One Plans, One Reacts
Co-Instruction Strategies
Co-Teaching at ECU
Co-Planning Strategies©
© Charity Cayton, Maureen Grady, Ronald V. Preston, Rose Sinicrope, 2015
Co-planning is an environment where two or more teachers actively engage in planning
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develop instructional tasks
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select/develop instructional tools
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design an assessment plan
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agree on instructional goals
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establish a timeline for instruction
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analyze assessment of student learning
There are six co-planning strategies. The co-planning strategies are designed to parallel the co-instruction strategies.
The co-planning strategies can be selected to fit the needs of a given lesson and the needs of the co-teachers*.
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*They can be implemented using the following progression to help build co-planning skills among co-teachers but a specific order is not required. As interns move throughout the internship you may return to certain strategies to work on new skills.
To learn about each strategy, click on the box below.
Parallel Planning
During co-planning the following questions will help guide co-teachers to make strong instructional decisions for the co-taught lesson:
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What do students need to learn?
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How might we assess student learning?
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In what tasks will students engage to ensure learning happens?
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Which co-instruction strategy might help meet these objectives?
Co-Planning makes the decision-making process of instructional planning transparent.
Co-Planning also strengthens differentiation and decision-making skills to meet individual student needs, while developing collaborative practices.