Co-teaching communication efforts should begin as soon as two or more individuals are considering co-teaching together. This might mean winter or spring of the year prior to implementation. But anyone who has been in education for more than a year know that things like co-teaching assignments might happen the day before school starts! Whenever you know who your co-teaching partner will be, take the time to discuss these 16 essential questions. I especially like #1 and #16.
(WARNING: Though it is common for teachers to feel that they know their colleagues well enough, conversation about the following topics will help to fill in gaps and avoid assumptions. Time constraints might cause teachers to feel that they can skip the talk and get right to the teaching. In the long run, this usually results in more time spent fixing problems arising out of false assumptions.)
(WARNING: Though it is common for teachers to feel that they know their colleagues well enough, conversation about the following topics will help to fill in gaps and avoid assumptions. Time constraints might cause teachers to feel that they can skip the talk and get right to the teaching. In the long run, this usually results in more time spent fixing problems arising out of false assumptions.)
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