Section 3 Co-Teaching Considerations Student Behavior Time for Planning What are our class guidelines and rules? How much time do we need? Who determines the disciplinary procedures? Where will we find the time that we need? Who carries out the disciplinary procedures & delivers the How will we use our time together? consequences? What records can we keep to facilitate our planning? How will we be consistent in dealing with behavior? How will we proactively address behavior? Instruction What content will we include? Communication Who plans what content? What types & frequency of communication do we like to have How will we share teaching responsibility? with parents? Who adapts the curriculum & instructional and assessment How will we explain this co-teaching arrangement to parents? procedures for select students? Who will communicate with parents? Will there be shared What are our strengths in the area of instruction & assessment? responsibility for communication with parents of students who How will the content of the lesson be presented will one – have identified special education or other specialized needs, or person teach and the other arrange & facilitate follow-up will particular members of the co-teaching team have this activities, or will all members share in the teaching of the lesson? responsibility? How will we arrange to share our expertise? How can we arrange types of communication do we each like to have with to observe one another & practice peer coaching? students? With what frequency do we like to communicate with Do we rotate responsibilities? students? How will we assess the effectiveness of our instruction? Who will communicate with students? How will we ensure regular communication with each Evaluation Who communicates with administrators? How will we monitor students’ progress? How will we assess and grade student performance? Logistics Who evaluates which group of students do co-teachers – How will we explain our co-teaching arrangement to the collaborate in evaluating all students’ performance, or is each co- students and convey that we are equals in the classroom? teacher primarily responsible for evaluating a subset of students? How will we to each other in front of the students?
Section 3 Co-Teaching Considerations Time for Planning How much time do we need? Where will we find the time that we need? How will we use our time together? What records can we keep to facilitate our planning? Instruction What content will we include? Who plans what content? How will we share teaching responsibility? Who adapts the curriculum & instructional and assessment procedures for select students? What are our strengths in the area of instruction & assessment? How will the content of the lesson be presented – will one person teach and the other arrange & facilitate follow-up activities, or will all members share in the teaching of the lesson? How will we arrange to share our expertise? How can we arrange to observe one another & practice peer coaching? Do we rotate responsibilities? How will we assess the effectiveness of our instruction? Evaluation How will we monitor students’ progress? How will we assess and grade student performance? Who evaluates which group of students – do co-teachers collaborate in evaluating all students’ performance, or is each co- teacher primarily responsible for evaluating a subset of students? Student Behavior What are our class guidelines and rules? Who determines the disciplinary procedures? Who carries out the disciplinary procedures & delivers the consequences? How will we be consistent in dealing with behavior? How will we proactively address behavior? Communication What types & frequency of communication do we like to have with parents? How will we explain this co-teaching arrangement to parents? Who will communicate with parents? Will there be shared responsibility for communication with parents of students who have identified special education or other specialized needs, or will particular members of the co-teaching team have this responsibility? types of communication do we each like to have with students? With what frequency do we like to communicate with students? Who will communicate with students? How will we ensure regular communication with each Who communicates with administrators? Logistics How will we explain our co-teaching arrangement to the students and convey that we are equals in the classroom? How will we to each other in front of the students?
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