Inclusion and Teaching in Chicago

I'm continuing with Julia's Rocking Co-Teaching Series . Click below to read more about the other models already discussed in this series! Team Teaching Parallel Instruction  Model: Station Teaching Definition: "Students are rotated between three or more stations, also known as centers, which are either manned by a teacher or assistant or are independent stations. Teachers repeat instruction to each group that comes through the station, though content or delivery can vary based on differentiated needs" ( Collaborative Teaching in Elementary Schools by Wendy W. Murawski ). What does it look like? Check out my example of math rotations here Check out how to organize stations for older kids right here    Students working in a small group throughout the classroom Three or more stations around the room Two or more teachers in charge of a small group This video shows how young students use station teaching in a room with many adults. This i...

This is really a dream come true! Sandy and Jenn- two middle school co-teachers- agreed to give math centers a try for their 6/7 grade math class. I became obsessed! I trolled the internet for good explanations and organization around math rotations or math centers. I found the perfect resource at one of my all time favorite sites  right here.  Stephanie from Teaching in Room 6 does a great job of breaking down how to set up math rotations. I used her blog and worksheets as a guideline to make this work for the 6th/7th grade split. So, here's how I broke it down: 1. Structure: The 6th/7th split has two co-teachers and 16 students. There are also two different tutors that come in once a week each. This means that on 2 out of every 5 days there are three adults to every 16 students. A dream scenario for small group instruction. We have 60 minutes of math class time. Math time looks like: 9:05- 9:10     Do Now (entrance slip) 9:10- 9:30     Rotatio...