One aspect of the growth in the use of interdisciplinary and other project based learning methods that deserves some attention is the collaboration and teamwork that are often required of teachers to make such projects work. In Program 1's Frosty Readers project, second grade teacher Phyllis Reese, admits that "working with Nicole and working with Sue with the computer is very, very new for me." She's not alone.


Many of the projects featured in The Internet in Action required teachers of different content areas and technology and media specialists to pool their resources, work as a team, learn new skills from each other, and teach new skills to one another; to be flexible. The constructivist classroom may require group work among teachers as well as students.

But the process of teamwork is not always smooth sailing - as anyone who has tried it will probably tell you. There's a learning curve in team teaching. But, with forethought, it may be possible to anticipate, if not iron out, some of the most common bumps you might meet along the way.