2. Co-Teaching is…
Defined as: Instructional delivery approach
in which general and special educators share
responsibility for planning, delivery and evaluation of a
classroom.
For who: Co-teaching is mainly used to provide services
for students with mild to moderate disabilities in the
general education setting.
Why effective: Research shows that general educators
have expertise in knowledge of the curriculum while
special educators have expertise in instructional
processes used to teach individual students who may
learn atypically.
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3. Co-Teaching Strategies
• Assess the current curriculum
• Move in slowly
• Involve an administrator
• Get to know your partner
• Create a workable schedule
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4. Advantages for
Regular Education Teachers
• Learning opportunities to reach all students.
• Focus on content and less on individual problems.
• Help to meet the needs of individual student learning styles.
• Twice the opportunity to assist students.
• Mutual learning and appreciation for each other's expertise.
• Professional growth - greater personal satisfaction!
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5. Advantages for
Special Education Teachers
• Support provided directly in classroom instead of pulling
students out.
• More time in assisting students to develop motivation, effort,
and responsibility.
• Greater use of learning strategies within content areas.
• Partnership with a colleague in support of student IEP goals.
• Mutual learning and appreciation for each other's expertise.
• Professional growth - greater personal satisfaction!
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6. Advantages for All Students
• More time spent working cooperatively and learning content.
• Emphasis on learning skills, organization, responsibility, and
preparedness.
• Diverse learning techniques and teaching techniques.
• Improved self-esteem
• Opportunities for leadership and growth within the least
restrictive environment.
• Less fear of failure
• Better or more meaningful grades
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7. Reference
Clip Art from Microsoft PowerPoint 2011.
Co-Teaching. (2010, May 8). Retrieved November 27, 2011, from
http://wik.ed.uiuc.edu/index.php/Co-Teaching
