One Plans, One Reacts
Co-Instruction Strategies
Co-Teaching at ECU
Co-Instruction Strategies
Parallel Teaching
In this approach, each teacher instructs half the students.
The two teachers are addressing the same instructional material using the same teaching strategies.
Benefits
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Provides effective review format
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Encourages student responses
Reduces student-teacher ratio for group instruction/review
Examples
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Students are divided into mixed ability groups, both teachers lead a question / answer discussion on a specific current event and the impact it has on the economy.
Non-Examples
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Students are divided into two groups, teaching responsibilities and tasks are divided between two teachers.
Students are divided by ability, both teachers teach a concept or skills using different teaching strategies.
Classroom Layout
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Supplemental Teaching
