What Did You Learn About Teaming

3.1 What did you learn about teaming?
Teaming refers to a group of teachers that are paired with a group of students. The team is composed of teachers who share a common understanding of their students and their specific learning styles. Generally, the team is centered around the core subjects of language arts, math, social studies, and science. Teaming has become a collaborative effort to have a positive effect on social, emotional, and academic development.
How does this concept relate to what you now know about the successful middle school after reading This We Believe?
 Teams in their early stages of implementation focus on coordinating classwork, tests, student behaviors, parent contacts, and special team activities. (p.121)
 The key to effective teams in managing common planning time.
 Effective teams consists of 120 students or less.
 The amount of time the team has worked together effects the success rate of the team.
 Horizontal teaming is grouping students with teachers on a specific grade level.
 Vertical teaming is called looping, where students are grouped with the same students.
 Diversity within a teaching team is valued because of the wide

The larger teams has 6 teachers, while the smallest team consists of four teachers. The number of students varies by the amount of teachers. My school mandates team meetings twice a week, with one day designated to discuss grade level issues and the other day the individual teams meet to discuss student concerns. Overall, I feel my team is flexible with adapting to meet the needs of the students. Another reason teaming is successful at my school is due to the consistency among the teachers. For instance, most of the teachers have adapted to integrating interactive notebooks into their classrooms. The consistency provides students with organizational skills needed for high school while setting expectations for the