They plan and use highinvolvement strategies to engage all students in their instruction. Effective co teaching within the inclusive classroom 4 effective co teaching within the inclusive classroom. Instead, co teachers get to watch each other in action, absorbing new and effective strategies from one another. The outcome is that each member of the coteaching team gives and takes direction for the coteaching lesson so that the students can achieve the desired benefits. Often an independent station will be used along with the two teacher led stations. While it can have its difficulties, it can be an amazing experience. The no child left behind act and the reauthorization of federal special education legislation have brought increased pressure for educators. Teaching strategies for instructional quality source. Both of us have had successful expe riences co teaching at the secondary. Coteaching strategies the strategies are not hierarchical. Instead he shared his learning strategies with a variety of groups. The coteaching pair divides the instructional content into parts and the students into groups. Coteaching strategies participant handouts niusileadscape.
The greatest benefit to this approach is the reduction of the studentteacher ratio. Is collaborative teaching a part of your scheduled time. In this coteaching approach, teachers divide content and students. Planning is an important factor in a successful co teaching program. The key to this strategy is to focus the observation where the teacher doing the observation is. Teams with little to no planning time typically use the supportive coteaching approach. As teachers know their students learning styles and needs they can select alternative strategies or adapt those suggested to deliver the content. One teacher has primary responsibility while the other gathers. Collaborative planning, or co planning, is about teachers coming together to plan for instruction in diverse classrooms including students with disabilities. Coteaching in the esl classroom new york university. They can be used in any order andor combined to best meet the needs of the students in the classroom. If appropriate, a third station could give students an opportunity to work independently. Aejmc teaching committee ebook effective teaching strategies page 8.
Students who receive special education andor related services are instructed in the general education classroom. The coteaching support model consists of a special education teacher partnering with a general education teacher to meet the instructional goals of students with and without disabilities in a general education setting. Retrieved from liberty university student teaching handbook 20102011 some approaches to co teaching marilyn friend and lynne cook 1996a have presented several approaches to co teaching that provide ways for two teachers to work together in a classroom. Co teaching requires a great amount of flexibility, communication and opportunities for collaboration. Tips and strategies for coteaching at the secondary level. Often, the exchange of ideas between teachers allows for more risk taking and the use of innovative strategies on the part of each teacher to benefit all students in the classroom. This list of teaching strategies and activities was developed out of a focused brainstorming process conducted with general education, special education and english as a second language teachers in minnesota during the 20012002 school year. Co teaching for ells is not one teacher planning and delivering all instruction just an extra set of hands a. In todays schools, inclusion is becoming a new method of teaching that more and more classrooms are adopting and performing. Both educators are responsible for implementing instruction in the same classroom. Here are a few suggestions for making this goal a reality. The beginning of the school year, or even prior to the start of school, is the key time to decide which coteaching models you want to use. One teacher leads a station where the students play a money math. Lead of the planning shifts from the cooperating teacher early in the experience to the teacher candidates as the experience progresses.
The best coteaching happens when both teachers believe they are facilitating learning for all students in the classnot just those they are assigned to support. Both of us have had successful experiences co teaching at the secondary. The intent of co teaching is to make it possible for students with disabilitiesto access thegeneralcurriculumwhileat the same time benefiting from specialized instructional strategies necessary to nurture their learning. Their videotape 1996b also explains these approaches, which are briefly discussed below. The full practice alert on co teaching can be found here. One teacher has primary responsibility while the other gathers specific observational information on students or. Team teaching takes intense planning, but the longer pairs work together the less time it takes as they know what each other is going to contribute. Use our students rather than your studentsmy students in your conversations. One teaching, one observing because student decisions should be based on data, one teaching. Coteachers provide instruction to a diverse group of students, including those identified with disabilities and others who are not identified. Have you both volunteered to collaboratively teach together. This list of teaching strategies and activities was.
