Full Description
Guaranteed success for the co-taught classroom For the increasing number of teachers working in co-taught classrooms, this book provides practical ideas for defining teacher roles, planning lessons, providing effective instruction, and maximizing the value of each team member. Former co-teacher and national presenter Anne Beninghof shares stories, and real-life co-taught lesson examples that emphasize creative yet time-efficient instructional strategies that lend themselves beautifully to the co-taught classroom. Teachers and instructional leaders at all levels and in a wide variety of content areas will find this book replete with valuable co-teaching guidance so that success is guaranteed.
* Offers tips for effective teaching strategies for every type of team teaching situation imaginable * Includes guidelines for successful team-teaching with specialists in technology; literacy; occupational/physical therapy; special education; speech-language therapy; ELL; gifted * The author is an internationally recognized consultant and trainer This user-friendly, comprehensive book is filled with concrete ideas teachers can implement immediately in the classroom to boost student learning and engagement.
Contents
The Author vii Introduction 1 PART ONE: PUTTING TOGETHER THE PIECES 5 Chapter 1 An Overview of Co-Teaching 7 What Is Co-Teaching? 7 What Does the Research Say? 9 What Are the Benefi ts? 10 Chapter 2 Relationship Building: Common Challenges and Effective Solutions 15 Climate 15 Communication 20 Roles and Responsibilities 28 Chapter 3 Implementation: Common Challenges and Effective Solutions 35 Classroom Composition 35 Planning Time 36 Grading 40 Evaluation 42 PART TWO: LOOKING THROUGH THE CO-TEACHING KALEIDOSCOPE 51 Chapter 4 The Duet Model 55 Chapter 5 Lead and Support Model 63 Chapter 6 Speak and Add Model 71 Chapter 7 Skill Groups Model 79 Chapter 8 Station Model 87 Chapter 9 Learning Style Model 95 Chapter 10 Parallel Teaching Model 105 Chapter 11 Adapting Model 113 Chapter 12 Complementary Skills Model 123 PART THREE: CREATING A UNIQUE DESIGN FOR WORKING TOGETHER 131 Chapter 13 Co-Teaching with a Technology Specialist 133 Chapter 14 Co-Teaching with a Special Education Teacher 141 Chapter 15 Co-Teaching with a Speech/Language Pathologist 151 Chapter 16 Co-Teaching with an Occupational or Physical Therapist 159 Chapter 17 Co-Teaching with a Paraeducator 165 Chapter 18 Co-Teaching with a Gifted Specialist 173 Chapter 19 Co-Teaching with a Literacy Specialist 181 Chapter 20 Co-Teaching with an ELL Specialist 187 PART FOUR: WRAPPING IT UP 195 Chapter 21 Conclusion: Evolving Partnerships 197 Appendix Instructional Strategies for Co-Taught Classrooms 199 References 245 Index 251
