Co-teaching workshop 2

CO-TEACHING

“WHEN ONE TEACHES

TWO LEARN.”

CO-TEACHERS

“I have a good friend (co-teacher) and we share all the time. She rocks at assessment I rock at presentation. We meld our lessons and constantly trade information and lesson plans. What comes out in the end is great lessons and great assessment.”

I can’t say it works everywhere but it works for me and I wouldn’t have it any other way. Is it easy? NOPE! It took a lot of hard work, relationship building and there were snags along the way but so far it is working!”

If a doctor, lawyer, or dentist had 40 people in his office at one time, all of whom had different needs, and some of whom didn't want to be there and were causing trouble, and the doctor, lawyer, or dentist, without assistance, had to treat them all with professional excellence for nine months, then he might have some conception of the classroom teacher's job. ~Donald D. Quinn

Teachers

Students /Classroom

The Benefits of Co-teaching

better student to teacher ratio and more individual attention (especially helpful to lower level students.).

a wider use of instructional techniques, to better student learning

more and better critical, planning and reflective practices by teachers

social skills improvement / better classroom management.

a more “community” oriented classroom increased score results.

TEACHER BENEFITS

Teacher training in-house. The Korean English Teacher betters their own language skills while teaching.

Both teachers develop new instructional techniques while teaching and sharing.

New teachers can be given guidance and mentoring.

Effective modeling for students.

NESTs > less cultural adaptation.

The 4 Knows of Co-teaching

Know

Thyself

Know Your



Know Your


Know Your

The 4 Dos of Co-teaching

RAPPORT AND RESPECT

ADAPTABLE


Student Centered / Inclusion


The 4 Dos of Co-teachingh

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DISPOSITION

PLANNING

EVALUATION

COMPLEMENTING EACH OTHERS STRENGTHS

3 Main Misperceptions

1. The foreign expert. Foreign teachers are viewed as “all

knowing”. This creates an imbalance in the classroom and eventually resentment. There must be a shared power in the classroom. There is no expert or rather, a Native expert and a Foreign expert. Each have their particular skills and experience and relevance.

Sturman, P., (1992), Team Teaching: A case study from Japan, Collaborative Language Learning and Teaching, Cambridge University Press, Nunan, D., 149-150

2. The “walking tape recorder”. In this case, the Korean teacher feels that the foreign teacher lacks instructional skills and uses the NEST as a kind of puppet, only good for pronunciation and laughter, cultural communication.

3. The “token foreigner”.

Here, the NEST is only there to give the school pride as being progressive. They aren’t used as teachers. They are just a symbol of being “international” and progressive.

WHAT IS CO-TEACHING

“when two or more professionals jointly deliver substantive instruction to a diverse, or blended group of students in a single physical space” (Cook and Friend, 1995).

THE CO-TEACHING DYNAMIC

TEACHER

KNOWLEDGE TIME / SPACE

http://www.specialconnections.ku.edu/cgi-

The Types of Co-teaching

Lead and Support

Station Teaching

Parallel Teaching

Alternative Teaching

Team Teaching

Curriculum Knowledge

Planning

Time Allocation

Level of Trust

Philosophical Agreement

Friend, M., Reising, M., & Cook, L. (1993). Co-teaching: An overview of the past, a glimpse at the present, and considerations for the future. Preventing School Failure, 37(4), 6-10.

STYLES OF CO-TEACHING Bauwens and Hourcade (1991)

1. One teach, one support --One person assumes primary

instructional responsibility while the other adult assists students with work, monitors behavior, and corrects assignments. (This approach is most successful when it is used on an occasional basis in conjunction with the other approaches.)

2. Station teaching

--Curricular content is divided into two parts. One person teaches the first part to half the students and the other professional presents the second part to the other half. The two student groups then switch.

3. Parallel teaching --Students are divided into

heterogeneous groups in which each student has more opportunity to participate in discussions. Different types of presentations are structured to accommodate the various student learning styles.

4. Alternative teaching

--Students are divided into two groups, and one person instructs one group while the other person pre-teaches the other group for the lesson to follow or re-teaches material using alternative methods.

5. Team teaching-- Both professionals share leadership and are equally engaged in instructional activities. They might role play, stage debates, or model note-taking strategies. (Friend & Bursuck, 1999, pp. 82-85)

The Components of Co-teaching

CURRICULUM GOALS

TEACHING PHILOSOPHY

BELIEFS

ASSESSMENT

INSTRUCTION

INSTRUCTIONAL PLANNING

FAMILIARITY WITHTHE CURRICULUM

PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT

INTERPERSONALCOMMUNICATION

CO-TEACHINGCOMPONENTS

Gately, S., Gately, F., Understanding Co-teaching Components, Journal of Teaching Exceptional Children, 2 (3) 41-47

The Stages of the Co-teaching Process

COLLABORATING STAGE

COMPROMISESTAGE

BEGINNING STAGE

Give and take communication / more active role of “special” educator / increased level of trust and social relationship

Careful Communication / Boundaries developing / Feelings of Intrusion / Very defined roles

*Teachers may get stuck at this level.

