Who is this course for? What should you expect?
- This course will most strongly benefit new and newer pairs of co-teachers who want to work on building their relationship, learn more about the models of co-teaching, learn some effective and efficient ways of co-planning, learn about best practices of data collection and how to use data to improve instruction. This course will also benefit anyone who is trying to learn more about co-teaching, however this course is designed to be a collaborative activity to be completed with co-teaching partners.
- Co-planning pairs should expect to learn about all of the above through T4T created documents, videos, youtube videos and research based articles. Co-planning pairs should expect to learn a lot, have time to implement some of this new learning and have plenty of time to talk and discuss!
- Co-teaching is am amazing way to grow as a teacher, teach students more effectively and positively impact the social emotional learning of your students as well. Whether your focus is co-teaching now or co-teaching in the future, this course will help you to grow in your understanding of the basics of co-teaching and the reasons why it is so amazing.
Learn
Listen, read and discuss in order to learn about yourselves, your partners, your students, the models of co-teaching and best practices related to before, during and after co-teaching.
Collaborate
Work with your co-teaching partner to facilitate future co-planning sessions, virtual co-planning sessions, differentiated materials and UDL materials. Determine how and when to effectively. use the different models of co-teaching and implement them throughout your co-planned lessons.
Execute
Use the best practices you learn about facilitation, data collection and how to improve instruction based on data in order to create effective co-taught lessons, assignments and assessments!
Jennifer Castro
Founder: Teacher for Teachers Education Consulting
- Special Education teacher, supervisor and coach
- 15+ years working in general education and special education classrooms
- Teacher of Mathematics, English and Science.
- Passion for working with students who struggle the most!
- Strong focus on math intervention and Algebra 1
- Created and facilitated professional development related to special education, co-teaching and mathematics intervention for 12+ years while working for a large school district in Los Angeles.
- Currently working as a professional development facilitator, supervisor, teacher and coach for a large school district in California
- I have a strong passion for working with educators to help them to unlock their potential!
Curriculum
- Video: Co-Teaching - It's a Marriage
- Co-Teaching Defined
- Why should we co-teach?
- Video: Equity, Equality and Justice. A Lens for Thinking About our Classrooms (1:49)
- What Co-Teaching is and What it is not
- Who Should Co-Teach?
- Video + Discussion: Addressing the Elephant in the Room: Why are there two teachers? (4:35)
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Introduction to Co-Teaching
In the course you will learn about the 6 models of co-teaching. With quick and easy breakdowns of each model including the frequency to use the model, when to use the model and some tips and tricks on implementation, you will have quick success at any model you choose to use in your classroom.
