Models of
Co-Teaching

Co-teaching involves two or more certified professionals who share instructional responsibility for a single group of students primarily in a single classroom or workspace for specific content or objectives with mutual ownership, pooled resources, and joint accountability. (Friend & Cook 2016)

6 Models of Co-Teaching

Teaching partners should consider each model’s purpose and merit before deciding which to use for a particular lesson or part of a lesson. Considering the benefits of each model should help teachers determine which to use for a given lesson.