Team Teaching

I have been team teaching with an older, more experienced colleague on the Much Ado About Nothing and I have really enjoyed it.  I think it's hard to genuinely team teach but we have done all the planning together and split the preparation and while I lead class discussion, my colleague can make comments or take the discussion in new ways at any time.  Plus, we both have been flexible in adapting what we are doing based on how the class pans out.  It has made me realise what I miss in teaching in a small school where teachers teach all of one grade - the synergy of talking through and reflecting on teaching.  It's a strength to have a team (or pair) of teachers teaching the same unit.