diff --git a/plugins/communications-app/ScheduleSection/index.jsx b/plugins/communications-app/ScheduleSection/index.jsx
index 05f87883..588b25ae 100644
--- a/plugins/communications-app/ScheduleSection/index.jsx
+++ b/plugins/communications-app/ScheduleSection/index.jsx
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ const ScheduleSection = ({ openTaskAlert }) => {
     complete: <Icon src={Check} />,
     completeSchedule: <Icon src={Check} />,
     error: <Icon src={Cancel} />,
+    loadingTeams: <Icon src={Send} />,
   }), []);
 
   const statefulButtonLabels = useMemo(() => ({
@@ -99,12 +100,14 @@ const ScheduleSection = ({ openTaskAlert }) => {
     complete: intl.formatMessage(messages.ScheduleSectionSubmitButtonComplete),
     completeSchedule: intl.formatMessage(messages.ScheduleSectionSubmitButtonCompleteSchedule),
     error: intl.formatMessage(messages.ScheduleSectionSubmitButtonError),
+    loadingTeams: intl.formatMessage(messages.ScheduleSectionSubmitButtonLoadingTeams),
   }), [intl]);
 
   const statefulButtonDisableStates = useMemo(() => [
     'pending',
     'complete',
     'completeSchedule',
+    'loadingTeams',
   ], []);
 
   return (
diff --git a/plugins/communications-app/ScheduleSection/messages.js b/plugins/communications-app/ScheduleSection/messages.js
index e795715d..c3f8ff07 100644
--- a/plugins/communications-app/ScheduleSection/messages.js
+++ b/plugins/communications-app/ScheduleSection/messages.js
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@ const messages = defineMessages({
     id: 'schedule.section.submit.button.schedule.complete',
     defaultMessage: 'Scheduling Done',
   },
+  ScheduleSectionSubmitButtonLoadingTeams: {
+    id: 'schedule.section.submit.button.loading.teams',
+    defaultMessage: 'Loading teams',
+  },
 });
 
 export default messages;
diff --git a/plugins/communications-app/TeamEmails/api.js b/plugins/communications-app/TeamEmails/api.js
index b4dafbd0..625abf3d 100644
--- a/plugins/communications-app/TeamEmails/api.js
+++ b/plugins/communications-app/TeamEmails/api.js
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 import { getConfig } from '@edx/frontend-platform';
 import { getAuthenticatedHttpClient } from '@edx/frontend-platform/auth';
 
-export async function getTeamsList(courseId, page = 1, pageSize = 100) {
+export async function getTopicsList(courseId, page = 1, pageSize = 100) {
   const endpointUrl = `${
     getConfig().LMS_BASE_URL
-  }/platform-plugin-teams/${courseId}/api/topics/?page=${page}&pageSize=${pageSize}`;
+  }/platform-plugin-teams/${courseId}/api/topics/?page=${page}&page_size=${pageSize}`;
   try {
     const response = await getAuthenticatedHttpClient().get(endpointUrl);
     return response;
diff --git a/plugins/communications-app/TeamEmails/api.test.js b/plugins/communications-app/TeamEmails/api.test.js
index b326508c..477784bc 100644
--- a/plugins/communications-app/TeamEmails/api.test.js
+++ b/plugins/communications-app/TeamEmails/api.test.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { getAuthenticatedHttpClient } from '@edx/frontend-platform/auth';
 import { getConfig } from '@edx/frontend-platform';
 
-import { getTeamsList } from './api';
+import { getTopicsList } from './api';
 
 jest.mock('@edx/frontend-platform/auth', () => ({
   getAuthenticatedHttpClient: jest.fn(),
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ jest.mock('@edx/frontend-platform', () => ({
   getConfig: jest.fn(),
 }));
 
-describe('getTeamsList function', () => {
+describe('getTopicsList function', () => {
   const mockCourseId = 'course123';
   const mockResponseData = { data: 'someData' };
   const mockConfig = { LMS_BASE_URL: 'http://localhost' };
@@ -23,11 +23,11 @@ describe('getTeamsList function', () => {
   });
 
   test('successfully fetches teams list with default parameters', async () => {
-    const response = await getTeamsList(mockCourseId);
+    const response = await getTopicsList(mockCourseId);
 
     expect(response).toEqual(mockResponseData);
     expect(getAuthenticatedHttpClient().get).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-      `http://localhost/platform-plugin-teams/${mockCourseId}/api/topics/?page=1&pageSize=100`,
+      `http://localhost/platform-plugin-teams/${mockCourseId}/api/topics/?page=1&page_size=100`,
     );
   });
 
@@ -35,11 +35,11 @@ describe('getTeamsList function', () => {
     const customPage = 2;
     const customPageSize = 50;
 
-    const response = await getTeamsList(mockCourseId, customPage, customPageSize);
+    const response = await getTopicsList(mockCourseId, customPage, customPageSize);
 
     expect(response).toEqual(mockResponseData);
     expect(getAuthenticatedHttpClient().get).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-      `http://localhost/platform-plugin-teams/${mockCourseId}/api/topics/?page=${customPage}&pageSize=${customPageSize}`,
+      `http://localhost/platform-plugin-teams/${mockCourseId}/api/topics/?page=${customPage}&page_size=${customPageSize}`,
     );
   });
 
