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co-teaching

co-teaching

3.8
A class where two teachers work together to teach students
  • adjective
  • /koʊ ˈtiːtʃɪŋ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : co-enseñanza
  • A co-teaching classroom allows both teachers to share responsibility for planning and instruction.

Examples

  • The co-teaching model has proven effective in many schools.

  • The school implemented a co-teaching model to better support students with diverse learning needs.

  • Many educators find the co-teaching approach helpful for integrating students with special needs.

  • Is co-teaching common in your school?

  • The school implemented a co-teaching model to better support students with diverse learning needs.

  • A co-teaching classroom allows both teachers to share responsibility for planning and instruction.

  • Many educators find the co-teaching approach helpful for integrating students with special needs.

Synonyms

team teaching
vsco-teaching
1 3.9

Two or more teachers work together to teach the same group of students

involves two teachers working together in the same classroom rather than many

How Collaborative

co-teaching
  • Specialized
3.8

Surface Forms

co-teaching positive

Morphology

co-teaching = teaching (transparent) = co + teach + ing

The adjectival use comes from the same productive prefixation of 'co-' to 'teaching' yielding 'involving joint teaching', which is semantically transparent.

Etymology

Co-teaching as an adjective comes from co- 'together' plus teaching, so a co-teaching class or model is one where two teachers work together in the same classroom to teach and support students.