Most students expect to see one professor at the front of the classroom throughout the semester. But for those attending Harvey Mudd College, a STEM-focused institution in California, it’s not unusual ...

In “Teaching Teams” (Commentary, Sept. 29, 2004), Arthur E. Wise suggests that team teaching is necessary for 21st-century schools. Agreed! But team teaching has been advocated since the early 1960s ...

Teacher burnout is a real and growing challenge for US K–12 schools. Last year, school district leaders reported a 4 percent increase in teacher turnover according to a nationally representative ...

In the St. Paul public schools, “pullout” teaching is frowned upon. Instead, “collaboration” is the favored method when it comes to teaching English-language learners. The approach—a mandate from the ...

Casual staff do an estimated 80% of undergraduate teaching in Australian universities. Research shows these staff are highly committed, going above and beyond their paid role to assist students. Yet, ...

In my more than 40 years of teaching college, I’ve found that as I’m imparting knowledge to others, I learn lessons myself. The greatest lessons that I’ve learned, however, are in team-taught courses ...

My advice this week is for those who are on a GTP (Graduate Teacher Programme) or PGCE (Postgraduate Certificate in Education) course and are finding themselves taking over classes from the person ...

When it comes to class sizes, many equate big with bad and small with good. But a growing number of schools in the country are embracing bigger classrooms, turning their attention to the quality of ...

Team Teaching offers rich possibilities for interdisciplinary learning both within and among departments/programs. Specifically, it allows faculty to offer courses in which different disciplines, ...

Teaching is changing. What was once a solo pursuit has increasingly become a team sport. I’m not talking about co-faculty taught courses. Rather, the team that I’m thinking about includes a mix of ...