Co-teaching is...

Co-teaching is defined as two teachers working together with groups of students and sharing the planning, organization, delivery, and assessment of instruction and physical (virtual) space.

(Adapted from Friend & Cook, 2003; Villa, Thousand, & Nevin, 2013)

A CCT Classroom

• A general education classroom
• Two teachers- Collaborative Team Teaching
• Differentiated Instruction
• Flexible Learning Structures
• High Expectations
• Positive Behavior Support
• Curricular Adaptations
• Specialized Academic Instruction (SAI)/Education Specialist Teacher

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What Does Co-Teaching Look Like?

Friend, 2018

Why Co-Teaching?

Two heads are better than one!

• More knowledge, skills and expertise
• Increased capacity to problem solve
• Increased instructional options to reach ALL students
• Direct whole class teaching and individualization can occur simultaneously
• Increase of direct student-teacher contact
• Greater ways to check for understanding
• Enlarged repertoire of instructional strategies
• Better understanding of student’s needs
• Shared responsibility for celebrating successes and analyzing failure
• Professional and personal growth through shared reflection and feedback
• Empowerment of co-teaching partners

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Inclusion Benefits All Research:

Benefits for Students with Disabilities

• Higher Academic Achievement
• Higher Student Engagement
• More Satisfying and Diverse Friendships
• Improved Communication
• Wider social networks
• Fewer behavior problems
• More opportunities for higher education
• Meaningful employment as adults

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Inclusion Benefits All

Research: Benefits for Students without Disabilities

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• Greater Academic Gains in Math & Reading
• Increased Appreciation of Differences
• Improved Self-Concept
• Increased Social Cognition
• Greater Empathy
• Better Ethical Principles

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