WCS Announces Co-teaching Collaboration with Grace College
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Staff Report-
Warsaw Community Schools, in collaboration with Grace College’s School of Education, is transitioning to a co-teaching model for teacher candidates during their student teaching placement.
Through this model, both teacher candidates and cooperating teachers co-plan and co-teach to achieve the following important outcomes:
– Improve the teacher to K-12 student ratio in the classroom;
– Enhance best classroom practices through collaboration and reflection;
– Increase instructional options to provide additional academic opportunities;
– Strengthen enrichment and remediation options;
– Embed and reinforce the concepts of Professional Learning Communities and data-driven decision making in the teacher candidate curriculum; and
– Create an atmosphere where the cooperating teacher serves as an in-classroom mentor and partner dedicated to student achievement.
Co-teaching pairs will be piloted in the spring with the intention of full program implementation taking place in the fall.
For additional information, contact David Hoffert, chief academic officer, at 574-371-5098 or dhoffert@warsaw.k12.in.us
