Team-Teaching: A Realistic Approach
Station 1:____________________
Reflection Time
Possible Issues in Co-Teaching
Solutions to Each Issue
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Station 2:____________________
Communication Tips
Tip
1. Keep respect in tact
2. Stop and listen
3. Force yourself to hear
4. Be honest and open with your co-teacher
5. Talk regularly about students/lessons
6. Smile and be warm
7. Celebrate the good together!
8. Be thoughtful
What could it look like
Team-Teaching: A Realistic Approach
Station 3: ____________________
After completing the test, answer the following questions:
1. How can your communication style become a negative or be taken in a negative manner? You can either
describe or give an example.
2. How can your communication style become a positive or be taken in a positive manner? You can either describe
or give an example.
Station 4: ____________________
1. How often do you address the class as a whole?
2. Think of a time when you put yourself out of your “comfort zone” and it paid off. Describe.
3. How can your presence benefit the educational effectiveness of the class?
Station 5: ____________________
After reading the article, relate it to a co-teaching classroom. Answer the following questions:
Questions: Put yourself into the shoes (no pun intended!) of a general education teacher. What can you do to make sure
you are SHARING an equal space? List 3.
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Put yourself into the shoes of a special education teacher. What can you do to make sure you are SHARING an equal
space? List 3.
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Team-Teaching: A Realistic Approach
Station 6: ____________________
Hospitality
Praise
Energy
Kindness
Demeanor
Station 7: ____________________
After completing the sentence puzzles, write down the three sentences where you need the most focus. Then write
yourself a goal.
Sentence #1:
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Sentence #2:
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Sentence #3:
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Goal:
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