CCP: Episode 35 // Tips & Tools for Successful Co-Teaching or Job Sharing in the Elementary Classroom
Whether you co-teach or work closely with your grade-level team members, successful co-teaching requires you to be specific and intentional.
The year I had a co-teacher was my worst year teaching, but it was also the year I learned the most about myself as a teacher. I learned to be more patient with the students and be more compassionate toward the students that were the hardest to love.
I had a LOT to learn. In that challenging year, I also learned how to share my classroom with another teacher.
You’ll Learn
Every teacher, co-teaching or not, can benefit from these tips & tools (0:32)
About my worst year ever teaching (and why) (1:20)
How to be successful as a co-teacher (2:27)
As teachers, we don’t know how to handle everything, gasp! (2:46)
Your co-teacher has different strengths than you (3:15)
That your expectations may not be the same as your co-teacher’s expectations (3:52)
Co-teaching requires a lot of communication (4:44)
What to do so you don’t step on your co-teachers toes (5:25)
What to share with your students when it comes to co-teaching (6:01)
Different tools you can use to help simplify co-teaching
A free app that allows you to send short videos (7:15)
What I use for sharing schedules and files with other people (9:17)
A bonus organizational tool that I love (10:36)
LINKS & RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE
Episode 3: How to Survive a Difficult School Year
Episode 34: Routines and Procedures for Teachers
Video Tutorial: Google Calendar
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