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Creating a Cohesive Learning Environment to
Maximize Student Achievement
Creating a Cohesive Learning Environment to
Maximize Student Achievement
Courtney Schoen and Tiffany NayDean Petersen Professional Development School,
2nd Grade
Courtney Schoen and Tiffany NayDean Petersen Professional Development School,
2nd Grade
Teaching in an urban setting can be stressful and difficult. As former interns and current teachers, we will share our
experience in co-teaching and the impact it has on our students.
ObjectivesObjectives
At the conclusion of this presentation, participants will be able to
define co-teaching and different structures
understand the benefits of co-teaching
identify ways to use co-teaching in their
classrooms to maximize student achievement
Who we are!Who we are!
Dean Petersen Professional Development School
Las Vegas, NV
2nd Grade Gen-Ed Teachers
• Co-Teachers
• Mentors
• Former UNLV InternsQuickTime™ and a
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DemographicsDemographics
Population: 735 Students
Ethnicity (as of 09-10 School Year) – 70% Hispanic
– 18% Black/ African American
– 8% White
– 4% Other
Approx. 75% ELL (English Language Learner)
92% Free&Reduced Lunch
What is Co-teaching?What is Co-teaching?
Two (or more) educators or other certified staff
Contract to share instructional responsibility
For a single group of students
Primarily in a single classroom or workspace
For specific content (objectives)
With mutual ownership, pooled resources, and joint accountability
Although each individual's level of participation may vary.
Friend & Cook (2004)Co-Teaching: Principles, Practices, and Pragmatics
Who is Involved?Who is Involved?
General Educator + General Educator
General Educator + Special Educator
Mentor + Intern (or Student Teacher)
Why we Co-teach:Why we Co-teach:
Student Benefits– Allows for
individualized/ differentiated instruction
• Academic levels• Learning styles
– Teachers as role models
– Multiple strategies
Teacher Benefits– Classroom
management– 4 eyes are better
than 2– Co-planning– Learning new
strategies
Mentor-Intern Co-teachingMentor-Intern Co-teaching
Benefits to pre-service teacher
– Research done by Larson and Goebel (2008) showed that
pre-service teachers are more confident and better prepared
to enter the classroom as a result of their experience with
the co-teaching model
– Increased teacher efficacy
– Confidence in classroom management
– Application of course study
“One of the best things about co-teaching is the opportunity
to share - responsibility, accountability, workload, and
fun!” - Murawski & Dieker
50 Ways to Keep Your Co-Teacher, 2008
Co-Teaching StructuresCo-Teaching Structures
One Teach, One ObserveOne Teach, One Observe
One teacher leads instruction
One teacher– Gathers data on
students – Observes to learn
procedures and routines
– Evaluation
One Teach, One AssistOne Teach, One Assist
One teacher leads instructionOne teacher– assists small groups
or individuals– assists with
classroom management
Be careful of frequency of use
Station TeachingStation Teaching
Similar to stations/centersSmall group instruction Both teachers split the content and students switch between teachers and independent work.
Parallel TeachingParallel Teaching
Same content, same time, 2 different groups
Content may be taught in different ways
Different strategies, learning styles
Alternative TeachingAlternative Teaching
One teacher leads instruction for majority of the group
One teacher focuses attention on small group– Preteaching– Intervention– Enrichment
TeamingTeaming
Both teachers share
leadership and
instruction in the
classroom
Dialogue teaching
ReflectionReflection
Are the roles of each teacher meaningful?
Are co-teachers using strategies to promote success with all students in the classroom?
Does evidence indicate that successful learning is occurring in the class?
Your turn!Your turn!
Form groups - – Stand up, Hand up, Pair up!
Choose a structure
Come up with an idea of how you would use that structure of co-teaching in your classroom
Present!
Contact InformationContact Information
Courtney Schoen
Tiffany Nay
ReferencesReferences
Friend & Cook (2004, April) Co-Teaching: Principles, Practices, and Pragmatics. Retrieved from http://www.ped.state.nm.us/seo/library/qrtrly.0404.coteaching.lcook.pdf
Friend, M. & Bursuck, W.D. (2006) Building Partnerships Through Collaboration. Retrieved from http://www.ablongman.com/html/productinfo/friend4e/contents/FM.pdf
Hines, Kathy (2006, April). Co-Teaching in the inclusive classroom: Creating Success for All Students! Presented at Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO.
Larson, Corry W., et al. (2008, May). Putting theory into practice: a professional development school/university co-teaching project. Journal of the Scholarship for Teaching and Learning. Vol. 8, No. 2. pp. 52-61.
Murawski, W. & Dieker, L. (2008). 50 Ways to Keep Your Co-Teacher; Strategies for Before, During, and After Co-Teaching. Teaching Exceptional Children, Vol. 40, No. 4., pp. 40-48.
