Teamwork in Pre Health Science Mathematics

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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_at_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 teams 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 teams 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/Cons

• Pros
• Call on entire teams
• Doesnt 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 dont 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 dont value group work
• It takes a lot of effort to train students to
  engage

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Questions?

• Julian Jarosh
• Professor, Health Sciences Division
• Fanshawe College
• jjarosh_at_fanshawec.ca