Co-Teaching Models

Co-Teaching Models

Parallel Teaching

One Teach, One Assist

One Teach, One Observe

Team Teaching

Alternative Teaching

Station Teaching

Alternative Teaching

Questions to answer when planning:

What it looks like:-One teacher leads the majority of learners -One teacher leads a small group of learners

• What is the big concept being taught?
• What is the purpose of the small group?
• Which students should be in the small group?
• What will each teachers role be?

Benefits:

• Allows for reteaching and extension activities
• Instruction can be differentiated
• Can be used for pre-teaching skills or vocab

Things to Consider:

• Learners could be stereotyped into ability groups
• Teachers may not be seen as equals if roles are kept the same

One Teach, One Observe

What it looks like:-One teacher leads instruction -One teacher collects data for future planning

Questions to answer when planning:

• What is each teacher's role?
• What data will be collected and how?
• How will the data be analyzed and used?
• When will the data be analyzed and used?

• Participation and Engagment
• Students who need additional support
• Behavior

Benefits:

• A variety of data can be collected
• Allows teachers to observe class from a different perspective

Things to Consider:

• One teacher has the primary teaching role
• Time needs to be scheduled to analyze data and how it will be used.

Parallel Teaching

What it looks like:-Teacher 1 leads instruction for half the class -Teacher 2 leads instruction for half the class

Questions to answer when planning:

• How should learners be divided?
• What concepts are being taught?
• Will there be a difference in how the two groups are taught?
• Will the groups share their learning after?

• Both teachers are teaching the SAME content
• Content may be taught in different ways

Benefits:

• Both teachers are leading instruction
• Smaller groups for discussions and activities
• Opportunity for student voice and choice

Things to Consider:

• Learners may miss insights from other groups
• Teachers need to be aware of timing if groups will share together

Station Teaching

Questions to answer when planning:

What it looks like:-Each teacher leads a station of different content/activities

• What concepts will each teacher cover?
• How are the concepts related?

• What needs to be done for students to be successful and engaged in the independent station?

• Additional stations for independent work may be utilized

Benefits:

• Learners are working in small groups
• Instruction can be differentiated
• Opportunities for independent practice

Things to Consider:

• The risk of creating set groups, especially based on ability
• Timing can be difficult

One Teach, One Assist

Questions to answer when planning:

What it looks like:-One teacher leads instruction -One teacher supports learners as needed

• What is each teacher's role?
• Are you always in the same roles?
• What are the expectations for assisting learners?
• What happens if there is a group of struggling learners?

• A teacher is available to help learners while instruction continues
• Assisting teacher can identify learners understandings and misconceptions
• Classroom management becomes easier

Benefits:

Things to Consider:

• It can be easy to get into a routine of the same teacher always assisting.

• The teacher leading may be seen as having "more power"

Team Teaching

Questions to answer when planning:

What it looks like:-Teachers 1 & 2 lead the class together

• What is each teacher's role?
• Are there times in the lesson where one teacher should be modeling?
• How are you going to transition between teachers leading instruction?
• What happens if you disagree with something the other teacher says during their instruction?

Benefits:

• Collaboration is modeled
• Both teachers points of view are shared
• Information is presented in different styles

Things to Consider:

• Takes a lot of skill and planning
• Requires commitment to co-planning