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by abateacher

Jul 13, 2011

Hi, I am currently taking a class on co-teaching and collaboration. For this class, I need to conduct a quick survey (9 questions) on co-teaching and would appreciate your help. It's completely anonymous. Thanks!!! [link removed]

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David Wilson I'm a first year teacher and was given a 3/4 split nine weeks into the year and I hate it. Unlike the previous respondent, teaching Math simultaneously has been a huge flop because of the vast differences in both the level of the students and the curriculum. No training is available for this unique class and I am dying in there. Working like crazy ...See More

Nov 20, 2011

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Candice David,

I certainly feel your frustration. I teach grades K-5 in one classroom. I'm a special education teacher, and in my district here in VA, it is a very common practice to lump all the grades together in one room, with varying exceptionalities and kids all along the spectrum. I'm assuming you are a general education teacher. I would lov...See MoreDavid,

I certainly feel your frustration. I teach grades K-5 in one classroom. I'm a special education teacher, and in my district here in VA, it is a very common practice to lump all the grades together in one room, with varying exceptionalities and kids all along the spectrum. I'm assuming you are a general education teacher. I would love to have just two grades. I will give you these pointers, from the special ed. side of things: First, since the curriculum varies so much, teach ALL the kids the same thing. So, if only the fourth has elapsed time for math, teach ALL the kids elapsed time, then pull the fourth aside to reinforce, practice, do the application part of lesson plan, while 3rd practice another skill. Eliminate the running back and forth between two grades as much as possible, but for the sake of lesson planning and observations, make the clear distinction in your lesson plans. Also, how about having peer tutors. Can the 4th tutor the 3rd, or whoever is stronger in something become a class tutor? I hope this helps. I am mainly on the sped. and grade level chatboards, so feel free to email me at [email removed].

Candice

On 11/20/11, David Wilson wrote: > I'm a first year teacher and was given a 3/4 split nine weeks > into the year and I hate it. Unlike the previous respondent, > teaching Math simultaneously has been a huge flop because of > the vast differences in both the level of the students and the > curriculum. No training is available for this unique class > and I am dying in there. Working like crazy but feel stressed > and overwhelmed all the time. > > The third and 4th grade kids don't like each other much. I had > 8-3rd and 11 - 4th and now I have 6 third and 11 fourth. They > snipe at each other all the time. I'm on my 3rd class > reorganization and management plan because nothing seems to be > working. > > The third graders are doing well, but they were before. And > the 4th graders who were scholastically and behaviorally > challenged are still not doing well. > > I did not begin teaching to fail at it and I am very > frustrated. > > No way I'd have my kids in a split classroom. > > FWIW, > > Davi

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