Co Teaching

About Me: Jeremy

About Me: Selma

• Educator-Learner
• Mom
• Immigrant
• Loves to Adventure

Co-Teaching Basics

Objectives

• Define the BIG IDEAS of Co -Teaching
• Delivery Approaches
• Implementation
• Scheduling
• Reflection

The Co-Teaching Process
Co-Planning
Co-Instructing
Co-Assessing

Co-Teaching is

...two or more Professionals

for a singe groups of students

in a shared classroom or workspace

...varied by

Objectives of Co-Teaching

• Meet the educational needs of diverse students Individualized instruction
• Individualized instruction

Approaches to Co-Teaching

One Teach, One Observe

One Teach, One Observe

• Collect detailed observation of students while they are engaged in learning
• Choose targeted observations objectives (academic progress, behavior, social skills, responsiveness to teachers)
• Collect observational data

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Station Teaching

Station Teaching

• Students are organized group
• Professional is responsible for content delivery for a small group
• Students work independently, using technology Differentiate lesson at the independent stations
• Differentiate lesson at the independent stations

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Alternative Teaching

Alternative Teaching

• To re-teach a lesson
• Pre-teach content to students who need more instruction
• Assess skills
• Remediate skills
• Extension activities

One Teach, One Assist

• One professional provides whole group instruction
• One professional supports individual student’s learning
• Introduction of a new unit
• Based on teacher’s strengths
• Requires limited planning SHOULD NOT be a primary model of co-teaching
• SHOULD NOT be a primary model of co-teaching

Requirements for Co-Teaching:
Communication
Flexibility
Shared Philosophy
Clearly defined roles and responsibilities

Complete Co-Teaching Worksheet

Notify parents about Co-Teaching:
Explain the chosen approach to Co-Teaching
Share the classroom schedule
Introduce the Co-Teachers

Daily Lesson Plan Components

• Big Idea for Lesson
• Evidence Based Instructional Guide
• Technology Options for Activity
• Time Per Rotation
• Student Groupings
• Materials

Must schedule...

... time to co-plan.

...time to reflect

Dates to collect summative data points to determine groupings of students

Reflect on the Co-Teaching

Schedule regularly

How do you determine the success of the co-teaching?

“Is this good for us?”

Willing to Problem Solve

Problem Solving

1. Identify the Problem.

2. Identify the issues related to the Problem.

3. Identify the factors that may have contributed to the Problem

4. Identify solutions to solve the problem?

Questions

Day Two

Objectives

• Developing a Weekly Plan
• Scheduling Personnel
• Understanding Differentiation
• Planning for Station Teaching

Scheduling Personnel

Grouping Students

Managing Materials

Your Turn

Compile:
Personnel Schedule, Student Groupings, Materials, and Daily Lesson Plans to create Weekly Plan