Open communication / changing roles / use of humour / mutual respect / “flexible equality”

Gately, S., Gately, F., Understanding Co-teaching Components, Journal of Teaching Exceptional Children, 2 (3) 41-47

RECOMMENDATIONSSUGGESTIONS

• Promote and educate teachers and schools about the value and benefits of co-teaching. Teachers must know WHY they are co-teaching.

• Hold mandatory workshops for co-teachers. Especially prior to the school year. Also social outings to foster their relationship.

• Have all co-teachers complete a questionnaire and discuss fully prior to teaching together. Also, give adequate scheduling and planning time for weekly co-teaching meetings.

• Educate teachers about the co-teaching options they have. There are many different kinds of co-teaching.

• Korean co-teachers MUST be in the classrooms with NESTs during lessons.

• Allow for no more than 3 co-teachers / NEST. Preferably schools should provide an English only classroom and teachers shouldn’t have to travel to other classrooms.

• Create a process to chose the appropriate people/teachers to be co-teachers.

• Set up a dispute resolving mechanism so that when a co-teacher has a complaint, they have somewhere to go.

• Schedule so that co-teachers will be with each other for the full contracted year. Make it mandatory that co-teachers hold weekly planning meetings.

Co-teaching survey:

Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education

Native Speaking English Teachers

CHECK THE CORRECT ANSWER

1. I can easily read the nonverbal cues

of my co-teaching partner.

RARELY SOMETIMES USUALLY ALWAYS

2. I feel comfortable moving freely about the space in the co-taught classroom.


3. I understand the curriculum standards with

respect to the content area in the classroom.


4. Both teachers in the classroom agree on the goals of the classroom


5. Planning can be spontaneous, with changes occurring during the instructional lesson


6.I often present lessons in the co-taught Class


7.Classroom rules and routines have been jointly developed.


8. Many measures are used for gradingstudents. RARELY SOMETIMES USUALLY ALWAYS

9.Humor is often used in the classroom.


10. All materials are shared in the classroom.


11. I am familiar with the methods and materials needed to teach the curriculum.


12. Modifications of goals for different level students are incorporated into this class.


13. Planning for classes is the shared responsibility of both teachers.


14. The "chalk" passes freely between the two teachers.


15. A variety of classroom management techniquesis used to enhance the learning of all students.


16.Communication is open and honest.


17. There is fluid (changing) positioning of teachers in the classroom


18. I feel confident in my knowledge of the curriculum content


19. The administration encourages and supports both teachers and co-teaching.


20. Both teachers share curriculum resources; audio-video, books, tests, blackline masters


21. Students accept both teachers as equal partners in the learning process


22. Time is allotted (or found) for common planning.


23. Behavior management is the shared responsibility of both teachers.


24 I feel happy about my relationship with my co-teacher.


25. We hold meetings and give honest feedback about lessons


GET YOUR SCORE!

RARELY = 1

SOMETIMES = 2

USUALLY = 3

ALWAYS= 4

TOTAL = ?

HOW GOOD IS YOUR

CO-TEACHING RELATIONSHIP?

< 50 = a poor co-teaching relationship

50 – 75 = a satisfactory (but in need of improvement) co-teaching relationship

76 – 100 = a very healthy co-teaching relationship

Discuss afterwards with your co-teaching partner. What differences did you see?

How can you improve those parts of your relationship?

Sharing Hopes, Attitudes, Responsibilities, and Expectations

{ SHARE }

Directions: Take a few minutes to individually complete this worksheet. Be honest in your responses. After completing it individually, share the

responses with your co-teaching partner by taking turns reading the responses. Do not use this time to comment on your partner's

responses—merely read. After reading through the responses, take a moment or two to jot down any thoughts you have regarding what your

partner has said. Then, come back together and begin to share reactions to the responses.

Your goal is to (a) Agree, (b) Compromise, or (c) Agree toDisagree.

1. Right now, the main hope I have regarding this co-teaching situation

is: _______________.

2. My attitude/philosophy of teaching students with disabilities in a general education classroom is: _______________________.

3. I would like to have the following responsibilities in a co-taught classroom: ________________________.

4. I would like my co-teacher to have the following responsibilities:________________________.

5. The biggest problem I expect to have in co-teaching is: ___________________.

5a. I think we can overcome this obstacle by: ______________________.

6. I have the following expectations regarding _______in the classroom:

(a) discipline __________________________________________________

(b) class work __________________________________________________

(c)Materials ____________________.

(d)homework ______________________________________________________.

(e) planning _______________________________________________________.

(f) modifications for individual students__________________________________.

(g) grading ________________________________________________.

(h) noise level _________________________________________________.

(i) cooperative learning _______________________

(j) giving/receiving feedback _____________________________________________.

(k) parental contact ________________________________________________.

(l) classroom appearance/seating __________________________________________.

(m) other important expectations I have ____________________________________.

Note:

Modified from Co-Teaching in the Inclusive Classroom: Working Together to Help AllYour Students Find Success (Grades 6-12; p.36-37, by W. W. Murawski, 2003,Medina, WA: Institute for Educational Development.

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