supporting co-teaching

Supporting Co-­Teaching Karen Scott and Shanel Henry Bellefontaine City Schools

BCS History with servicing

Prior to 1993 all students with disabilities were serviced in resource rooms 1997 began having Intervention Specialist work more closely with General Education Teacher. Recourse room option only for students with severe cognitive and behavioral disabilities Moving in direction of Co-teaching during the early 2000s yet Intervention Specialist job was still viewed as the one who provide service to IEP students 2008/09 began our involvement with the Ohio Improvement Progress (OIP). Co- 2010/11 Teachers who co-teach are giving common planning time 5-step process being used at building level

5-­step process is what guides our DLT, BLT, and TBTs

BCS Best

BCS Best Co-­Teaching

Staff survey

Survey at the beginning of the 2011/12 school year showed that teachers in Co-Taught classes wanted more resources and professional development.

as a result of survey

Book Study Newsletter

Book Study coteach.com

as a result of book study

Co-Teaching Philosophy Co-teaching is a partnership in which classroom responsibilities are shared, instruction is well planned and delivered to meet the diverse needs of all the students in the classroom.

Follow-­up survey

Conference with Dr. Marilyn Friend From Co-ACT; 3 areas looked at:

Personal Prerequisites Professional Relationship Classroom Dynamics

Some areas within district where the gen ed teacher does not view the inclusion teacher as doing their job

Action Plan was also created at this conference

Action Plan Continue to support co-teaching partners with common planning time and form Provide co-teaching partners with ongoing professional development Classroom data

Take the videos clips we have of co-teaching to use in professional development. Move our co-teaching beyond the traditional gen ed/sp ed partnership to include gifted, title, and ESL

Lesson Plan Form

Changes - start small Use plural language Plural language within the co-taught classroom. Both names on door etc. Survey staff Colorado Assessment of Co-Teaching (CO-ACT)

Putting two teachers in a room in itself is not co-teaching Support: planning time and PD First day of school is crucial in setting the tone that this is a co-taught class. Both teachers need to be in front of the class.

Find the teacher-leaders in your buildings and empower them. They are there!

Does your Co-­Teaching look like this?

when it should look like this.

Contact Info

Contact Information: Shanel Henry, principal, Bellefontaine Middle School henrys@bellefontaine.k12.oh.us Karen Scott, Intervention Specialist/Instructional Team Leader, Bellefontaine Middle School, scottk@bellefontaine.k12.oh.us