6.9 Appendix I - Co-Teaching Models

Names for Models

Descriptions of Models

• Station Teaching
• Multiple Groups: Two Teachers Monitor and Teach

Students are divided into heterogeneous or homogenous groups and rotate through stations. The general education teacher and EL teacher lead two different stations. Students work independently, with a partner, or in small groups at the other stations.

• Parallel Teaching
• Two Groups: Two Teachers Teach the Same Content

Students are divided into two heterogeneous groups. The general education teacher provides instruction to one group, and the EL teacher provides instruction for the other group. The content is the same for both groups, but the teachers may utilize two different instructional approaches or encourage students to consider two different perspectives on a topic.

• Alternative Teaching
• Two Groups: One Teacher Preteaches, One Teacher Teaches Alternative Information
• Two Groups: One Teacher Reteaches, One Teacher Teaches Alternative Information

One teacher works with a small group of students while the other teacher provides instruction for the rest of the class. The purpose of the small group is for pre-teaching, pre-reading, background knowledge building, re-teaching, assessment, enrichment, skills practice, etc. Take care to vary the students in the small group.

• Teaming
• Duet Model
• One Group: Two Teachers Teach the Same Content

Both teachers actively provide instruction to the whole class. They take turns interjecting and providing supports or strategies.

• One Teach, One Assist
• Adapting Model
• One Group: One Lead Teacher and One Teacher “Teaching on Purpose

One teacher takes the lead for providing instruction to the whole class while the other teacher assists students individually. Take care not to always have the same teacher doing the assisting.

• One Teach, One Observe
• One Group: One Teaches, One Assesses

One teacher takes the lead for providing instruction to the whole class while the other teacher observes in order to collect data. Take care not to always have the same teacher doing the observing.