Sharing a classroom
I find it challengng at times to keep things organized the way i would like because where i teach, we share classrooms and don't have offices or any type of personal space. This means that our teaching tools and papers stay in the classrooms. When you have three instructors sharing the same class, things get changed, moved, and shuffled and it can get very frustrating.
I have found the only way to help the situation is constant communication with your teaching team. Making sure everyone knows who's responsibility it is to clean what and when seems to keep things the way we all like them and ease a bit if the frusration from not having very much personal space.
Keith, That's great to hear. When we work with fellow faculty members and collaborate closely on the student experience, it can yield tremendous benefits for all involved.
Dr. Melissa Read
We share the same classrooms here as well. Most of the time the same course is taught. This does make the trasision easier. We also try and stay at the same pace in case a student needs to change his schedule for that day.
We share clasroom at my school and it works great for us.
Stacey, I like your thinking. It's good to divide up space within shared classrooms. This way, everyone knows where to look when trying to find their belongings. This is an efficient and organized use of shared space.
Dr. Melissa Read
We also share classrooms here. Teaching the same course in the same classroom can lead to saving time, as the same training aids can be used for the next class. One instructor gets them out for the day and the next will put them away.
Also, marking a morning and evening spot in the class cabinets make it easier to keep things organized.
John, When we share classrooms, it's great to meet and make sure that expectations are met and there are no obstacles to joint use. Great approach.
Dr. Melissa Read
John, When we share classrooms, it's great to meet and make sure that expectations are met and there are no obstacles to joint use. Great approach.
Dr. Melissa Read
We share class room at our school but everyday i meet with the next instructor and if there is any problume we take care of them right away
