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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.
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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.
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