Co-Teaching Models & co-planning Communication is the key!

Co-Teaching is… co-teaching is not… As you enter, complete the consensus grams! 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! You two are lucky to have each other!

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 Models Each 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 Your Advice • “Establish and clarify co-teaching goals.” • “Practice communication skills for successful co-teacher interactions.” • “Understand responsibilities.” • “Agree to reflect and celebrate.” • “Agree on a common framework.” Your Advice

The Most Important Thing... "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 mouth It isn’t flat, It’s hollow And it spoons things up. But the important thing about a spoon is That you eat with it."

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