Parallel Teaching
Things to consider:
• What are the advantages/limitations of the model?
• What would need to happen amongst the adults to make this model successful?
• What might be most difficult for you in this model (i.e. students expectations/your area of expertise)?
• What do you find most exciting about this model?
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This is my favorite, but I probably couldn't do this overtly as an AIDE.
ReplyDeleteSmaller group size
ReplyDeleteAllows for more creativity
Teachers must be comfortable in teaching the content
Not my favorite method, would ratherr do station teaching
Parallel Teaching
ReplyDeleteThings to consider:
• What are the advantages/limitations of the model?
Advantages are smaller student to teacher ratio.
• What would need to happen amongst the adults to make this model successful?
Both teachers would need to know the curriculum.
• What might be most difficult for you in this model (i.e. students expectations/your area of expertise)?
What would be most difficult for me in this model is the space. We would almost need two rooms.
• What do you find most exciting about this model?
What would be most exciting about this model is the smaller student to teacher ratio.
The most xciting about this model is the each educator gets the opertunity to work with smaller groups and different students.
ReplyDeleteI find this model appetizing but would need plenty of planning. This certainly can be beneficial for both partners and students.
ReplyDeleteAdvantages of parallel teaching:
ReplyDelete-teachers each teach half the class and both can feel empowered by that
-the lessons can be more creative and can appeal to varying learning styles
-teachers must be comfortable in the content
Limitations:
-as a special ed teacher, I may feel uncomfortable about teaching a curriculum that I am not familiar with
-planning time is crucial and lack of it can make it difficult to deliver this kind of model
This doesn't seem like a very effective method of teaching. It seems like it isn't the best use of time.
ReplyDeleteIt would be most effective if the class is large and smaller groups are needed to make instruction work.
Shared responsibility for the students - can mix the students up more - have a variety of students in the groups.
ReplyDeleteIn a high school classroom this model would concern me a little - There is so much content that needs to be presented and learned in the given class period that you would have to be very familiar and comfortable with the content. Also having two people teaching may be very distracting for the students - which person do you listen to - especially if they are doing it differently.
The small group instruction is advantageous but I would question how the groups would be appropriately divided. Again the partners need to be very familiar/comfortable with content. I think this would work more effectively with older students.
ReplyDeleteThis video clip was disturbing to me. The reference of "IEP kids", then the phrase, "mixing kids" and "his kids and my kids"...yikes! Mixing the kids is what inclusion is all about. If the students are seperated within the same room, is that considered an inclusive class? I sure hope not!
ReplyDeleteOkay, now that I have gotten that out...I do enjoy parellel teaching because it offers similar benefits to the station teaching: smaller teacher to student ratio. I definitely believe that there needs to be clear communication between the special and general educator in this model.
In the video, the teacher had a shrill, loud voice that I would find highly distracting if I were teaching or learning in the other group. The noise level was much more apparent than it was in the station teaching method. The timed lessons would be difficult for some to maintain for some teachers.
ReplyDeleteI find this method potentially problematic. We did this yesterday in terms of our discussion of the article and it worked well. I think the reason it worked well is because we had a defined protocol to follow and had all read the same piece. Without a concrete protocol I think it is hard to be sure that coteachers are providing consistent instruction.
ReplyDeleteAnother problem I have experienced has to do with noise-level. Co-teachers have to pay close attention to their own voice, as well as the voices of the students in their group, so that students and teachers who need quite to focus are able to do so.
The biggest advantage, I think, is that students can be broken into smaller groups. As with all of our work, we need to remain vigilant, though, that these groups are not always the same, and that students with disabilities are not continually grouped together as if "they are all the same."
I think Parallel teaching is great. The one problem I've experienced with it is some kids don't like working with one of the teachers and cause problems till they get their own way.
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