Co-teachers can create a collaborative atmosphere and set the stage for a positive relationship by following some suggestions featured in the Virginia Department of Education publication, Stepping Stones to Success II; Collaboration: Working Together for All Students. Suggestions in the section entitled, Culture of Collaboration: What it Looks Like and How We Do It include; remain… Read More Building Co-Teaching Relationships Together
Our Students, Our Classroom, Our Responsibility
Gately and Gately (2001) identify three stages in the co-teaching relationship: The Beginning Stage, The Compromising Stage, and The Collaborative Stage. Co-teachers can expect to experience these stages as they take on the challenge of delivering instruction to their students as a team. Co-teaching is a developmental process and has stages: the beginning stage,… Read More Our Students, Our Classroom, Our Responsibility