The list represents strategies and activities that teachers report that they use or. Lead teacher identifies skills and strategies needed for groups and individual students to complete the task of the. Friend and cook 2010 identify six arrangements that are commonly found in co teach settings. Coteaching strategies that educators can use to work as a. Workshop participants were paired with in dividual mentors and received a teaching handbook of takehome tips, readings and resources to use throughout the year. This time is used to determine what co teaching strategies will be used and how you will teach collaboratively. Teaching the coteaching pair divides the instructional content into parts each teacher instructs one of the groups, groups then rotate or spend a designated amount of time at each station often an independent station will be used along with the teacher led stations. Effective coteaching within the inclusive classroom. Coteaching models between general and special education teachers complementary teaching station teaching parallel teaching alternative teaching shared teaching lead teacher uses preassessment to determine students need for support.
Gone is the abstract wondering of what other teachers do in their classrooms behind closed doors. In the duet model, both teachers share everythingplanning, implementation, assessment, reteaching, parent teacher conferences, bulletin boardsliterally, everything. Coteaching is a service delivery option, a way to provide students. In coteaching, both professionals coordinate and deliver substantive instruction. Some basic descriptions about the co teaching special education model. Support teacher assesses students skills and facilitates selfregulation during the lesson.
One teacher acts as the primary teacher while the other assists and supports the learners. Each teacher then teaches the content to one group and subsequently repeats the instruction for the other group. Distributed functions theory of leadership nancy keller, an experienced co teacher from winooski, vermont, stated that as a member of a coteaching team, i do everything a normal. One of the greatest joys of a successful co teaching relationship is the ability to learn from one another in realtime, in the classroom. Coteaching models between general and special education. Since ive never co taught before only team taught, ive invited mandy holland gregory to share her story and tips about co teaching. This packet will focus on answering the following questions. Coteaching strategies university of nebraska omaha. Co teaching to support all students south bend community school corporation august 18 and 19, 2010 sharon r schultz 426 watson avenue. The two teachers address the same instructional material and present the material using the same teaching strategy.
Co teaching in practice although it is beyond the scope of this article to describe co teaching in. The coteaching strategies are not hierarchical they can be used in any order andor combined to best meet the needs of. Coteaching ppt free download as powerpoint presentation. If you do not see the reset email, please try checking your spam folder or select the resend reset email button to send it again. Session outcomes discuss the advantages of co teaching for students with and without disabilities. When a general education teacher and a special education teacher work together to plan and deliver instruction to a diverse population in a general education setting. The supportive coteaching approach sage publications. A benefit of parallel coteaching is that it decreases the studenttoteacher ratio, allowing for increased individualization, differentiation, and. One teacher has primary responsibility while the other gathers specific observational information on students or the instructing teacher.
Coteaching strategies and examples unm college of education. Selfevaluation checklist below is a list of questions that may assist you in evaluating the effectiveness of your collaborative efforts. Within a mainstream classroom, an esl teacher can demonstrate strategies during a co taught lesson, and the classroom teacher can continue to use the same strategies with ells when the bsl teache r is no longer present. Strategies for a successful co t eaching marriage lori howard elizabeth a. Co teaching is an instructional teaching model that provides an opportunity for students to receive instruction in the least restrictive environment. Identify a set of coteaching strategies and their research base. Effective strategies for reaching students with disabilities in general education classrooms barbara glaeser. School reformers have set higher standards and teachers are responsible for ensuring that students meet them. Often, the exchange of ideas between teachers allows. This information packet is for co teaching partners who wish to improve their planning practices. We sent you an email with a link to reset your password. Six approaches to coteaching state education resource.
Groups spend a designated amount of time at each station. Adapted from the work of lynne cook and marilyn friend 1995. The parallel coteaching approach p arallel coteaching occurs when co teachers instruct, monitor, or facilitate the work of different groups of students at the same time in the classroom. Supportive coteaching is also used when one of the members of the co teaching team does not have curriculum content mastery and new content is being introduced. Evidencebased practices instructional strategies definition agesstages of development phonemic awareness ability to hear, identify, and manipulate the individual. Coteaching models between general and special education teachers complementary teaching station teaching parallel teaching alternative teaching shared teaching lead teacher models organization of the content. General education teachers and special education teachers are paired in the classroom to support all students.
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