From the lesson, it made me become appreciative of team-teaching. I would never dare as a student to imagine the classrooms having two equal teaching figures; two of which are equally dependable for course content and classroom issues. Teaching the lesson with my colleague allowed me to appreciate this as an instructor. Students that were part of the conversation club this week showed enjoyment all throughout and increased their participation. Certain students would demonstrate shyness and doubts from speaking, but through group-work and collaboration, my colleague and myself were able to improve their confidence. This is why team-teaching is such a life-saver. Often, teaching experiences can be more beneficial when a fellow colleague teach alongside you within a classroom environment. Maybe, there could be instances where teaching pedagogies are different. Beneficially from the differences, the relationships between two teachers build trust based on giving constructive criticism.

By collaborating, activities like breakout rooms were a treat! The past two lessons required at least another instructor figure to to monitor and/or facilitate student discussions. In these sort of activities, it the additional teaching figure maintained interaction and control. Students commented on their feelings and spoke from their minds. Without the hassle of one student interrupting the other, “student-talk” became free-flowing and the result truly was satisfying. It’s not always about whether you can teach on your own that defines a good teacher.

Sometimes, it might just come down to whether you can work alongside your peers to attain a common objective. In this lesson, both my colleague and myself demonstrated that team-work can make obtaining similar learning objectives easier and more convenient.

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The following are the slides for the lesson: “All about Movies”