Co-teaching
The difference between learning about teaching and doing teaching together.
- 1.5 hours
This Module includes the following:
- Videos explaining the co-teaching model
- Activities to do with your Student Teacher to put co-teaching into practice
- Resources to learn more about co-teaching at UCI
- Additional Resources - 2 research articles on co-teaching
The following videos give an explanation of the co-teaching model.
Overview - This video gives a brief overview of co-teaching.
The video examples are from the School of Education, CSU Chico. https://www.csuchico.edu/soe/co-teaching.shtml
One Teach/One Observe - This example offers a great strategy for student teachers to use at the very beginning of their placement.
Activities:
After viewing the video on One Teach/One Observe, use the first link below to access a form designed to help your student teacher observe student thinking/actions. The second item listed below is a link to a form that is designed to focus your student teacher's attention on the particular instructional practices you are implementing. Both forms can also be used effectively by the lead teacher (see suggestions on the form).
One Teach/One Observe link (for observing students)
One Teach/One Observe link (for co-teachers observing each other)
One Teach/One Assist - This strategy is also useful in the fall when student teachers are in the classroom part-time. Student teachers can practice specific skills, offer logistical assistance (e.g., pass out papers, help with transitions), or monitor classroom interactions.
Parallel Teaching - This strategy takes advantage of having two teachers in the classroom to reduce the student-teacher ratio.
Team Teaching - This strategy is good to use at the end of the Fall quarter or the Beginning of the Winter quarter preparing the student teacher to become the lead teacher.
Activity:
Use the following link to look at your lesson plan and decide how best to use one of the different co-teaching strategies to enhance your lesson and student learning.
Resources to help learn more about co-teaching at UCI:
- This Co-teaching flier gives a brief overview of the model.
This toolkit gives more specific information about co-teaching
Resources: (Two additional articles to read on Co-teaching)
Bacharach, N., Heck, T.W., Dahlberge, K. (2010). Changing the Face of Student Teaching Through Co-teaching. Action in Teacher Education, 32,1. https://www.stcloudstate.edu/soe/coteaching/_files/documents/ATE_article_2010.pdf
Bacharach, N., Heck, T.W. (2012) Voices from the Field: Multiple Perspectives on a Co-Teaching in Student Teaching Model. http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download;jsessionid=642983CAC51D464BAA7F92DD6F9AE65A?doi=10.1.1.936.8502&rep=rep1&type=pdf