Co-Teaching 101

Gabrielle Marquette

Introductions

● Your Name● Grade and Subject● 1 little known or memorable fact about yourself● Challenge: think of something memorable that also starts with the same letter as your 1st name.

Introduction to Co-teaching

● Underlying ideas of co-teaching● Growth vs. Fixed mindset● What does it mean to be smart?

http://youtube.com/v/o8JycfeoVzg

By the end of today, you will have the strategies to...● Implement the 5 main co-teaching structures.● Identify when & why to use a particular co-teaching structure.● Plan instruction for heterogeneous groups of students based on data.● Use common planning time meaningfully

Learning Profiles

● How students learn & process information● Their interests● The way they think● The way they interact with others

Learner Profile Cards

Help teachers organize student learning more deliberately.

Array Interaction Inventory

Accommodations & Modifications of Array Interaction Inventory

Accommodations & Modification of Array Interaction Inventory

Older students (6,7,8) appropriate● Online quiz that assesses which Winnie the Pooh character you are and

describes the characteristics. ● For much younger students, consider watching a Winnie the Pooh episode

or reading a short story and asking students to identify which character they are most like.

What is Co-Teaching

Complete the checklist of co-teaching characteristics

Co-Teaching Example

The 5 Main Structures of Co-teaching● Chapter 13 & handout● Read each description ● 3 examples of why you might use it?● Lingering questions

Murawski, W. W. (2009). Collaborative teaching in secondary schools: making the co-teaching marriage work!. Thousand Oaks, Calif.: Corwin.

Discussion of Structures

● Share out● Lingering questions● The importance of parity

More Examples

What type of co-teaching do you see?

More Examples

What do you notice?

Robert Sternberg

Take the Triarchic Theory of Intelligence Survey

Break

Discuss the following Eric Jensen quote

Flexible Grouping

1. How can the idea of flexible grouping be used in planning for a co-taught lesson?

2. How is it different and the same as ability grouping?

Grade level/ Subject Group WorkReview the mock data collected after an initial whole group lesson on the standard listed. Then, create a follow up lesson using co-teaching and flexible grouping to meet the learning needs of all students.

● What co-teaching method could use use to address the needs of students in this class?

● Why is that the method that makes sense?● How can you address multiple learning profiles in the next lesson?● How will students be grouped? Why?

Common Planning Agendas

● Review Data● Create lessons using the data● Decide who will do what to ensure parity

LUNCH

Group work is an essential component of learning, but it is even more important in co-teaching situations if both teachers are going to be efficient and active instructors for all students. After lunch, we will work on developing strategies for running effective groups.

Two Strategies for Managing Groups● Class Dojo● Cooperative Learning Structures

Cooperative Group Structures● Learn the cooperative group elements

o Starting Pointo Cooperative Learning Institute

● Apply learned elements to a lesson plan

Grade level group task

● Read the information provided● Identify examples of the elements you may have used

or seen used● Discuss which elements you are most comfortable with

and which ones you are less comfortable with● Develop 5 other structures that illustrate any of the

elements● Write this information down to be shared out

The Elements

Positive InterdependenceIndividual AccountabilityGroup ProcessingSocial skillsFace to face interaction

Setting Expectations

Class Dojo

Class Dojo

Class Dojo

ClassDoJo in action

Create a Group Lesson

Use the UBD template to create a possible group lesson plan with your grade level groups.Example

You Can Work With Anyone!

● Be persistent● Don’t try to win● Be honest but not emotional● Don’t take yourself too seriously● Have a common goal● Collaborate with anyone!

Discuss the following Eric Jensen quote

Wrap-up

● Learning profiles● Co-teaching methods● What does common planning look like?● Managing groups● What is teaching really about?