How to choose a co-teaching model — from edutopia.org by Sean Cassel
Knowing the pros and cons of the six models of co-teaching can help teachers determine which one is best for a given lesson.
Excerpt:
Fortunately, a lot of available research categorizes different models of co-teaching. There are basically six models:
- One Teaching, One Observing: One teacher is directly instructing students while the other observes students for evidence of learning.
- One Teaching, One Assisting: One teacher is directly instructing students while the other assists individual students as needed.
- Parallel Teaching: The class is divided into two groups and each teacher teaches the same information at the same time.
- Station Teaching: Each teacher teaches a specific part of the content to different groups as they rotate between teachers.
- Alternative Teaching: One teacher teaches the bulk of the students, and the other teaches a small group based on need.
- Team Teaching: Both teachers are directly instructing students at the same time—sometimes called “tag team teaching.”