Co-Teaching-+Is+&+Is+Not+(Student+Thoughts)

June 23-27 After reading "Co-Teaching Is Not" from __Introduction to Co-Teaching__, students made these observations:


 * CoTeaching Is . . .**
 * two or more people who __coordinate__ their work to achieve at least one common, publicly agreed-on goal
 * two or more people who learn from each other!
 * a cooperative process
 * two or more people sharing students, planning, evaluation, instruction
 * agreed upon goals, shared beliefs, equal distribution of work, continued cooperation
 * monitoring progress (goals, communication, adjusting activities)
 * creating feeling that are equally responsible for all students
 * progress monitoring successes, problems, challenges
 * knowledge and skill exchange
 * each having expertise to offer to the team
 * TRUST
 * communication
 * follow-up with co-teacher
 * respecting each other's ideas, opinions with dignity
 * redistributing classroom leadership and decision-making responsibilities
 * understanding all technology used
 * collaboration based on students, not on content
 * knowing each student


 * Co-Teaching Is NOT . . .**
 * acting as a tutor
 * one person teaching, one person making materials
 * one person teaching one subject followed by another person who teaches a different subject.
 * one person making copies
 * one person always acting as support person
 * one instructs, other watches
 * fill in when real teacher has something more important to do
 * sloughing off responsibility for "your" kids (ie IEP students)