Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network

Co-Teaching Pilot

Elaine NeugebauerMarianne Trachok

November, 2009

PPS Vision and Mission Statement

• Vision: Excellence for All• PPS Mission Statement

- The PPS will be one of America’s premier school districts, student-focused, well-managed, and innovative.- We will hold ourselves accountable for preparing all children to achieve academic excellence and strength of character, so they have the opportunity to succeed in all aspects of life.

• Professional Development Mission Statement- To provide high quality Professional Development to the learning community of the PPS that supports the District’s Excellence for All Strategies and is aligned with the National Professional Development Standards to support and enhance research based instruction for all students.

PaTTAN’s Mission

The Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network is an initiative of the Pennsylvania

Department of Education working in partnership with families and

local education agencies to support programs and services to

improve student learning and achievement.

PDE’s Commitment to Least Restrictive Environment (LRE)

Our goal for each child is to ensure IEP teams begin with the general education setting

with the use of supplementary aids and

services before considering a more restrictive environment.

Today’s Objectives

Participants will…• Review advantages to co-teaching• Explore fundamentals of co-teaching• Compare the active roles of co

teachers in the co-taught classroom• Discuss the benefits to the

collaborative teaching rubric• Review the instructional planning

meeting document

Ice-Breaker Activity

• Each person chooses two advantages to co-teaching (general educator / special educator)

• Choices are shared with partners • Teams choose two advantages of co-teaching

for students• A list of advantages to co-teaching

commonalities is developed and noted on a post-it

• Post-its are placed on large post it for sharing

Fundamentals of Co-teaching

Yours, Mine or Ours?

Who Grades Student Work?

Where’s my Space?

What about Parents?

When Do We Plan?

Scenarios

Identify co teaching models described in each scenario…

Station Teaching Support Teaching Team Teaching Large group / Small group Teaching Parallel Teaching

Collaborative Teaching RubricFour Corners Activity

• Lesson Presentation• Student Interaction• Physical Characteristics• Communication• Student Focus• Discipline in the Class• Lesson Development

Co-teaching Series

• Team Planning Worksheet• Briefly summarize the areas/issues

that need to be addressed and/or improved upon.

• Complete the table with your partner.

Be an Active Co-Teacher---Gloria Lodato Wilson

Please review the article in pairs (even – odd) and share information with a partner.

1. Graze2. Poke, Prod, and Cue3. Land4. Target5. Pair up6. Form a mini group7. Observe Student Behaviors8. Observe Student Questions9. Etc., etc, etc……

Co-teaching in the Classroom:

Active Roles

Card Sort ActivityIf one person is doing this…….The other person can be doing this……

Touch Base Planning

Co teachers should carve out thirty minutes each week to reflect on “teaching and learning” of the class.

Discuss reflections

Student Profiles

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• Final Grades• Summative Data Reading and Math• Benchmark Data• IEP Goals

Instructional Planning Meeting

• Set Agenda• What has the student learned this

week?• Announcements• Instructional Planning• To do’s for next meeting

Video: Marilyn Friend

Watch the video description of co teaching approaches.

Reflect on the examples of coteaching with your partner.

Strategies for Finding Co-planning Time

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• Use other adult to help cover classes• Find funds for substitute teachers• Experiment with late arrival and early

dismissal days• Stay late once a month• Reduce other work to save time to meet

National Institute for Urban School Improvement, 2005

Co-teaching: best practices

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• Attend co-teaching workshops together as a team

• Find co-planning time• Decide content and how it will be taught• Help to design instructional alternatives • Listen actively and share decisions• Try different co-teaching configurations

A Guide to Co-Teaching

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Richard VillaRichard Villa

For next time…..For next time…..Read Chapters 2 & 3Read Chapters 2 & 3Day-to Day Workings of Co-Day-to Day Workings of Co-

Teaching TeamsTeaching TeamsSupportive TeachingSupportive TeachingPay particular attention to Pay particular attention to

frequently asked questions on frequently asked questions on pages 25 & 26pages 25 & 26

Reflection…..

Thank you for your attention and enthusiasm concerning co-teaching

Share any concerns, thoughts and ideas with your partner concerning co-teaching.

December Professional Development

Saturday, December 5 8:30 – 11:30 am

or

Thursday, December 10 3:00 – 6:00 pm

Contact Information www.pattan.net

Elaine Neugebauereneugebauer@pattan.net800-446-5607

Pittsburgh Public SchoolsMarianne Trachokmtrachok1@pghboe.net412-323-4086

Commonwealth of PennsylvaniaEdward G. Rendell, Governor

Pennsylvania Department of EducationGerald L. Zahorchak, D.Ed., Secretary

Diane Castelbuono, Deputy SecretaryOffice of Elementary and Secondary

Education

John J. Tommasini, DirectorBureau of Special Education

Patricia Hozella, Assistant DirectorBureau of Special Education