Co-Teaching is an Attitude...an attitude of sharing the classroom and students.
Co-Teachers must always be thinking – We’re Both Teaching!
If teacher 1 is leading instruction, teacher 2 can be:
- Observing for:
- student understanding and/or questions (through body language, facial expressions, etc.)
- specific types of questions asked by instructing teacher
- specific student interactions and behaviors
- teacher movement
- specific teacher behaviors
- specific student or group behaviors
- Circulating:
- checking for comprehension
- using proximity control for behavior management
- checking for comprehension
- providing one-on-one support as needed
- Charting:
- where questions are directed within the classroom
- gender of responders
- on-task/off task behavior
- teacher wait time
- specific teacher behaviors or movements
- specific student or group behaviors
- Other:
- Collecting and reviewing last night’s homework
- Introducing a social or study skill
- Taking roll
- Reviewing directions; modeling first problem on the assignment
- Writing down instructions on board
- Repeating or clarifying any difficult concepts
- Passing out papers
- Facilitating a silent activity
- Asking clarifying questions