Multiple teachers in a class room might seem a little too much and a case of too many cooks spoil the broth. But it is this teaching method that is being applied in multiple schools around the world to effectively educate students.
Collaboration in classrooms provides students with a working model of collaboration that goes to great distances in providing students with the knowledge about collaboration. There are multiple strategies that are used here to make the process of collaborative classrooms more successful. One of the best modes here is the dual teacher setup where one teacher teaches and the other teacher assists the children in understanding. The two teachers act as one and have toe effectively plan their steps and the instruction steps. This method has been very effective since the main teacher cannot provide attention to each student. This avoids students from disconnecting from what is being taught in the classroom. Alternative collaboration is another technique of collaboration in classrooms where the class is divided into two or more separate groups. The smaller group is trained ahead of the other larger group. This leads to encourage a positive environment. Students who require time for enrichment and intervention which is possible through this type of setup. Parallel collaboration is another method where the teachers in a class teach the class in groups of two the same content. This helps the class because of lower student to teacher ratio and the teacher can give more attention to every student. But here the two teachers need to synchronize and have to be on the same page, literally and theoretically. This type of teaching seems like regular type of teaching. Students collaboration is another teaching technique where students are made to travel and complete multiple tasks in the class room at various learning stations. Stations here are teachers who help in completion of various tasks.