Date of Award

2009

Document Type

Open Access Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Arts in Education (MAE)

Department

Education

First Advisor

Joseph Erickson

Second Advisor

Ron Petrich

Third Advisor

Randy Olsen

Abstract

Teaching for four years, I have first-hand experience of what it is like teaching in two distinctly different types of classrooms. My first year was difficult as I was often alone in my room with little guidance or help from fellow teachers. The following three years, our school began to implement teaming and I began to see the benefits of it right before my eyes. This paper will examine some of the benefits for students, parents, and teachers. It will also discuss different types of teams or professional learning communities that can exist in a school. And finally, this paper will look at the beginning of a team and a cross-curricular project to determine if the benefits described really can be seen on our team.

Identifier

SC 11.MAE.2009.VanGheem.K

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