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Discuss your experience with co-teaching.

What were the positive aspects?
What were the negative aspects that you encountered?

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31 Comments

Amanda Brumbelow

12/29/2016 02:52:32 pm

Co-teaching allows you to always have a team to back you up and run ideas with! It allows you to bounce off of each other and it helps the energy in the room. But, sometimes drama can get in the way of that and the mood is reflected. Also, sometimes it's hard to see eye to eye on lesson plans when there are different opinions and styles of teaching.

JoAnn

12/29/2016 02:57:16 pm

I have to admit that at first I was very skeptical about co-teaching. I've been teaching for a lot of years and the idea made me a little nervous. However, I went into it with an open mind and the complete understanding that it was for the benefit of each student and after a year of team teaching, I have a totally different perspective. I love it! We work well together and we brainstorm and come up with some great plans. There really has not been anything negative that we have encountered.

Beverley

12/29/2016 08:13:08 pm

I love co-teaching, and have always had great experiences. I am extremely flexible, and will often go with the flow and the children in my class, so I have found it essential to discuss this with my co-teacher, and then the two of us find our combined comfort level with flexibility, as far as what was planned and the curriculum. If we don't communicate honestly, then there can be stress and resentment building up.

Desirea

3/13/2017 10:05:51 am

Co-teaching can be a wonderful collaboration of ideas and support. Having another person to provide insight and feedback creates a more well rounded classroom. Co-teaching has proven to be difficult because everyone brings their own perspectives and biases into the environment. Creating positive relationships with each other help build the foundation to work through those difficult moments.

Maya Gill

3/23/2017 04:26:07 pm

If you are able to communicate and understand each other co-teaching can be a wonderful experience with a partner to bounce ideas off of, share the work load, and manage through challenging behaviors as a team. If you are not able to communicate you have two very different teaching styles it can be extremely difficult to do anything at times. An additional part of team teaching that can be beautiful is how well you see the children begin to cooperate with each other because they see it being modeled all the time.

Sandra H.

3/23/2017 09:32:06 pm

The positive aspects of co-teaching are:
-extra (additional) ideas
-shared work load
-2 opinions and assessments
-harmony in the classroom

The negative aspects of co-teaching I have experienced are:
-a clash of personalities
-a clash of ideas
-tension in the environment
-disjointed teaching

Victoria McCoy

3/24/2017 01:45:48 pm

The positive aspects of co-teaching is the opportunity it allows for two different types of teaching strategies to come together to make the classroom experience much more diversified and therefore more meaningful.When operated correctly it can be a union of ideas that expand into better teaching methods and practices. The negative aspects only come when teachers fail to "be for each other", or refuse to listen to another persons ideas/ strategies. It has to be a co-effort. So if one is not on board it can and will fail.

Jocelyn

6/6/2017 06:51:18 pm

Some of the best things about co teaching are sharing the workload, bouncing ideas off each other, and can help prevent burnout if you have an effective team mate.

However, just as most have stated, finding a person to co-teach with can difficult. Sometimes lesson planning can be difficult or can take long if they are not on the same page.

Hanne Garber

9/10/2017 10:59:01 am

Positive: Proving efficient team work among teachers teach kids to do the same (fun, effective and educational). Opportunities for teachers to learn from each other.
Negative: Personality conflicts or very different teaching styles can ruin co-teaching aspect. One must approach this with an open mind and be willing to adjust and cooperate to provide a positive and effective learning environment.

Marie-Laure Del Moral

10/13/2017 02:27:24 pm

Positive aspects: working with somebody else showed new teaching techniques or tools. It makes the session richer, fuller, more complete and comprehensive. Workload is divided and interaction is interesting and children love it.
Negative aspects: not having the same ideas can be problematic, one teacher working more than the other one.

Haley link

12/6/2017 05:13:58 pm

Positive: Children get two different voices, two combined amounts of ideas, two leaders exemplifying collaboration, and in my personal case bilingual education!
Negatives: teachers may be on different pages about understanding or preperation

Caroline

12/19/2017 12:43:30 pm

Students benefit from the additional support, it’s another teacher encouraging and building the learning environment. Additional expertise and knowledge about children, child development and teaching.
Different teaching styles and backgrounds can interfere with team teaching. Also communication needs to be non-judgmental and open to others ideas.

Vidya Ramasamy

12/27/2017 01:55:55 pm

Positive aspects of co-teaching are:
1)Having more ideas to engage the kids.
2) helping each other
3) having two teams and encouraging group activities.
Negative aspects of co-teaching:
1) Clean up of toys
2) Not receiving respect because you are new in the environment
3)Showing attitude

Shannon

12/28/2017 03:35:53 pm

The positive aspects are having shared responsibilities, experience, and ideas. The negative can be differences in style or personality.

Nichelle

12/30/2017 11:27:26 am

the positive is having someone to reflect to share ideas ,have a positive learning environment not having to do all the work yourself

the negative is having lack of response to ideas shared learning help
burnout doing everything by yourself and not much support

Mary Miranda

12/30/2017 05:41:06 pm

Positive is that you can bounce ideas off each other and brainstorm together. Negative is that you might not always agree on how to do things and then the challenge of compromising with the children's best interest in mind.

