The Co-Teacher's Playbook

Dr. Angela Peery is a consultant and author with 32 years of experience as an educator. She has spent the last decade completing over 100 speaking and consulting days per year and authoring or co-authoring 14 books, including the bestsellers Writing Matters in Every Classroom and The Data Teams Experience: A Guide for Effective Meetings. Prior to becoming a consultant, Angela was an instructional coach for a chronically low-performing middle school.  Her other experience includes ten years of classroom teaching in middle and high schools, four years as a high school administrator, and leadership roles at the building, district, and state levels. In these roles, she developed curriculum and mentored other teachers in standards implementation. She also taught undergraduate and graduate courses, both in-person and online. Additionally, she was a co-director of a National Writing Project site for several years, teaching the summer institute.Angela earned her doctorate in curriculum in 2000. Her doctoral research highlighted professional development in literacy that she facilitated with teachers at a K-8 Jewish day school. A Virginia native, Angela earned her B. A. in English at Randolph-Macon Woman′s College and her M. A. in Liberal Arts at Hollins College. Her professional licensures include secondary English, secondary administration, and gifted/talented education. She has also studied presentation design and delivery with experts Nancy Duarte, Garr Reynolds, and Rick Altman. Recently, she has undertaken graduate study in brain-based learning and global education. Angela makes her home in Beaufort, South Carolina, with her husband of 30 years, Tim, and their pets. When not traveling and working with educators, she most enjoys being on her boat or attending rock concerts. She can be reached at drangelapeery@gmail.com.

• AcknowledgmentsAbout the AuthorIntroduction: Why This Book, and Why Me?Chapter 1: UnderstandingIntroductionWhat Is Co-Teaching?Activity: What’s Your Definition?Benefits of Co-TeachingActivity: The Benefits of Co-TeachingCo-Teaching: What Does It Look Like in Today’s Classrooms?General Ed and Special Ed PartnershipsGeneral Ed and ESL/ELL PartnershipsGeneral Ed and Interventionist PartnershipsGeneral Ed and Specialist PartnershipsGeneral Ed and Paraprofessional PartnershipsActivity: Taking StockCo-Teaching StructuresReflection QuestionsConclusionTool 1: Welcome Letter to Students TemplateTool 2: Welcome Letter to Parents Template, ElementaryTool 3: Welcome Letter to Parents Template, SecondaryExtension 1: Co-Teaching Scavenger HuntExtension 2: Create a Co-Teaching Vision BoardChapter 2: RelatingIntroductionActivity: What I Bring to the TableThe Four Pillars of a Great Co-Teaching PartnershipPillar 1: RespectActivity: Reflect and WritePillar 2: CommunicationActivity: My Beliefs about TeachingActivity: Important Questions for Us to DiscussVignette: R. K. Smith Middle School in Luling, LouisianaPillar 3: FlexibilityActivity: My Preferences in the ClassroomUnderstanding the ActivityPillar 4: HumorActivity: Let’s Humor Each Other!Being Prepared for the Highs and the LowsExamples of Norms for Working TogetherExamples of Norms for Weekly MeetingsActivity: Write Your NormsHow to Handle an Uncooperative Co-TeacherConclusionVignette: The Good, the Bad, and the UglyTool 1: Our GoalsTool 2: ProtocolsExtension 1: Personality TestsExtension 2: Learning More about Paraphrasing SkillsChapter 3: ManagingIntroductionPlanning for the Learning EnvironmentAdvice for Establishing Routines and ProceduresProcedures, Consequences, and RecognitionDetermining Who Will Handle WhatActivity: Whose Job Is It?ConclusionTool 1: Student CompactTool 2: Positive Notes to StudentsChapter 4: TeachingIntroductionUnit PlanningActivity: Unpacking the Standards and Creating Learning TargetsActivity: Big Ideas and Essential QuestionsCreating the UnitSummative AssessmentDaily LessonsEffective Lesson DesignPlanning for Ongoing CollaborationActivity: Reflection QuestionsDo’s and Don’ts for Co-Teaching MeetingsTips for Calendaring MeetingsConclusionTool 1: Unit Plan TemplateTool 2: Meeting Agenda Templates and ExamplesTool 3: “Look-Fors” Co-Teaching Observation FormExtension 1: ProtocolsExtension 2: Student SurveysChapter 5: AssessingIntroductionAssessment in GeneralFormative versus Summative AssessmentThinking about Formative AssessmentActivity: Thirty Fun, Formative Assessment IdeasLesson Structure That Includes Formative AssessmentActivity: Reflect on the LessonAssessment Considerations for Co-Taught ClassesThe Value of Pre-AssessmentConclusionTool 1: Creating a Pre-AssessmentAppendix A: A Brief History of Co-TeachingAppendix B: The Six Co-Teaching Structures Depicted VisuallyAppendix C: Sentence Frames for Paraphrasing, Summarizing, and Checking for AccuracyAppendix D: Do Not Disturb Signs for Weekly MeetingsReferencesIndex

"Practitioners can use this workbook as a tool to get a good start on team teaching/co-teaching. It is well organized and well thought out. The personal experiences and vignettes are all relevant and show the good, the bad, and the ugly. It will be a big help to beginners and for those who want a second chance at making it work."