CoTeaching

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Co-Teaching

• Michael Friga, Ph.D.
• TST BOCES- SETRC

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EDU Talk

• Inclusion
• Co-Teaching
• Differentiated Instruction
• Adaptive Learning Environments Model
• Strategies Intervention Model

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Whats your IEQ?

• Inclusion Expertise Quotient
• Not a validated test!
• Most schools have a wide range of expertise

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Change Flexibility

• Most people dislike change
• I do things this way because it works for me
• How flexible are you?
• Another non-scientific survey
• video2

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Collaboration

• Style/Approach
• Voluntary
• Parity
• Mutual problem/goal
• Shared responsibility
• Shared accountability
• Shared resources

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Level of Co-Teaching

• Developmental Process
• Must begin with open discussion
• What are your beliefs as a teacher?
• Where are you and your partner congruent and
  divergent?

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Issues to Discuss

• Student expectations
• Planning
• Instructional Format
• Parity
• Space
• Noise

• Routines
• Discipline
• Feedback
• Student Evaluation
• Chores
• Confidentiality
• Pet Peeves
• Marilyn

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1 Teach-1 Assist

• Both teachers share active and reflective roles
• Video

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Station Teaching

• Requires more planning
• Each teacher has clear responsibility
• Video

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Parallel Teaching

• Split the class
• Both teachers cover the same content
• Groups may be skill-defined or not
• Both teachers need to know the content
• video

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Alternate Teaching

• Can be done in large or small groups
• video

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Team Teaching

• Requires planning
• Both teachers must know the content
• Video