True Colors Considerations for Co-Teaching As Instructors Teaching Style Communication Approach Humanities Emphasis on how lessons used and personally applied Private talk English Constant diagnosis of individual students’ and progress Focus on feelings Behavioral and Social Sciences Adjustment of lesson to individual needs Separate behavior from the person Theater/Music/Art Extra help for students Soft modulated speech Blue Speech/Foreign Language Use of a variety of materials Sympathetic attitude Theology Frequent use of group work, peer tutoring, cooperative learning Be patient Classroom rules are fair and student generated Use a gentle touch Favored instructional techniques are: Listen to the whole story discussions, group projects and simulations Shared problem solving Emphasis of learning used in future Use logic Philosophy Sciences/Technology Logical presentations Be objective Communications Encouragement of questions Acknowledge intelligence and contribution Foreign languages Use of personal research privacy Music Knowledge shared through lecture Be non-confrontational Green Math/linguistics Interest in information more than people Offer alternatives Encourager of classroom discussion and debate Foster interdependent problem solving Favored instructional techniques are: lectures, tests, individual projects and reports Arts/Crafts Planning is done mentally Be direct and to the point Sports/Recreation Emphasis on relevance of information in the real world Explain consequences Music/Theater Teaching includes active-learning strategies Be matter of fact Automotive No fear of innovative teaching strategies Use humor Welding/Air Conditioning Risk taker-not afraid of trying new things Give immediate rewards Paperwork is late or low priority Use negotiation Criminal justice/fire technology Orange Communications Changes lesson structure to B” without hesitation Active problem solving “Plan Frequent use of hands-on activities Favored instructional techniques are: projects, games, contests, field trips, demonstrations, shows, and use of short stories Agriculture Traditionalist in subject matter Use direct honesty Business/Computer Information Systems Detailed lesson plans Be factual Social Sciences Logical sequencing in units and lectures Refer to appropriate rules Political Science Strong use of text State the problem Gold Family/Consumer Science Hand outs State consequences History/Geography/Health Structured class time Use a corrective action plan Use of outside references listed for students Use directed problem solving Favored instructional techniques are: Review and re-teach
True Colors Considerations for Co-Teaching As Instructors Teaching Style Communication Approach Blue Humanities English Behavioral and Social Sciences Theater/Music/Art Speech/Foreign Language Theology Favored instructional techniques are: discussions, group projects and simulations Emphasis on how lessons used and personally applied Constant diagnosis of individual students’ and progress Adjustment of lesson to individual needs Extra help for students Use of a variety of materials Frequent use of group work, peer tutoring, cooperative learning Classroom rules are fair and student generated Private talk Focus on feelings Separate behavior from the person Soft modulated speech Sympathetic attitude Be patient Use a gentle touch Listen to the whole story Shared problem solving Green Philosophy Sciences/Technology Communications Foreign languages Music Math/linguistics Favored instructional techniques are: lectures, tests, individual projects and reports Emphasis of learning used in future Logical presentations Encouragement of questions Use of personal research Knowledge shared through lecture Interest in information more than people Encourager of classroom discussion and debate Use logic Be objective Acknowledge intelligence and contribution privacy Be non-confrontational Offer alternatives Foster interdependent problem solving Orange Arts/Crafts Sports/Recreation Music/Theater Automotive Welding/Air Conditioning Criminal justice/fire technology Communications Favored instructional techniques are: projects, games, contests, field trips, demonstrations, shows, and use of short stories Planning is done mentally Emphasis on relevance of information in the real world Teaching includes active-learning strategies No fear of innovative teaching strategies Risk taker-not afraid of trying new things Paperwork is late or low priority Changes lesson structure to “Plan B” without hesitation Frequent use of hands-on activities Be direct and to the point Explain consequences Be matter of fact Use humor Give immediate rewards Use negotiation Active problem solving Gold Agriculture Business/Computer Information Systems Social Sciences Political Science Family/Consumer Science History/Geography/Health Favored instructional techniques are: Traditionalist in subject matter Detailed lesson plans Logical sequencing in units and lectures Strong use of text Hand outs Structured class time Use of outside references listed for students Review and re-teach Use direct honesty Be factual Refer to appropriate rules State the problem State consequences Use a corrective action plan Use directed problem solving
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