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Patuxent Valley Middle School Collaboration Workshop. February 26, 2007. Welcome. Outcomes: By the end of the day, participants will have . . . Identified roles and responsibilities of general educators and special educators in a co-taught classroom
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Patuxent Valley Middle SchoolCollaboration Workshop February 26, 2007
Outcomes:By the end of the day, participants will have . . . • Identified roles and responsibilities of general educators and special educators in a co-taught classroom • Identified and discussed issues related to effective communication between co-teachers • Identified elements of co planning • Discussed co-teaching approaches • Used resources to begin co-planning • Identified next steps
What is your belief…about having more than one adult working collaboratively within one classroom environment to provide an instructional program for all students.
What are some issues co-teachers need to consider? Let’s Talk
Elements of Co Planning • The Who • The What • The How
Who…What…How • Divide into 3 small groups • Each group choose members for the following role: • Facilitator • Recorder • Reporter • Time keeper
Who..What..How • Brainstorm and chart what things need to be discussed and decided on for each of the elements of co planning • Brainstorm tools that may help with the planning
Co Planning • Knowing what you know… • ….What are the benefits of co planning like this? • ….What are the challenges of co planning like this?
Burning Issues • Reflect on what we discussed this morning…Any thoughts to share?
What is co-teaching? Two or more professionals working collaboratively in primarily a single classroom setting to ensure students with diverse needs learn a specified area of content
Co-Teaching Approaches • One teach, one support • Two groups • Station teaching ( Parallel teaching) • Alternative teaching • Team teaching
Co-Teaching Approaches • Move to the sign for the co-teaching approach that you feel the most comfortable using.
Co-Teaching Approaches • Move to the sign for the co-teaching approach that you use most often in your classroom.
Closure • Next steps Thank you for your time.!!