The document defines co-teaching as two teachers sharing instructional responsibilities including planning, teaching, and assessing students. It outlines five models of co-teaching: one teach one assist, station teaching, parallel teaching, alternative teaching, and team teaching. Each model is described along with advantages and disadvantages. The document provides references for the definition of co-teaching and descriptions of the five models.
2. ï‚ž What is Co-teaching
ï‚ž Five co-teaching models.
ï‚¡ The advantages and disadvantages of each model
3. Co-Teaching is defined as two teachers (teacher
candidate and cooperating teacher) working together
with groups of students; sharing the planning,
organization, delivery, and assessment of instruction, as
well as the physical space. (Bacharach, Heck & Dank,
2004)
Five styles of co-teaching
ï‚žOne teaching, one support
ï‚žStation teaching
ï‚žParallel teaching
ï‚žAlternative teaching
ï‚žTeam teaching
4. ï‚ž In this model one teacher is responsible for lesson
planning and implementation, while the other
moves around the room supporting individuals and
making observation
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5. ï‚ž Instructional content is divided between teachers
who are then responsible for their portion of
instruction. Students then rotate through stations
with teachers teaching simultaneously.
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6. ï‚ž Similar to station teaching, both teachers teach
simultaneously, however, in parallel teaching they
plan together the same lesson and teach the same
lesson
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7. ï‚ž One teacher teachers whole class lessons while the
other will do small group and individual pull out.
Pull out may be for group assessment, extra help
on an assignment, extra lesson teaching based on a
groups needs.
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8. ï‚ž Both teachers are responsible for planning, and
they share the instruction of all students. The
lessons are taught by both teachers who actively
engage in conversation, not lecture, to encourage
discussion by students.
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9. ï‚ž Bacharach, N., Heck, T. & Dank, M. (February,
2004). Co-Teaching in Student Teaching: A case
study. Paper presented at the annual meeting of
the Association of Teacher Educators, Dallas, Texas
ï‚ž Curry School of Education. (n.d.). Retrieved
February 12, 2015, from
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10. ï‚ž Bacharach, N., Heck, T. & Dank, M. (February,
2004). Co-Teaching in Student Teaching: A case
study. Paper presented at the annual meeting of
the Association of Teacher Educators, Dallas, Texas
ï‚ž Curry School of Education. (n.d.). Retrieved
February 12, 2015, from
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Editor's Notes
#4: Co-teaching, or cooperative teaching, is a matter of teamwork and bearing the burden together. Co-teaching can be found in various settings: general education teacher & special education teacher, across grade-level teachers, subject blending, or mentor teacher & student teacher. There are five commonly accepted styles of co-teaching which will be discussed next.