Teachers Team Work. At a comprehensive school in Denmark

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2 Teachers Team Work At a comprehensive school in Denmark

3 Trekronerskolen - Roskilde Build from 2001 to 2005 Keywords: Flexibility Aesthetics Use of the outdoor Coherence between architecture, education and nature

4 View from the air

5 Garden of Knowledge 4 wings surrounding The Garden of Knowledge Lake, workshop area, sand garden, hills, amphitheatre, outdoor classrooms, trees and bushes, space to play

6 Students and teachers Started up with 9 classes in 2001 Today 33 classes and 751 students Age 6 to 16 years 3-4 classes of each year group 54 teachers 14 men and 40 woman average age 40 years 10 self-governing teams of teachers

7 Teachers education in Denmark 4 years of study Obligatory subjects: General didactics Psychology Pedagogy/education Knowledge of Christianity/Cultural enlightenment School in the society

8 Teachers education in Denmark 5 obligatory subjects 2 optional main subjects and Either danish, mathematics, science or english 24 weeks of teaching practice Graduate as bachelor

9 Self-governing team A group of adults, who have a committing co-operation and the responsibility for planning, carrying out and evaluating the social and learning sides of teaching children from the same year.

10 Self-governing team Consists of 4-6 teachers, who Teach all subjects Are class teachers Work flexible timetables Handle special education Cover substitute teaching 4 teachers to 3 classes

11 Team coordinator The team coordinator is pointed out by the management. Coordinating responsibility - not managing responsibility. Responsibility tasks: Liaise to the management Accounting of pupils and teachers time Necessary decisions Problems/conflicts Coordination and booking Internal platform

12 Platform 1. Status and perspective for the team Development of team potential Definition of I and we duties Definition of sub. teams

13 Platform 2. Team culture Planning for absence and illness Deciding team meeting culture Arranging duties and responsibilities Deciding handling of conflicts Flexibility

14 Platform 3. Curricula related perspectives concerning: Subjects Social process Learning differentiation

15 Platform 4. Activity calendar Interdisciplinary courses Social focus Special education Arrangements Parents evenings Planned absence

16 Platform 5. Duties (examples) Distribution of subjects Distribution of class teacher tasks Special education Timetabling Information to parents Referent, chairman, observer, etc.

17 Team structure year year year Sharing of knowledge

18 6. klasse Uge 44 Mandag 27/10 Tirsdag 28/10 Onsdag 29/10 Torsdag 30/10 Fredag 31/ Morgensang Morgensang Morgensang Morgensang Morgensang 1. modul a dansk MP 6.b dansk JE 6.c dansk KG 6.abc: idræt JE, TH, PG 6.a hist KG 6.b engelsk MP 6.c sløjd TH, JK JE elevsamt. PG 9.kl. 6.a tur JK, KG 6.b mat PG 6.c mat JE Holddag JK, TH, MP, KG, PG 3:Engelsk 4:Historie 2:Musik 1:Hjemkundskab 2. modul Frokost a dansk MP 6.b dansk JE 6.c dansk KG Klassemøde 6.a Matematik JK 6.b Matematik PG 6.c Matematik TH JE, MP, KG elevsamt. 6.a sløjd TH, JK 6.b hist KG, PG 6.c engelsk MP Læsehold JE KG elevsamt. 6.a tur til Arbejdermuseet 6.b dansk JE 6.c dansk MP oplæg Holddag JK, TH, MP, KG, PG Kl modul TEAMMØDE 6.a engelsk MP, JE 6.b sløjd TH, JK 6.c hist KG PG 9.kl. 6.A tur, KG, JK Holddag TH, MP, JK, KG, PG PG: 10,5 MP: 15 TH: 12 JE: 13,5 +od

19 Teamprofile Focus on what Focus on who Focus on why Focus on how Expectations - Development» X-factor Innovation Reflection Skill Pioner team Functionel team Professionel team

20 Challenges - Considerations Putting together a team Evident and communicative management External team supervision Providing tools (accounting time, time tabling) Coaching the team work Teambuilding Dealing with ambitions Evaluation Experience the benefits from team work

21 Advantages Cooperation between teachers High level of interdisciplinary Organize more qualified teaching Planning together Sharing of knowledge Lessons are never cancelled Supervision between teachers School development Professionalism

22 Use only team work as a way to better teaching. Learning and development