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-Co-Teaching should make teaching less stressful and more fulfilling.
-Divide & Conquer: split up the work
-Take on New Roles: take turns learning new roles and taking on new responsibilities

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-Every teacher creates a classroom environment, building a community matters.
-Express values clearly
-Show appreciation
-Use and appreciate humor
-Have class meetings
-Read Alouds are fun and engaging
-Build community through games
-Back-to-back
-Race to write
-Line up
-What's in my pocket?
-Five-minute interview

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What- Parallel teaching involves splitting the class in two and each teacher gets a half.
Why- Demonstrates to students that both teachers are equal, smaller class sizes.
Where- This is the tricky part. It could be in separate spaces or just opposite ends of the regular classroom.

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-One Teach/One Observe
-This method is essential for better understanding our own teaching.  When we see ourselves from another perspective, we can improve ourselves and our teaching and have a better understanding of how our students see us.
-Two Teach/Two Observe: more eyes, more areas to learn and improve.

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-Co-teaching allows teacher the freedom to take risks with instruction and innovate their lesson plans.
-Teachers can use a wide range of teaching/learning formats:
-Tableau: bring theatre into the classroom
-WebQuests: students learn by researching online
-Simulations: students learn by experiencing
-Jigsaw: each group of students gets a part of the puzzle, great way to learn to work as a team and problem solving skills.
-Scavenger Hunts: students work in teams to solve problems and win the game.
-Service Learning: learn by helping others
-Project-Based Instruction: Working individually or in small groups to create something that demonstrates learning.
-Desktop Teaching: the speed dating of teaching
-Book Clubs: All students can contribute and feel valued.
-Community Research Teams: students go straight to the source, and learn from community members through interviews, observations and collecting artifacts

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Day 12, Get in the Habit - Attitude is Everything 

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Day 12, Get in the Habit - Attitude is Everything 

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-Effective co-teaching takes constant communication, reflection and problem solving.
-Thank someone daily, expressing gratitude is a healthy habit that has far reaching consequences.
-Lighten up, try to have a more positive outlook on life. Remember, ASSUME POSITIVE INTENT :)
-Pick your battles, you can't win them all
-Stuff Happens, it's not the end of the world
-Be Flexible, adaptation is key
-Let Others Be Right, it's ok.
-Become More Patient, it's a virtue
-Avoid Snowball Thinking, nothing good comes from it.
-Don't Interrupt, let others speak and you will learn something new.
-Repeat: Everything is NOT an Emergency
-Imagined Everyone is Enlightened Except you, learn from them.

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-Ideal for using the skills and expertise of two or more teachers
-Do not need to be teacher led or activity based.
-Students can work without teacher assistance.
-Instruct whole class on how to do all stations and expected behaviors at each.
-Plan for transitions
-Plan groups based upon students levels and personalities
-Plan for differentation in stations

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-The classroom environment should be fun and entertaining
-Show what you know
-Keep them talking
-Cut them loose
-Let them doodle

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-Too much structure can be boring for students and teachers.  Things need to be mixed up once and awhile.
-Duet Teaching: teachers work with equal status
-One Teach/One Assist: one teacher is master of content, the other is the master of supporting students.
-One Teach/One Float: One teacher is floating around the room, helping all students, while the other delivers the lesson to the whole group.
-One Teach/One Make Multi-sensory: Like one teach/one assist, but the assist teacher is focused on making the lesson multi-sensory for learners.

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-Differentiation allows for all students to be engaged in learning.
-There are many ways teachers can differentiate instruction based upon student needs.
-Cirriculum Compacting
-Tic-Tac-Toe
-Learning Plans
-Anchor Activities
-Personalized Learning Agendas