Introduction

As pre-service teachers, you will soon learn that the job of a teacher is not only restricted to the classroom. Teaching involves a lot of time spent on planning lessons, creating resources and assessing students' work. Teachers learning and working together to achieve common goals can make teaching easier by reducing time spent on planning and creating resources.

'In collaborative working environments, teachers have the potential to create the collective capacity for initiating and sustaining ongoing improvement in their professional practice so each student they serve can receive the highest quality of education possible.'
(Ref: Learning From Collaboration: The Role of Teacher Qualities.)

Activity:

1. In groups of 2 to 3, discuss the merits of teacher collaboration and identify several avenues that teachers could explore in order to participate in collaborative projects.
2. Share your ideas with the entire class in a tutor-led discussion.