Essential Co-Teacher Discussion Questions

 Whether you have just started a new semester or are about to start one, here are the 16 discussion questions that co-teachers find essential. Take some time to look them over and talk about the best ways you can collaborate. Your students will benefit!

1. How will we introduce ourselves to our students? To parents?
2. How will we handle correspondence: parents, newsletters, emails, report cards?
3. Where will we keep confidential information regarding students?
4. What format will we use for lesson planning?
5. Will there be a designated space (desk, storage) in the room for Teacher B?
6. How will we arrange the room?
7. How will sub plans reflect our co-teaching relationship?
8. How will we handle disruptions (phone calls, visitor at the door, student behavior)?
9. How will we handle copying and other materials?
10. What classroom routines do we want to establish (restroom breaks, students late to class, missing assignments, attendance, pencil sharpening)?
11. What behavior management practices will we have in place? How will we respond to inappropriate behavior?
12. What will be our approach to homework?
13. What formative and summative assessment data will we collect? Where will we keep this information?
14. Which methods of communication will work best for us (email, text, wikis, phone, face-to-face, online)?
15. When and where will we meet for co-planning and reflection?
16. What pet peeves do we each have?

 
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