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by rchristensen
10-03-17
I have some ideas about improving our classroom, it would involve co-teaching.
I have som concerns about the concept of co-teaching can you explain?
Well according to "Virginia.edu" co-teaching is a model of shared classroom management that benefits all students.
Wouldn't it be confusing having both of us teach at the same time?

 

by rchristensen
10-03-17
I have had an idea about changing the format of our class by introducing co-teaching. do you have any thoughts?
I am open to making our class more inclusive to all students can you tell me a little more?
Sure, according to "Virginia.edu" co-teaching involves two qualified teachers two teachers that are similarly qualified sharing their expertise to a classroom.
Sounds good but wouldn't it be confusing with both of us teaching at the same time?
"niskayunaschools.org" gives us some clear guidelines that co-teaching is not both of us teaching at the same time.
so one of us would handle the discipline and one of us would teach?

 

by rchristensen
10-03-17
Again the guidelines from "niskayunaschools.org" tells us that we would be co-equal sharing our expertise with the students.
I have done some research as well it sounds like a "best practice" according to what I have found we could assist all of our students.
Yes your research is correct we would collaborate on lesson plans and teaching styles as well as to how we want to structure the class.
It sounds like just the format that we need to inject some excitement into our class
It might also help students that are in resouce become engaged.
How would we implement it?

 

by rchristensen
10-03-17
Our administration already has a proposal in place to get the ball rolling and we are scheduled for an inservice day that will give us more information.
Maybe we could make a presentation for back to school night to inform parents and answer any questions.
That is a great idea! The more information that we give to our stakeholders the easier this transition will be
If we use our professional development days before school starts we could plan our lessons (niskayunaschools.org)
After doing some reasearch do you have a method of teaching that you feel matches our style?
I like the idea of using "station teaching" and "team teaching" that way we can each spend time with every student in the class.

 

by rchristensen
10-03-17
My thoughts exactly! Using those two methods both of us would be involved in the planning and execution of each lesson (Basso)
This would be a great way to accommodate her students that are on an I.E.P.
This metod of teaching provides greater access of materials to all stidents (niskayunaschools.org)
It would also give our students an improved student to teacher ratio (niskayunasschools.org)
I am so glad that we are in agreement because according to "virginia.edu" we need to be co-equal for this method of teaching to succeed.
I was thinking along those same lines and I would not have it any other way for our students to succeed we have to be in a partnership.

 

by rchristensen
10-03-17
I can see that this would help lessen student excuses because one of us would be available at all times to provide services (Basso).
Oh absolutely, it would also add excitement to our classrooms by changing things up (Virginia.edu).
When we bring our individual skill sets together we can strengthen our overall lesson plans (niskayunaschools.org).
Yes and where one of us has a strength it the other of us can build upon it.
Since you have knowledge of your caseload would you like to plan the first lesson so that I can see how you implement differentiation?
I was going to ask that because I have some student needs that I would like to address.

 

by rchristensen
10-03-17
At the end of the first day of school.
Wow! What a terrific day! What did you think?
I agree! the way we used the team teaching model was excellent our flow was seamless it looked as if we had done this for years!
Yes I felt that that was our strongest time together. We need a little more work on the station teaching.
Absolutely...but remember this is a work in progress and we still did a good job!

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