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Teamwork in Pre Health Science Mathematics

"Individual commitment to a group effort - that is what makes a

team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work."

--Vince Lombardi Julian JaroshProfessor, Health Sciences DivisionFanshawe Collegejjarosh@fanshawec.ca

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Team rules Class size ranges from 70-100 students 3 – 5 people per team

Team leader Team speaker Team recorder Team worker (s)

Rotate every week 5 minutes of team time every lesson Accountable to their team

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Scheduler

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Team Responsibilities Team leader

Make sure every team member attends class Teaches course content on last class of week

Handouts, notes, web sites, teaching aids, etc. Align with your team’s learning styles

Grants permission for “laters” to enter class Interacts with professor for any additional

guidance or team concerns

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Team Responsibilities Team recorder

Records team class rules Records rotation schedule and other

decisions Provides/maintains a team

folder/notebook/binder for record keeping

Takes team attendance each lesson Neatly compiles team homework for

marking

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Team responsibilities

Team speaker Speaks for the team when called

upon in class Presents team solutions/answers to

problems/questions Team worker

Takes on responsibilities as assigned by the professor or team leader

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Team Mechanics Sit with team every day Each team member is responsible for

completing their own homework Other teams may mark your homework (see

rubric) and give feedback I will select at least one team’s homework at

random every day – mark posted Class questions

I may call on the team at random during lessons

Team speaker will consult with team and present solution/answer

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Pros/ConsPros

Call on entire teams Doesn’t put one person on the

spot

Limits the amount of homework marking

Allows for collaborative learning

Allows team teachers to become experts

Prepares students for later group work with minimal consequences

Some students eventually engage automatically given work periods

Cons Entire team may not show up Team members don’t hold

each other accountable Homework marking involved

Some students of low-skill level disengage in the face of high-skill-level peers

Some students resist team teaching

Some students don’t value group work

It takes a lot of effort to train students to engage

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Questions?

Julian JaroshProfessor, Health Sciences DivisionFanshawe Collegejjarosh@fanshawec.ca