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I agree that it is important to stay current and organized. This ensures that you are taking other teacher's points into consideration and/or a good use for communication techniques. If you are taking notes and staying organized, then you are allowing ideas to stick and to be easily accessible. There have been instances where ideas and opinions have been repeated. Having a reference to go off of will ensure all ideas are present and organized.

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Co-teachers should never be criticizing or pointing out each others mistakes. This is very unprofessional and it also makes the teacher look bad in front of the students. If you think something really needs to be addressed then it should be done respectfully and privately. The co-teacher should also maybe give some advice or guidance instead of just criticizing.

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I also agree that great communication involves listening. When we are co-planning and co-teaching we really need to listen and understand to the other teacher. Listening always us to effectively collaborate and integrate our planning into a cohesive system. I also think that flexibility is really important for co-teaching as your co-teacher could discover strategies or tools that work well for your students that you may want to try out your self. Co-teachers are just another resource that teachers should be consulted as much as possible.

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I agree that we as educators should be confident when sharing opinions and ideas with co-planners and co-teachers. I think this is critical in any professional learning community. If we are teaching our children that collaboration is a vital skill for solving problems in mathematics and in the real world in general, then we should be able to exemplify that in our teaching practice. In a way, co-planning could look a lot like how the kids in those problem-based learning videos; they bounced ideas off each other, didn't take it personally when they were corrected, presented their findings to their body of peers, and weren't embarrassed or ashamed when they were corrected in front of their peers.

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Co-Teacher is about communication, flexibility and trying new things. Great communication includes listening and sharing your great ideas. Flexibility is being able to change you pre-determined plans to make them even better. Trying new things is about taking a risk to make mathematics engaging and creative.

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As an educator you should be confident to share your ideas and your opinions with your co-teacher or co-planner. They might not completely agree with how you want to teach something because it may not work for their class but you shouldn't be afraid to share your thoughts with them. Teaching is a collaboration of ideas amongst many.

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I agree that criticism should not be met with defence. Your co-teacher or co-planner may have looked at an idea differently then you and wants to lend their ideas to your original one. As teachers we need to be open and take criticism as constructive rather than destructive.
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I believe that when co-teaching and co-planning you must be equal partners. I always found it such a learning experience to listen to my fellow teachers ideas because I knew I would be gaining new knowledge or expanding on previously learned ideas. As educators we are always learning and I think its important that we learn from each other!

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When co-planning, it is important for all participants to recognize that criticism of an idea is not criticism of the individual.

The reality is that it's almost impossible not to be offended when your idea is shutdown or criticized. But the expectation needs to be that open professional discourse is what is ultimately best for the students.

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Work together, communicate and be equal partners! Listen to everyone's opinion and be respectful and open to new ideas.

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I agree that it is important to balance the strengths and weaknesses of all of the teachers to enhance the co-teaching in the classroom.

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It is important to keep in mind the needs of all students. When co-teaching/co-planning, one thing might work for your class but not for theirs - or vise versa!!

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I love the idea of co-teaching and sharing ideas with other teachers. It is important to be open and willing to share your own ideas.

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Just like in a classroom, teachers also need to give each other a fair chance to share and work in a safe environment.

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Co-teaching and planning is a wonderful thing if everyone is on the same page. It is important to communicate with everyone in a honest but professional way. Get to know your team members and let each other know what everyone's strengths are and utilize them! I believe that one of the most important things is to stay organized as a team. Nobody likes to wait on others or arrive to school the morning of, and being unsure if a team member will pull through with the lesson resources. It is important to switch roles so that it's not one person who is in charge of the same subject every single time (unless that is what your team prefers. The bottom line is to respect each other and make sure that everyone is on the same page and communicates in a positive manner.

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The norm in co-planning is to engage in it with someone who has a similar teaching philosophy as you do. Both teachers need to agree what they want the students to learn; what curriculum expectations, learning goals, success criteria, the task(s) students will participate in and how students will be assessed and evaluated.

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When co-teaching it is important for both teachers to have the same expectations of their students when it comes to classroom management. Prior to this the teachers would need to discuss these expectations with their students so that all students and teachers are on the same page while working together.

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It is important to be organized and take notes to ensure no ideas get lost in the mix

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I agree that it is important to create a lesson geared towards your teaching strengths in a group. This will ensure everyone is comfortable teaching their section of the material

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When co-teaching it is important to be respectful of your co-teacher and not point out their mistakes to the class. This is why co-planning is important so both parties are prepared for the discussion

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When co-planning, it is important that everyone is "present," not just physically but mentally. Come prepared and ready for discussion.

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When co-planning it is important to be respectful of others' ideas and to keep in mind the variety of needs of students.

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Everyone is busy. It is disrespectful of our colleague's time if we are not "present" and ill-prepared to plan.

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When co-teaching it is important to work with each others strengths and weaknesses to enhance the teaching in the classroom.

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When co-planning, it is important to give everyone a chance to share their ideas in a safe, non-judgmental space
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I agree that it is important to create a "safe" non-judgemental space for the sharing of ideas