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to co-teach

to co-teach

3.8
To work with another teacher to lead a class, plan lessons, and check students' work
  • verb
  • /koʊ tiːtʃ/
translation icon : co-enseñar
  • The teachers decided to co-teach the advanced math course to better support the students' learning.

Examples

  • And he Co taught that course with our last panelist, Dan Schrag.

  • So I should say I I Co taught a class last spring on philosophy like philosophical topics in literature.

  • We had one year together, like one year we Co taught together all the same classes.

  • Last semester, my colleague and I co-taught a biology class, allowing us to share our teaching styles.

  • In an effort to enhance student engagement, two educators co-taught the history lessons.

How Collaborative

to co-teach
3.8
assist
33 1.8

Surface Forms

co-teach infinitive
co-teaching present participle
co-teaches third person singular
co-taught past
co-taught past participle

Morphology

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

The prefix 'co-' clearly indicates a shared action, making the meaning of 'co-teach' easily derivable from 'teach'.

Etymology

Co-teach starts with co-, which means 'together' and is the same part you see in co-worker, and the second part is teach. So, to co-teach is to teach a class together with another teacher, sharing the work.