First, purchase Lisa Dieker’s planning book:

The Co-Teaching Lesson Plan Book (2006)

This is a planner for the academic year with monthly co-teaching meeting protocols inserted throughout an academic year of weekly lesson planning templates. The planner also includes weekly tips and strategies for differentiation.

Second, peruse this Co-Planning and Co-Teaching Handbook I created (June 2011). Download as a Complete Handbook PDF or as separate files below.

1. Handbook Overview (PDF)
2. Section One: Co-Teaching Overview
• Co-Teaching: What It IS, What It Is NOT (PDF)
• Advantages to Co-Teaching (PDF)
• Implementation of Co-Teaching Factors (PDF)
3. Section Two: Types of Co-Teaching
• Types of Co-Teaching (PDF)
• Co-Teaching Models Between General and Special Education Teachers (PDF)
4. Section Three: Implementing Co-Planning & Co-Teaching
• Preparing to Co-Teach (PDF)
• The Power of Two: Making a Difference Through Co-Teaching: Check-In (PDF)
• The Power of Two: Making a Difference Through Co-Teaching: Types (PDF)
• The Co-Teaching Rating Scale (PDF)
• Tips and Strategies for Co-Teaching at the Secondary Level (PDF)
5. Section Four: Excerpt from The Co-Teaching Lesson Plan Book (2006)
• First 15 pages (PDF)
6. Section Five: Additional Resources
• Supervising C0-Teaching Teams: Whose Line Is It Anyway? Slide Excerpt (PDF)
• Guide to Core Issues in Lesson Design (PDF)
• What Are the Obstacles to Learning? (PDF)

Third, visit these sites to see videos that support excellent co-teaching models.

1. Webinar on Supervising Co-Teaching (The Access Center)
2. Co-Teaching with Video

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