Co-Teaching Project

The ADE Co-Teaching Project is designed to provide support to schools interested in implementing a new co-teaching program or improving an existing one. Support is provided through comprehensive training, technical assistance, and informational resources.

What is Co-Teaching?

It is an instructional delivery approach in which a classroom teacher and a special education teacher (or other special services professional) share responsibility for planning, delivering, and evaluating instruction for a group of students, some of which have exceptional needs.

Successful implementation of the Co-Teaching model requires careful implementation planning and oversight as well as training with follow-up support for the educators involved.  Use the resources below to assist you in learning about Co-Teaching initially as well as to increase the effectiveness of an existing program. 

Note:  Format of information varies and some resources will require access to Microsoft PowerPoint (PPT), and Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF).  A free PDF reader can be downloaded from ADOBE SOFTWARE.   RealPlayer a Audio and Video Player. WebEx Player-To play prerecorded WebEx™ meetings -free download.

 
General Information
 
Rationale
 
Implementation Planning
   
Instruction in the Co-Taught Classroom
   
Common Co-Teaching Issues
 
  • Common Co-Teaching Issues - Training & Technical Assistance Center, Old Dominion University, Summary Teaching Exceptional Children, Vol.30, No2, NOV/DEC 1997, pg 8
  • Revisiting Classroom Rules - Training & Technical Assistance Center at the College of William & Mary – Teaching classroom rules in a co-taught classroom   
  • Facing Resistance to Inclusion?  Try Sending Yourself New Messages - Training & Technical Assistance Center at the College of William & Mary - Strategies to help teachers deal with resistance from colleagues
  • Finding Time for Collaboration - Training & Technical Assistance Center at the College of William & Mary - Dr. Marilyn Friend shares twelve ideas for finding time for teachers to collaborate together.
  • Grading Considerations - Special Connections, University of Kansas - Information on grading in a co-taught classroom including a tool for easy data collection.
  • Common Planning - Special Connections, University of Kansas - Strategies for co-planning
  • On Time and How to Get More of It provides helpful suggestions for allocating time & identifying sources of time within the school day for teacher collaboration and other school improvement efforts (National Institute for Urban School Improvement) (New)
 
Comprehensive Sites
   
Innovative Applications
   
Training Tools
   

Arkansas Department of Education
Special Education Unit
1401 West Capitol Ave., Victory Bldg. Suite 450, Little Rock, AR. 72201-2936
(501) 682-4221 TTY: (501) 682-4222   kim.johnson@arkansas.gov