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Purposeful
Collaboration
through Co-
Teaching Martina Wagner
Metro ECSU
Day 1: Part 2
• Grounding
• Co-Teaching Defined (revisited)
• Prerequisites of Co-teaching
• Stages of Co-teaching
• Co-Teaching Models
• Planning Time & Wrap Up
• = A strategy you may be able to adapt for your classroom.
My current co-teaching understanding is like the _____ emoticon, but (or and) I hope it will be like the _______ emoticon by the end of this year!
Define Co-Teaching for Your
Classroom!
Co teaching occurs
when two or more
professionals (adults)
jointly deliver
substantive
instruction to diverse,
blended group of
students in a single
physical capacity. - Friend & Cook, 2007
THE GOOD NEWS OR THE BAD NEWS?
Which would you prefer first -
Barriers
1.Lack of Training or
Professional Development
2.Personality or
Philosophical Clashes
3.Limited Resources
4.Scheduling Issues
5.Lack of Time
6.Reluctance to lose control
7.Lack of Administrative
Support
The Barriers For Co-Teachers
1. Locate the “Top Ten Issues and Possible
Solutions for Co-Teaching during Reading
Instruction”
2. Read through each of the barriers and
possible solutions. Mark your text:
• ! for ideas that you could do easily
• ? for ideas that are interesting but need
more time/resources
• X next to ideas that are unrealistic
3. Discuss the article and your original ideas
at your table using sentence frames…
Prerequisites of Co-Teaching
• Number off 1-5
• Take your binder and locate your group!
• Choose Roles:
Facilitator, recorder, time-keeper, encourager, spokesperson
1. Parity
2. Mutual Respect
3. Specific Mutual Goals
4. Shared Accountability for Outcomes
5. Shared Resources
Case Study Jigsaw
1. Read about your Prerequisite (pgs. 3-4 or hand-out)
2. Read through the case study “Broken Arm”
3. On a poster :
• Summarize your prerequisite
• List the challenges and benefits of the prerequisite.
• Identify ways Mary and Helen could have developed the prerequisite before or during their co-teaching partnership.
Stages of Collaboration
Beginning Stage (Dating)
AKA: Getting to Know You Stage
Interpersonal Relationship: AWKWARD
Familiarity of Curriculum: Limited
Materials: BRING YOUR OWN!
Recognized As: The Helper
Students: These are MINE…you take
YOURS
Planning: Limited to No Joint Planning
Service Delivery: In the Back of the
Room
Compromising Stage
(Engagement) AKA: My-Turn-Your-Turn Stage Interpersonal Relationship: Some
give and take Familiarity of Curriculum: Getting
some knowledge Materials: Limited access to some Recognized As: Assistant Teacher Students: Working with some
general ed students who need support
Planning: General Ed teacher leads some planning time
Service Delivery: Alternate teaching/some mini lessons
Collaborative Stage (Marriage)
AKA: Thinking as ONE Stage
Interpersonal Relationship: Comfortable
Familiarity of Curriculum: Appreciative of competencies
Materials: Full access to everything
Recognized As: Equal Partner
Students: Our Class, Our Students
Planning: Share responsibility, aware of goals/modifications needed
Service Delivery: Equal participation with entire group
Time for a Heart-to-Heart Category Beginning Compromising Collaborating
Interpersonal Awkward / Cautious
Some Give and Take
Comfortable
Familiarity of Curriculum
Limited Gaining Knowledge
Appreciative of Competencies
Resources Bring Your Own Limited Access Full Access
Recognized as The Helper Assistant Teacher
Equal Partner
Students Mine / Yours Beyond the Caseload
Our Students
Planning Very Limited Joint Planning
Classroom Teacher Leads
Shared Responsibility
Instruction One Lead, One on the Side
Some Team Lessons
Equal Participation
Stages of Team Development
Successful Co-teaching: Keys to Team
Development (Part 1 of 3)
Successful Co-Teaching: Keys to Team
Development (Part 2 of 3)
Successful Co-teaching: Keys to Team
Development (Part 3 of 3)
…or type in http://bit.ly/W2r6BK
Your Ticket Out Homework:
Investigate between now and next time how you might address the pre-requisites of co-teaching.
Complete the graphic organizer 2.1 with questions on
page 21 of your text.
Contact Information Martina Wagner Dean Reasoner
612.638.1536 612.638.1522
[email protected] [email protected]
@MetroECSUCELL @Deanreasoner
Metro ECSU Center for English Language Learning
http://metroecsucell.wikispaces.com/
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