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.
- Handbook Overview (PDF)
- 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)
- Section Two: Types of Co-Teaching
- 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)
- Section Four: Excerpt from The Co-Teaching Lesson Plan Book (2006)
- First 15 pages (PDF)
- Section Five: Additional Resources
Third, visit these sites to see videos that support excellent co-teaching models.