CO-TEACHINGDeWayne Harbaugh dharbaugh@riu6.org

Kathy Daugherty kdaugherty@riu6.org

WHY CO-TEACH

DEFINITION:

Co-teaching is commonly defined as general and special education teachers planning, delivering, and assessing instruction for a diverse group of learners in a single classroom

ELEMENTS OF CO-TEACHING

Two or more professionals Joint delivery of instruction Diverse group of students Shared classroom space

ADVANTAGES

* Increase student- teacher ratio * Increase resources for using effective

research-based instructional strategies

* Greater sense of community between staff & students

* More engagement of students * Increased monitoring & assessment

ADVANTAGES FOR STUDENTS

BARRIERS

GETTING OFF TO A GOOD START

ONE TEACH, ONE OBSERVE

ONE TEACH, ONE ASSIST

STATION TEACHING

ALTERNATIVE TEACHING

PARALLEL TEACHING

TEAMING

EXAMPLES OF CO TEACHING

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQgXqZGTUg0

THE STAGES OF THE CO-TEACHING PROCESS

Collaborative Stage

Compromise Stage

Beginning Stage

TIPS & TRICKS

Open communication (resources online) Attitude Lesson plan tool (online) Silent communication framework

QUESTIONS