@@ -47,6 +47,6 @@ describe('getTeamsList function', () => {
     const errorMessage = 'Network error';
     getAuthenticatedHttpClient().get.mockRejectedValue(new Error(errorMessage));
 
-    await expect(getTeamsList(mockCourseId)).rejects.toThrow(errorMessage);
+    await expect(getTopicsList(mockCourseId)).rejects.toThrow(errorMessage);
   });
 });
diff --git a/plugins/communications-app/TeamEmails/index.jsx b/plugins/communications-app/TeamEmails/index.jsx
index acc22158..53abbfbc 100644
--- a/plugins/communications-app/TeamEmails/index.jsx
+++ b/plugins/communications-app/TeamEmails/index.jsx
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import { actionCreators as formActions } from '@communications-app/src/component
 
 import ListTeams from './ListTeams';
 import messages from './messages';
-import { getTeamsList } from './api';
+import { getTopicsList } from './api';
 import { getTeamsFromTopics, convertSnakeCaseToCamelCase } from './utils';
 
 const TeamEmails = ({ courseId }) => {
@@ -24,25 +24,44 @@ const TeamEmails = ({ courseId }) => {
   } = formData;
   const [teams, setTeams] = useState([]);
   const [checkedTeams, setCheckedTeams] = useState([]);
+  const [loadingTeams, setLoadingTeams] = useState(false);
   const previousFormStatusRef = useRef(null);
 
-  useEffect(() => {
-    const getTeamsFromApi = async () => {
-      try {
-        const responseTeams = await getTeamsList(courseId);
-        const { results } = responseTeams.data;
-        const camelCaseResult = convertSnakeCaseToCamelCase(results);
-        const formatResult = getTeamsFromTopics(camelCaseResult);
-        setTeams(formatResult);
-      } catch (error) {
-        console.error('there was an error while getting teams', error.messages);
+  const fetchTeams = async (page = 1) => {
+    try {
+      setLoadingTeams(true);
+      const responseTopics = await getTopicsList(courseId, page);
+      const { results, next } = responseTopics.data;
+
+      const camelCaseResult = convertSnakeCaseToCamelCase(results);
+      const formatResult = getTeamsFromTopics(camelCaseResult);
+
+      setTeams((prevTeams) => [...prevTeams, ...formatResult]);
+
+      if (next) {
+        fetchTeams(page + 1);
+      } else {
+        dispatch(formActions.updateForm({ formStatus: 'default' }));
       }
-    };
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error('There was an error while getting teams:', error.message);
+    } finally {
+      setLoadingTeams(false);
+    }
+  };
 
-    getTeamsFromApi();
+  useEffect(() => {
+    fetchTeams();
     // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
   }, [courseId]);
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (loadingTeams) {
+      dispatch(formActions.updateForm({ formStatus: 'loadingTeams' }));
+    }
+  // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
+  }, [formStatus, loadingTeams]);
+
   useEffect(() => {
     if (teams.length) {
       dispatch(formActions.updateForm({ teamsListFullData: teams }));
diff --git a/plugins/communications-app/TeamEmails/index.test.jsx b/plugins/communications-app/TeamEmails/index.test.jsx
index dcf1b2e9..c1256f50 100644
--- a/plugins/communications-app/TeamEmails/index.test.jsx
+++ b/plugins/communications-app/TeamEmails/index.test.jsx
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ describe('TeamEmails Component', () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
     jest.clearAllMocks();
 
-    api.getTeamsList.mockResolvedValue({ data: mockData });
+    api.getTopicsList.mockResolvedValue({ data: mockData });
     useSelector.mockImplementation((selectorFn) => selectorFn({
       form: {
         teamsList: [],
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ describe('TeamEmails Component', () => {
   );
 
   test('renders the component without errors', async () => {
-    api.getTeamsList.mockResolvedValue({ data: mockData });
+    api.getTopicsList.mockResolvedValue({ data: mockData });
 
     render(
       <IntlProviderWrapper>
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ describe('TeamEmails Component', () => {
   });
 
   test('renders null when teams are empty', async () => {
-    api.getTeamsList.mockResolvedValue({ data: { results: [] } });
+    api.getTopicsList.mockResolvedValue({ data: { results: [] } });
     render(
       <IntlProviderWrapper>
         <TeamEmails courseId="course-placeholder-id" />
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ describe('TeamEmails Component', () => {
   test('handles checkbox change', async () => {
     const mockDispatch = jest.fn();
     useDispatch.mockReturnValue(mockDispatch);
-    api.getTeamsList.mockResolvedValue({ data: mockData });
+    api.getTopicsList.mockResolvedValue({ data: mockData });
 
     render(
       <IntlProviderWrapper>
@@ -220,9 +220,9 @@ describe('TeamEmails Component', () => {
     });
   });
 
-  test('handles error when api.getTeamsList fails', async () => {
+  test('handles error when api.getTopicsList fails', async () => {
     const mockedError = new Error('API Failed');
-    api.getTeamsList.mockRejectedValue(mockedError);
+    api.getTopicsList.mockRejectedValue(mockedError);
 
     const consoleSpy = jest.spyOn(console, 'error').mockImplementation(() => {});
 
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ describe('TeamEmails Component', () => {
     );
 
     await waitFor(() => {
-      expect(consoleSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('there was an error while getting teams', mockedError.messages);
+      expect(consoleSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('There was an error while getting teams:', mockedError.message);
     });
 
     consoleSpy.mockRestore();