Collaboration in the Same Grade and Subject Teaching Sample Clauses

Collaboration in the Same Grade and Subject Teaching. This section reviews literature of co-planning in the same grade and the same level of schools. It includes a short explanation of the advantages of collaboration with teachers who work in the same grade and subject. According to Xxxxxx et al. (2000), professional development courses that include collective participation of teachers who work in one department, in the same grade or teach the same subject is more likely to make teachers involved in the course. In addition, it provides more chances for teachers to relate their other experiences with the professional development course they are participating in. Since teachers who work in the same school or in one department participate in professional development activities this has a huge advantage such as the constant sharing of newly gained knowledge among teachers, because these teachers work on common curriculum and with common assessment requirements (Birman et al., 2000). Similarly, Xxxx (1996) agrees that collaboration of teachers who teach the same grade or the same subject are more likely to develop common understanding of methods, issues and solutions. Xxxxx and Xxxxxxxx (as cited in Xxxxxx & Xxxx-Xxxxxxx, 2007) notes that when teachers collaborate they prefer to work with teachers who are in the same level since they have a chance to discuss common objectives, teaching materials and methodology. Overall, teachers who collaborate with colleagues who share the same grade and the same subject are more likely to interact more frequently by sharing common beliefs, knowledge and practice which results in constant teacher learning.