Katie Elliott

1/2/2018 04:32:41 pm

I feel that co-teaching has been beneficial in that I have learned from my team teacher. I have been able to grow as a teacher as we cooperated to create our classroom and do our best to meet the needs of our students. When we listened to each other and were able find compromise and a solid plan, it brought harmony to our classroom.
In a different situation, I did feel that my team teacher was not a teammate, it made the prep time and after class meetings difficult and stressful. I agree in the previous pages that the children don't know who to listen to, they do sense that the teachers are not a team and that can cause disharmony in the classroom.

Juan

1/7/2018 06:58:57 pm

Positive:
When one teacher is sensing teacher burnout or is having difficulty then the other will be there for support. Also, it is great for planning and bouncing around ideas.

Negative:
One teaher may start taking the lead role or conflicting teaching styles.

Rodlyn

1/13/2018 09:07:17 pm

Co Teaching is great to work with someone else and bounce ideas off of them. I think you come up with more ideas for teaching.

I haven't faced to many challenges besides lead teachers and assistants not getting along. Sometimes the lead has not let the assistant contribute ideas.

Cassandra

3/20/2018 04:17:43 pm

In my experience, I have found that co teaching has enriched the students' learning, as they have two teachers working together to teach them. Co teaching allows the teachers to observe the other teacher and try a new approach to teaching. Some negative aspects of co teaching that I have encountered are that sometimes one of the teachers will use this time to work on other work instead of actually teaching, or some teachers tend to take over and not allow the other teacher to teach.

Laura P.

4/19/2018 04:23:07 pm

The positive aspects:

1. Having someone to bounce ideas off of is helpful.
2. A co-teaching team can create a balanced curriculum based on each others strengths and weaknesses.
3. The children and families have two strong teachers to work with. This is beneficial for when one teacher may leave the classroom, to build relationships and gain various perspectives.

The negative aspects:

1. The teaching team will need time to get to know each others teaching styles, values, philosophies and approaches.
2. It can be tough to have reflective conversations when the two teacher's 'teaching' does not align.
3. The balance of professionalism and personalism can become blurred with the more that you know about the other person and the closer the relationship becomes.

Ana R.

6/4/2018 02:17:49 pm

To have and work with a co teacher or co teaching is very good. To show ideas and make a better job. To achieve a objective is more easy too. However no always is easy to have a good communication.

Gabriella

6/28/2018 11:45:20 pm

My experience with co teaching was generally very positive. I was fortunate to have a co teacher that is very similar to me, and we formed a friendship. It helped our classroom run smoothly and we had no problem working together on everything. Some negative aspects I encountered was when i was still working on my training, being new, and she had the bulk of the teacher responsibilities. I could tell it put a little bit of strain on our relationship because I couldn't help her yet.

Richelle Jensen

8/10/2018 04:23:33 am

Ashley Wyrwinski

8/16/2018 11:08:00 am

My experience with co-teaching has been a very positive experience. I feel so fortunate to have the opportunity to co-teach with my colleague who shares her ideas and passion with me. We take the time to listen to each other and communicate constantly about every detail and ideas. I have never experienced any negativity. Co-teaching cannot be successful if you do not take the time to listen and work together as a team.

Swon

9/18/2018 07:13:53 pm

Co -teaching has many positive aspects. For one, co teachers are partners in the classroom. They have an opportunity to collaborate on all things concerning their classroom.This helps when you are at a lost for what to do or you need someone for feedback and support.

The negative aspects are many as well! Sometimes, you are partnered with an individual that does not understand team work and pulling their weight. Sometimes as co-teachers roles are not clearly defined for individuals who need this.

Lee Anna

10/14/2018 12:18:34 pm

The positive part of co-teaching is that you can bounce ideas off each other and determine what is best for the children or classroom. Sometimes your co-teacher has a talent that is stronger than yours and she can run with that. All the time you are learning from her.

Personally I have not let go of things like I should and let my co-teacher do more in the classroom.

But I have seen in other classrooms how not being a "healthy" co-teacher is destructive. In the end no one wants to work with that teacher that assumes she is in charge of everything. Unfortunately, when a teacher has been in your center for a lot of years, it is hard for her to change and the director may need to step in.

Kimberly Blow

11/28/2018 06:26:21 pm

The positive aspects are children thrive when they know the adults in their life are working together as a team for their best interest. Two is always stronger than one if their on the same page.
The negative is when both teachers don't see eye to eye. The children can sense the tension between teachers and will begin to play one against the other. There will be continued conflict. There must be compromise and partnership.

Christine E Reid

12/2/2018 05:49:26 pm

The positives were sharing the workload and reaching more kids. Some of the negatives were both people believing in co-teaching. Instead, there were issues with power.

Pat forsman

1/20/2019 01:59:21 pm

Positive aspects.....share the students conferences...evaluations...brain storm..get fresh ideas....
Negative aspects....don't know what each other is doing...if we're there there on diff days....diff teaching strategy....don't agree on curriculum implementation

Evelyn Mullins

6/25/2019 07:14:36 am

The positive parts of co teaching is that the work is shared and also the ideas are shared as well.
The negative aspects are that if you put a lot of work in to a lesson plan and the other teacher may take credit for your work.

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