1. Cera Estep, Sam Jorden, Alita Meyers, Casey Sauter and Elise Sullivan
Co-Teaching:
Tips & Strategies
Cera Estep, Sam Jorden, Alita Meyers, Casey Sauter and Elise Sullivan
East Dale Interns

2. What is Co-Teaching?
A general educator and a special educator work together in providing instruction
Can be two general education teachers working together, as well
Together the teachers plan, deliver, and evaluate instruction

3. Who does it involve and how?
Involves both General Education and Special Education teachers working collaboratively.
OR two general education teachers working together collaboratively.

4. Mnemonics
• Target the skills and strategies that a particular student needs to learn
Express enthusiasm and optimism,
Adapt the instructional environment
Create opportunities for small-group or individual, direct, intensive instruction, [and]
Help student[s] apply skills learned to content classes

5. SUPPORT Study the content Understand the big ideas,
Prioritize course objectives,
Plan with the general education teacher,
Observe the students in the class as they listen to instruction,
Rephrase, repeat, and redirect, [and]
Teach your co-teacher to do it all on his or her own”

6. What are the six co-teaching strategies?
One teach-one observe
One teach-one drift
“Station teaching”
“Parallel teaching”
“Alternative teaching”
“Team Teaching”

7. One Teach-One Observe
One teacher is responsible for designing and delivering instruction for the entire group
The other teacher can do one of the following:
Observe a single student
Observe an identified group of students
Observe an entire group while watching for previously determined behaviors

8. One Teach-One drift
One teacher teaches content while the other teacher walks around the room and assists students who may need support

9. Station Teaching Actively involves both teachers
Each teacher has the responsibility for teaching and planning
Students move from one instructional location to another

10. Parallel Teaching Teachers jointly plan for instruction
Each delivers the same content to half the class simultaneously
Teachers do NOT exchange groups

11. Alternative Teaching Used for: Preteaching Reteaching
Authentic assessment

12. Team Teaching
Both teachers are responsible for planning and share in the instruction of all students

13. Name That Strategy!
One Teach, One Drift

14. Name That Strategy!
Team Teaching

15. Name That Strategy!
Parallel Teaching

16. Name That Strategy!
Alternative Teaching

17. Name That Strategy!
One Teach, One Observe

18. Name That Strategy!
Station Teaching

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