One Plans, One Reacts
Co-Instruction Strategies
Co-Teaching at ECU
Co-Instruction Strategies
Co-Instruction is a classroom environment where two or more teachers actively engage in teaching the lesson.
There are seven co-instruction strategies.
The co-instruction strategies should be selected (during co-planning) to fit the purpose of a lesson, individual students or group needs, and the needs of the co-teachers.
The strategies are not meant to be a progression or hierarchy.
To learn about each strategy, click on the boxes below.
One Teach, One Observe
One Teach, One Assist
Station Teaching
Parallel Teaching
Supplemental Teaching
Alternative or Differentiated
Team Teaching
Having co-planned the lesson, co-teachers...
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work together to implement instruction
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each have a specific and active role in the lesson
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confer with one another as needed throughout instruction
- share responsibility for implementation of the lesson and assessment of student learning during and after the lesson
Co-Instruction builds confidence and skills without throwing interns into the deep end and hoping they can swim.
Co-Instruction allows the intern to focus on one or two aspects of teaching during a lesson as they are learning to teach.