Co-Teaching Styles

1. Traditional
   • Plan together equally
   • both be involved in every classroom activity equally
2. Role-swapping
   • let each other take charge of different aspects, then switch roles in a future lesson
3. Supportive
   • one person does most of planning and presentation
   • other person adds in relevant activities in planning phase, observes class, and offers feedback & support after class
4. Monitoring
   • one person does most of presentation
   • other person circulates, checking for understanding, performance, and questions
5. Parallel Instruction
   • plan together
   • split class in half & run two separate, simultaneous classes with same plan
   • maybe a good idea for extra-large class sizes
6. Differentiated Split Instruction
   • similar to parallel instruction, but split class based on ability and performance
   • maybe a good idea for extra-large class sizes

Co-Teaching Schedules

1. One School per Day
   • Go to one school for two days and go to the other school for two days
   • Pros
     • more time each day your there for lesson planning
     • less rushed in the middle of the day. Eat your lunch in peace!
   • Cons
     • You have no clue what happens with your co-teacher and students the other 3 days of the week. Were the lesson plans followed? How were they executed?
     • Hard to establish a sense of consistency.
2. Both Schools Every Day
   • If your two schools are close enough to each other, consider going to both schools every day (one in the morning, the other in the afternoon; you can alternate which school gets the morning slot).
   • Pros
     • a fuller understanding of your classes and their progress
     • See how all of your lesson plans are implemented
   • Cons
     • Lunch can sometimes feel rushed
     • The rainy season makes the bike ride a little wet
     • There's less time to lesson plan each day, but your at each school more days per week, so it might even itself out