Teaching Scenario Josie is a student in a fifth-grade inclusion class. She has a specific learning disability in mathematics and has particular difficulty solving word problems. As soon as she finishes reading a problem, she begins doing computations; additionally, she seems to think that all problems have whole-number answers. One of the annual goals in her IEP is related to learning the process of solving word problems: "Josie will be able to solve grade-appropriate word problems independently 85 percent of the time, using a systematic and logical process." Identify THREE different strategies that would enable the teachers in a coteaching environment to develop and maintain a successful collaboration. Explain briefly how each strategy could contribute to a successful collaboration.

Three co-teaching strategies;

1) one-teach, one-observe.

2) one-teach, one-assist.

3) station teaching.

Explanation:

Co-teaching is when two educators work together to plan, organize, instruct and make assessments on the same group of students, sharing the same classroom.

Brief explanation of how each strategy could contribute to a successful collaboration;

1) one-teach, one-assist: This strategy means one teacher has primary responsibility while the other gathers specific observational information on students or the instructing teacher. The key to this strategy is to have a focus for observation.

2) one-teach, one-assist: This strategy means one teacher has primary instructional responsibility, while the other assists students with their work, monitors behaviors, or corrects assignments. This strategy is an extension of one-teach, one-assist.

3) station teaching: This strategy means the co-teachers divides the instructional content into parts and the student into groups. Groups spend designated time at each station with each teacher.