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Tips for You and Your Co-Teacher

August 18, 2015 Volume VII

Teachers will

3 Stages for Co-Teach Implementation in the


Classroom.

will determine the co-teaching


framework theyll establish in
the classroom.

1. ____________________ Stage
2. ____________________ Stage

Explain how effective coteaching supports our students.

3. ____________________ Stage

Establishing Co-Teaching Relationships

Practice a co-teaching conversation.

1. ____________________ Vision/belief

What does Co-Teaching Look Like?

2. Finding planning time and using it effectively

As you watch the co-teaching clip, think about the


following questions:

3. Deciding how to address specific student __________


during co-teaching

How do they work together as a team?

4. Determining how to __________ conflicts with coteaching partners

What is their goal / mission?

5. Establishing classroom __________ and behavior


management

What are the parallels between their teams and ours?


Special education teachers work _____ with other
professionals to ensure that students _____ the
specialized instruction, supports, and accommodations
outlined in their individual education plan (____).

6. Articulation of student __________


7. __________ teaching styles and preferences
8. Exploring the six approaches of __________ (how /
when to implement them)

A special education teacher may _____ in a collaborative


or co-teaching model where he or she _____
responsibility with other teachers; may provide direct
instruction for part or all of the day, one-on-one or in
small groups; and/or may consult with other educators
about the design of appropriate accommodations to
curriculum and instruction.

Main Points to Remember

Make sure the students know you as a __________


Both teachers are viewed as __________ partners in the
classroom

Both teachers names should be __________ in the room


Introduce teachers as a __________
1

Co-Teaching is
NOT

Co-Teaching is
4. Why is it always better to dance with a partner?

1.What adult habits did you


notice as you watch the short
clip?

instructional practice?

5. What teaching structure did you notice as you watch


the short clip?

2.H o w d o t h o s e h a b i t s
negatively impact the

6. How do those instructional practices contribute to the


instructional practice?
7. What are some take aways from the short clip that
youd want to establish in your classroom to support
co-teaching instruction?

3. What is the structure that youd want to establish in


your classroom to support co-teaching instruction?

regarding instruction, behavior,


and your partnerships
Spend a few minutes
__________ to __________
each other

Questions You should

information is needed to better


support the needs of those
students?
3. Do students IEPs include any
__________ for the students?
If so, how can instruction best
be tailored for the students and
efforts documented?

Starting Off on the Right


Foot

4. Do any of the students need


social or __________ Support.

As soon as you learn who your coteaching partner will be, reach out
to that individual

How will Co-Teaching


Look in my Classroom?

Discuss ___________________

When will I meet with my coteachers?

Discuss how __________ will


be handled with students
Discuss What ifs
Discuss the needs of students
with __________
Discuss teaching __________
Set-up several times during the
first month of school when you
will __________ __________

Ask Your Co-Teacher


1. Do students IEPs include a
__________ __________? If
so, what are the target
behaviors and supports
necessary to address them?
2. Do Any students have
challenging physical or
cognitive abilities that may
require __________ supports
or services? If so, what are
they? What additional
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What will be the nonnegotiables?


When will the co-teacher have
access to my lesson plan in a
timely manner?
How will a co-teaching session
look like in my classroom?
How often will I meet with my
co-teacher to evaluate our coteaching practice?

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