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CO-TEACHING IS… CO-TEACHING IS NOT…As you enter, complete the consensus

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Please complete the chart:

Jot down what co-teaching is and what it is not…

***Think back to our last session together.

Time to Reflect! Make time to plan with your co-teacher Choose a planning template that works for you and

“your other half” Complete this planning session prior to the next PLC

Keep in mind:• What worked?

• What didn’t work?

• What would you change on your template to make your planning easier for you and your partner?

• Revise lesson plans

• Monitor behavior plans/IEP goals and objectives

• Check on “who’s getting it” and what do WE need to do DIFFERENTLY

DESIRED OUTCOMES:• Reflect on co-planning strategies

• Reflect on strengths and challenges of co-teaching

• Understand what co-teaching is and isn’t

• Identify key components of the five models of co-teaching

• Decide on which co-teaching model is currently being used versus which one to try out

• Access to an online training site

Focusing on your Co-Teaching Challenges

You two are lucky to have each other!

Jot a quick thank you

note to your co-teacher!

Most Common Approaches

• One Teaching, One Drifting• Parallel Teaching• Station Teaching• Alternative Teaching• Team Teaching

Video Examples of Co-teaching

These first 5 examples are provided from Brigham Young University and can be found at http://

education.byu.edu/cpse/co_teaching?models.html

Using the ModelsEach of the models of co-teaching can be

effective in different classroom situations. Co-teachers have to determine which arrangement best suits the needs of their students in a particular situation. The models are meant to be flexible and used interchangeably.

Resource(s)/Online Training Journal:

www.powerof2.org (web site)

Advice From Co-Teachers

• “Establish and clarify co-teachinggoals.”

• “Practice communication skillsfor successful co-teacherinteractions.”

• “Understand responsibilities.”

• “Agree to reflect andcelebrate.”

• “Agree on a commonframework.”

Your Advice

"The important thing about a spoon is that you eat with it. It’s like a little shovel,You hold it in your hand,You can put it in your mouthIt isn’t flat,It’s hollowAnd it spoons things up.But the important thing about a spoon isThat you eat with it."

The Most Important Thing...

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