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by Annamarie
Jan 16, 2014
My co-teacher and I have teach the same subject. We are both foreign language teachers. We've split our responsibilities, I am responsible for one grade level and she the other (grading, teaching, parent contact). We also have the same planning time and plan together. However, when I make suggestions regarding lessons she shoots them down. Or while...See MoreMy co-teacher and I have teach the same subject. We are both foreign language teachers. We've split our responsibilities, I am responsible for one grade level and she the other (grading, teaching, parent contact). We also have the same planning time and plan together. However, when I make suggestions regarding lessons she shoots them down. Or while I'm teaching if I call on a student to answer a question and I am satisfied with the answer and am moving on, she interrupts me and continues questioning the student. I don't shoot down her ideas. She is new to our school and I look for new ways to present lessons. Nor do I override her when she calls on students. I've already spoken with her that she needs to trust me and my judgement like I do her. Things were better for a bit but now have taken a step back. Any suggestions?
by Jace's Mom
Jun 26, 2011
I don't know whether technically it's co-teaching, but have you ever split a day with another teacher, teaching the same group of kids but different subjects? How did it work?
by Gayla King
Jun 26, 2011
I co-taught this past year in kindergarten. The only downside...we had almost 40 kinders in one clasroom. That was stressful sometimes, but I loved, loved working with my co-teacher, and we are going to do round 2 next year! I taught reading, with science and social studies integrated into it; and my partner taught writing and math. Our classroom i...See MoreI co-taught this past year in kindergarten. The only downside...we had almost 40 kinders in one clasroom. That was stressful sometimes, but I loved, loved working with my co-teacher, and we are going to do round 2 next year! I taught reading, with science and social studies integrated into it; and my partner taught writing and math. Our classroom is a huge portable, and we customized it in all sorts of ways (like putting a birdfeeder outside a large window and planting flowers in window boxes attached to our front deck). If you have a compatible teacher partner, I highly recommend co-teaching! gintexas
I know co-teaching can be beneficial to both students and teachers. However, my experience was a nightmare. I was asked to co-teach 7th grade language arts/reading with an ESE teacher. The class had 22 students, 12 of whom were ESE.
We were not given common planning time, so the ESE teacher basically left it to me to do all the planning--...See MoreI know co-teaching can be beneficial to both students and teachers. However, my experience was a nightmare. I was asked to co-teach 7th grade language arts/reading with an ESE teacher. The class had 22 students, 12 of whom were ESE.
We were not given common planning time, so the ESE teacher basically left it to me to do all the planning--basically she just wandered the room to provide extra help for the kids.
Administration also saw no problem to pulling her out of my room whenever they needed something done--ESE testing, paperwork, even covering another teacher's class. So I was left with 22 extremely low 7th graders (the majority read at the 2nd grade level) who came to me with the attitude that they were dumb and could not learn so why bother.
Admittedly, I loved the kids when I had a chance to work/talk with them one on one, but altogether they were a nightmare. In fact, that was the class that finally pushed me out of middle school and up to high school. (Ironically, I taught three of the students from that class at the high school level and loved every minute of it.)
I haven't had the opportunity other than departmental teaching. I have also traded a class for the day, to give each group a new experience.
I agree with an earlier post, if you have a good partner, it is great. I can be that nightmare if not a good match.
by Wonderwoman
Jun 26, 2011
I participated in two grade 7 classes where the two teachers taught science, geography and drama as rotary. They planned everything together, shared resources, netbooks, magazines, math books, everything, It was fantastic. Because the Board of Ed only gave them 10 netbooks per class, they would share so that every student had one for that particula...See MoreI participated in two grade 7 classes where the two teachers taught science, geography and drama as rotary. They planned everything together, shared resources, netbooks, magazines, math books, everything, It was fantastic. Because the Board of Ed only gave them 10 netbooks per class, they would share so that every student had one for that particular lesson. I think that the students benefitted from this arrangement as well as the teachers themselves.
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