Co-Teaching: The Soft Skills that Make the Difference

  •  Examining  your thoughts about this new teaching/learning structure.

  • Identifying teacher questions and concerns.

  • Discussing what will remain the same and what will change.

  • Discussing concerns surrounding being “clumped” together with another teacher when it comes to observations and evaluations.

    • Will my principal see me as an individual or only as a part of a team?

    • What if I am worried that my co-teacher may reflect poorly on me?

  • Complete a Co-teaching Rating Scale

  • How to work through differences  

  • Building Collaborative Strength

    • Establishing reasonable and equitable expectations

    • Capitalizing on individual strengths

    • Sharing the chalk

    • Metacognitive Strategies: Tools for Students

  • AND MUCH MORE!