IDENTIFY what co-teaching approaches were modeled this week.
During the meeting we covered four different types of co-teaching: supportive, parallel, complementary, and team.
Supportive: In this format their is one teacher in the front of the class, acting as a traditional teacher or expert, and another teacher roving the class, providing individual support to students or groups. Though the first position commands more attention the roles should be view by the teachers and students as equals.
Parallel: Two or more teachers work in this mode, typically involving learning stations. The teachers are responsible for checking in at each station and helping each group. Depending on numbers, some student groups will be alone for some time, therefore this should be an established technique to keep them working when not under direct supervision.
Complementary: In this format, two or more teachers are in the front of the class, providing the same information in two different ways. The mix could include oral presentations, PowerPoint presentations, graphic organizers, color coding, listing, simplifying, amongst other strategies. This provides a variety of inputs for the students of different learning styles, though the teachers must be aware their information correlates to avoid confusion.
Team: This is the most advanced form of co-teaching, and requires practice and planning. Essentially, two or more teachers doing the work of one traditional teacher. This involves seamless instruction and assistance to students as they move around the classroom. This is very conducive for mixed content lessons, which I have observed at High Tech High.
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