WGU D152 Module 4: Collaboration to Provide
Specialized Instruction (Inclusive Classroom WGU D152)
2023
Co-teaching is:
• Collaboration between general educators in the same classroom
• Collaboration between a general educator and a special educator
• Collaboration on interventions strategies through a variety of models
What is the goal of co-teaching?
meeting the needs of all learners and providing additional support for diverse learners
Marilyn Friend's 6 Co-Teaching Strategies
1. Interactive/team teaching:
teachers take turn presenting and leading classroom activities and share responsibilities
2. One teach/one assist (or drift):
one teacher assumes more responsibility for delivering instruction and the other teacher
assists individual students (answering questions, re-explaining concepts, focusing
attention, etc.)
3. One teach/one observe:
one teacher assumes more responsibility for delivering instruction and the other teacher
observes individual students to improve instructional decision making
4. Station teaching:
smaller groups of students move through independent workstations for new information,
review, or practice while the teachers monitor different stations. students rotate through
all stations so both teachers work with every student in the class.
5. Parallel teaching:
the class is divided into two groups and each teacher leads one of the groups.
Sometimes the teachers do identical work and sometimes they present instruction in
different ways (or differentiate for different ability levels of students)
6. Alternative teaching:
One teacher leads the larger group while the other teacher (often the special education
teacher) provides additional practice or strategies to students who may require
additional support
Co-Teaching Models for the Whole Class
Team Teaching (Interactive): Teachers take turns presenting and leading classroom
activities and share responsibilities
One Teach/One Observe: One teacher issues more responsibility for delivering
instruction and the other teacher observes individual students to improve instructional
decision making
One Teach/One Assist (or Drift): One teacher issues more responsibility for delivering
instruction and the other teacher assists individual students (answering questions, re-
explaining concepts, focusing attention, etc)
Whole Class Co-Teaching Examples
Teaming/Team Teaching
Specialized Instruction (Inclusive Classroom WGU D152)
2023
Co-teaching is:
• Collaboration between general educators in the same classroom
• Collaboration between a general educator and a special educator
• Collaboration on interventions strategies through a variety of models
What is the goal of co-teaching?
meeting the needs of all learners and providing additional support for diverse learners
Marilyn Friend's 6 Co-Teaching Strategies
1. Interactive/team teaching:
teachers take turn presenting and leading classroom activities and share responsibilities
2. One teach/one assist (or drift):
one teacher assumes more responsibility for delivering instruction and the other teacher
assists individual students (answering questions, re-explaining concepts, focusing
attention, etc.)
3. One teach/one observe:
one teacher assumes more responsibility for delivering instruction and the other teacher
observes individual students to improve instructional decision making
4. Station teaching:
smaller groups of students move through independent workstations for new information,
review, or practice while the teachers monitor different stations. students rotate through
all stations so both teachers work with every student in the class.
5. Parallel teaching:
the class is divided into two groups and each teacher leads one of the groups.
Sometimes the teachers do identical work and sometimes they present instruction in
different ways (or differentiate for different ability levels of students)
6. Alternative teaching:
One teacher leads the larger group while the other teacher (often the special education
teacher) provides additional practice or strategies to students who may require
additional support
Co-Teaching Models for the Whole Class
Team Teaching (Interactive): Teachers take turns presenting and leading classroom
activities and share responsibilities
One Teach/One Observe: One teacher issues more responsibility for delivering
instruction and the other teacher observes individual students to improve instructional
decision making
One Teach/One Assist (or Drift): One teacher issues more responsibility for delivering
instruction and the other teacher assists individual students (answering questions, re-
explaining concepts, focusing attention, etc)
Whole Class Co-Teaching Examples
Teaming/Team Teaching
