Co-Teaching Strategies McDowell Principals October 20, 2016

Can We Agree? To be actively involved Value differences Agree to disagree Listen

NC State Board of Education Mission “Every public school student will graduate from high school, globally competitive for work and postsecondary education and prepared for life in the 21st Century.”

As a result of this session, we will: Formulate a vision for co-teaching Review the six types of co-teaching Explore the roles and relationships Discuss how to evaluate co-teaching teachers Review resources and plan next steps

Agenda Addressing the relationship of the co-teachers Identify the six types of Co-Teaching Roles in Co-Teaching Scheduling Co-Teaching Co-Teaching Lesson Planning and Observations Resources

What is Co-Teaching? Two teachers (teacher candidate and cooperating teacher) working together with groups of students; sharing the planning, organization, delivery, and assessment of instruction, as well as the physical space. (Bacharach, Heck & Dank, 2004)

Co-teaching is… Two equally-qualified individuals who may or may not have the same area of expertise jointly delivering instruction to a group of students. 

Co-Teaching Vision What co-teaching experiences have you had? Where are you now with co-teaching? What do you need to know about co-teaching? Where do you want to go with co-teaching in your school?

Foundation Crumblers Read the Foundation Crumblers handout and highlight two concerns for you. Discuss with a shoulder partner what Foundation Crumblers might you have to address in your school. Brainstorm a list of strategies to address this issue. Brainstorm on newsprint

Review the Six Types of Co-teaching Stations Teaching Parallel Teaching Alternative Teaching Team Teaching One Teach, One Observe One Teach, One Assist

Station Teaching Is complex but not hierarchical Consists of several topics Has been previously taught, but students need additional review or practice

Parallel Teaching Both groups address the same lesson objectives; Lesson length will vary depending on what is being taught and learning styles of the students; Pacing of the lesson is critical – Both finish at the same time Review the slide

Alternative Teaching One assumes responsibility for the larger group and other has smaller group Allow teacher to target unique needs of the specific groups by using data This arrangement might take an entire class period or it might take just a few minutes at the beginning or end of a lesson Review the slide

Teaming Teachers plan and deliver instruction together One teacher might be the primary speaker while second teacher adds information Most complex but satisfying way to co-teach Used only if approach complements the lesson objectives and learning needs Review the slide

One Teach, On Assist Teacher providing assistance must do so in an unobtrusive manner Teacher providing assistance must be able to deliver individual student accommodations and ensure all students are on task. Used with a paraprofessional not a teacher Review the slide

One Teach, One Observe One teacher teaches the students during the lesson. One teacher observes the students while the other one teachers. One teacher takes anecdotal notes of student’s behaviors and student’s academics during the lesson. Review the slide

Watch the video of the Six types Identify the differences between each type of co-teaching strategy. What do you think will work best in your school and why? Identify - discussion Work best - index card, may compare to pair/partner schools

Co-teaching Resources and Tools

Co-Teaching Lesson Planning Review the Handout for Lesson Planning including plans for both teachers to allow for “parity.” What are your concerns? Best strategies?

Co-Teaching Observations Use the handout for Co-Teaching Observations to discuss the process for observing two teachers deliver the content based on the Co-teaching strategy being used. What are your concerns? Best strategies?

How do I support Co-Teaching? Small group discussion about how to support co-teaching teams within the school building. What is the role of the principal? What is the role of the general educator? What is the role of the AIG, EC or ESL teacher? Newsprint and walk/discuss By grade span

Scheduling Strategies Click on presentation to start it.     Think in terms of creating a master schedule for next year T-Chart: “now” ideas on left, “new” ideas on right

Resources CoTeaching Approaches article from ERIC database Page 26 for parity exercise. Co-Teaching Approaches - Descriptions Lesson Planning Template 1 Co-Teaching Observation Checklist Collaborative Teaching Arrangements Observation Checklist Click here to access CoTeaching Considerations Packet

What are your next steps? Identify three things you will do as a result of this workshop within the next 30 days: Action 1 Action 2 Action 3 What support do you need to make this happen over the next 30 days?

As a result of this session, we will: Formulate a vision for co-teaching; Review the six types of co-teaching Explore the roles and relationships Discuss how to evaluate co-teaching teachers Review resources and plan next steps

Evaluation Please complete the evaluation for this session.

Contact Information Dr. Mandy Taylor Professional Development Coordinator Mandy.Taylor@dpi.nc.gov Dr. Frances Harris-Burke Service Support Coordinator Frances.harris@dpi.nc.gov