, willing to go the extra mile, communicate constantly, and most importantly care about the student learning.
It was great to have other teachers to bounce ideas off of, and to go to in moments of frustration. I was very fortunate to work side by side with to amazing teachers, who have a positive effect on everyone around them!
Communication throughout the day. If something isn't really working, we have the 5 minutes between periods to yell across the hall to give each other the heads up. It only works when you have a good team of people that are willing to work hard and together. It isn't the kind of thing where you can just do your own thing...other people have a say in it as well. You have to be flexible. There are other people with great ideas that can make what you do in your room even better and more effective.
ReplyDeleteBecks drained the keg on this one. Other people do have great ideas, and so did these two teachers I had the pleasure of working with. She also noted the constant communication which is vital when working with peers on a cross-curricular collaboration.
ReplyDeleteFrom my perspective, it was challenging to convey my thoughts and ideas on some aspects of the lesson. On the other hand it was nice to feel some of the self-placed pressure was off my shoulders when disseminating the lesson. My background in elementary education lends me to develop cross-curricular units on my own, basically being a self-sufficient entity. Placing some of the perceived load was a relief but I am curious how my peers felt about teaching this lesson. I feel I may have had too much input regarding its development and implementation.
Erik, please, you planted the seed and we grew with you! It was an amazing experience that really gave me faith in cross-curricular education. The key really is to have a team who are ALL on the same page, willing to go the extra mile, communicate constantly, and most importantly care about the student learning.
ReplyDeleteIt was great to have other teachers to bounce ideas off of, and to go to in moments of frustration. I was very fortunate to work side by side with to amazing teachers, who have a positive effect on everyone around them!