Co-Teaching

What to know...

Application...

• Use early to learn co-teacher's learning style
• Clarifies to student both are both "full" teachers
• Ability to collect data

• Need reason for observation
• Determine a system both teachers agree on
• Switch roles to elimate the title of "helper"

What to know...

Application...

• Both teachers are actively teaching
• Reduces student to teacher ratio concern
• The amount of noise and movement can be a problem for some students

• Teachers don't both have to be experts on a topic
• Cannot be ordered content
• Can provide a more indepth understanding for students

What to know...

Application...

• Lowers the student to teacher ratio
• Created using heterogenious groups (mixed)
• Each teacher does not work with all students, just part of the class... Remember to mix up groups!
• Both teacher need to be very comfortable with content as they both will be teaching it

• Useful for test reviews to increase the opportunity for students to respond
• Great for drilling information
• Useful for project management
• Provides studnets more opportunity to engage in discussion

What to know...

Application...

• Instruction in each group is different
• Useful for two tier instruction
• Each teacher has responsibility for smaller group

• Pre-teaching/Re-teaching
• Practing and not moving ahead
• Enrichment and more guided practice

What to know...

Application...

• Both teachers responsible for lesson taught
• Must trust other teacher
• Need to establish equal status

• Can be very entertaining for students
• More collaboration
• * Two heads are better than one!

What to know...

Application...

• Use when one not enought time to plan
• When learners can be deppendent on assistance

• Useful when teacher has specific expertise
• Also useful for monitoring