Abstract
Collaboration and teamwork are essential aspects of the work of a professional middle level teacher and an integral part of AMLE Standard 5. Preservice teachers typically experience collaborative practices firsthand during field experiences, but the COVID-19 pandemic has caused many schools to shift instruction online thereby limiting the opportunities for teacher candidates to experience daily life in schools. Teacher educators can provide simulated opportunities for candidates to collaborate and engage in teamwork in virtual classroom settings. The author describes ways to simulate teacher collaboration in virtual settings by providing an example of engagements with teacher educators in a middle grades course with an emphasis on three aspects of planning: team, task, and time. The author reflects on the implementation of the simulation and offers recommendation for improvement.
Author Bio
David C. Virtue is the Taft B. Botner Distinguished Professor of Middle Grades Education at Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, NC and editor of Research in Middle Level Education Online, the research journal of the Association for Middle Level Education.
DOI
10.20429/cimle.2021.250205
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Virtue, David C.
(2021)
"Simulating Collaboration in a Blended Course for Preservice Middle Grades Teachers: Attending to Team, Task, and Time,"
Current Issues in Middle Level Education: Vol. 25:
Iss.
2, Article 5.
DOI: 10.20429/cimle.2021.250205
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/cimle/vol25/iss2/5