Integrated Co-Teaching

Contents:

1. Establish a Common Language and Working Definition for Co-teaching
2. Recognize Other Commonly Accepted Terms for Co-teaching
3. Read Research Support for Collaboration and Inclusion
4. Compare and Contrast Co-teaching, Collaboration, Team Teaching, Cooperative Teaching and Inclusion
5. Establish the Purpose and Goals for Co-teaching

Contents:

1. Provide a Rationale Through Philosophy, Research and Recent Federal and State Legislation for Implementing Co-teaching
2. Relate Co-teaching to Current Trends Toward Collaboration in Public Schools, Both in General Education and Special Education
3. Examine the Effectiveness of Co-teaching for Teachers and Students

Contents:

1. Defining Roles of the General and Special Education Teachers
2. Defining the Types of Services Special Education Teachers can Provide
3. Identify Individual Prerequisites for Co-teaching
4. Define the Professional Relationship Between Co-teachers
5. Examine Guidelines to Achieve Parity in the Co-teaching Relationship
6. Clarify the Roles of and Establish Guidelines for the Collaborative Relationship Between Co-teachers and Other School Related Professional Who Serve to Meet Students' IEP Mandated Goals. These Individuals May Include the Literacy Coach, ESL Instructor, Resource Teacher, Speech and Language Pathologist, and School Psychologist.
7. Online Steps for Administrators to Support Co-teaching Practices

Contents:

1. Identify the Eight Critical Components of the Co-teaching Relationship
2. Implement Strategies for Effective Dialogue that will Improve and Enhance Co-teaching Relationships

Contents:

1. Understand the Most Commonly Accepted Instructional Models Used in Co-Teaching Classrooms: One Teach, One Assist/Observe, One Teach, One Drift, Parallel Teaching, Station Teaching, Alternate Teaching, Team Teaching
2. Identify How Each Model Provides a Format for Teachers to Modify Both Instruction and Student Work
3. Identify the Categories of Student Disabilities
4. Examine How Co-teaching Models Meet the Needs of Students with Disabilities

Contents:

1. Establish Definitions for Paraprofessional, Teacher Aide and Teacher Assistant
2. Identify Types of Paraprofessionals (i.e.- 1:1 Aide)
3. Explain the Roles and Responsibilities of Paraprofessionals
4. Identify the Legal Responsibilities of Paraprofessionals
5. Explore Teacher Supervisory Responsibilities of Paraprofessionals

Contents:

1. Define the Legal Requirements for Teachers Under IDEA
2. Examine an Overview of RtI as an Evaluative Tool
3. Compare and Contrast the Discrepancy Model and RtI
4. Assess the Impact of RtI on General and Special Education Teachers
5. Explore How RtI is Used in the Classroom
6. Develop Assessment Tools and Early Intervention Strategies
7. Provide a List of Research-based Programs

Contents:

1. Identifying the Diverse Learners in Today's Classroom
2. Identify the Critical Components of Differentiated Lessons
3. Examine Various Pre-assessing Tools that Determine Student Readiness, Interest and Learning Style Preference
4. Apply Bloom's Taxonomy to Differentiate Instruction Lessons
5. Develop and Implement Effective Differentiated Instruction Lessons
6. Evaluate Differentiated Instruction Lessons

Contents:

1. Identify Factors that Contribute to the Effectiveness of Co-teaching Programs
2. Identify Factors that Undermine the Effectiveness of Co-teaching Programs
3. Evaluate Program Efficacy from Teacher, Student, Administrator and Parent surveys
4. Develop Additional Strategies for Effectively Evaluating Programs
5. Evaluate Differentiated Instruction Lessons

Contents:

1. Examine a Variety of Ways Common Planning Time can be Scheduled
2. Develop Collaborative Meeting Agendas, Planning Sheets, etc.
3. Read Additional Resources that Support Co-teaching
4. Complete Final Exam and Reflection
5. Complete Course Evaluation