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How To Make It Work
Co-teaching in South Korea
•Certified Teacher – U.S.A
•10 yrs. teaching experience 5 yrs. U.S. 5 yrs. South Korea
•MRes- Educational and Social Research
•Assistant Professor of English at Gimcheon University
• EPIK/ TaLK Teacher Trainer
•KOTESOL Presenter
•Corporate English
Daniel Moonasar
Who am I?
• Teaching for 1 year?
• Teaching for 2 years?
• Teaching for 3-5 years?
• Teaching for 6-10 years?
• Teaching so long you’ve forgot how long?
•KETS?
•NETS?
•Who loves their students?
Who are you?
Objective
Objective: To provide participants with:
1. Models of co-teaching
2. Characteristics of co-teaching
3. Advantages/ disadvantages of co-teaching
4. Discuss issues in co-teaching
5. Strategies to overcome issues
Class A:
• Introductions
• Co-teaching Methodology 1
• Quick Break
• Co-teaching Methodology 2
Schedule
Class B:
• Issues in co-teaching
• Strategies for co-teaching
Talking about
sensitive
co-teaching issues.
Be thoughtful and
understanding.
Accommodations for multiple cultures &
personal values.
What Is Co-teaching?
Activity 1:
1.In your group discuss.
2.Write down 2 words describing what is co-
teaching.
3.Be ready to share.
What Is Co-teaching?
Group 1: Group 2:
Group 4: Group 3:
What Is Co-teaching?
Government: Legality, Delivery
In South Korea, EFL co-teaching serves two primary functions.
• By law a Korean teacher must be in the classroom
• It delivers instruction through the utilization of two or more instructors.
Mine: Creation, Relation-ships
What Is Co-teaching?
Characteristics of Co-teaching
Activity 2:
1.In your group discuss.
2.Write 2 characteristics each of: what co-
teaching should be & shouldn’t be
3.Be ready to share & discuss
Good Characteristics
• Agreed upon and shared responsibility of:
Classroom management
Assessment
Planning
Accountability
Communication to students
Characteristics of Co-teaching
• Joint delivery of instruction
• Blending of methods & styles
• Model relationships Professional Personal
• Good communication
• Continual development & reflection
Poor Characteristics
• One teacher:
Does all lesson planning
Delivers all instruction
Assess and grades students
Does not attend the full length of the class
Attends class periodically
Participates sometimes
Characteristics of Co-teaching
• Talk poorly about another teacher in a different language
• Doesn’t try to understand the other teacher
• Undermines the other co-teacher
• Doesn’t value the other teacher
• Doesn’t help the other teacher grow & develop
• Won’t allow other teacher to help them
Co-teaching Models
One Teaching- One ObservingDescription
One teacher delivers instruction while the other observes
Teachers then analyze observations together
Advantages
Works well with new teachers
Allows time for teachers to connect styles and methods
Gives time to observe students
Minimal joint planning required
Disadvantages
Unintentional hierarchy perceived by students
Boredom
Imbalanced roles
Co-teaching Models
One Teaching- One Assisting Description
One teacher delivers instruction the other is responsible for assisting students
AdvantagesWorks well with new teachers Allows time for teachers to connect styles and methods Students who need extra help get it
Classroom management
Disadvantages Unintentional hierarchy perceived by students
Assisting teacher can be a distraction
Students can become dependent on the assisting teacher
Imbalanced roles
Co-teaching Models
Parallel TeachingDescription
Students are divided. Each teacher delivers same content at the same time
Advantages
Lower student to teacher ratio
Promotes participation
Works well for drilling, review, or practice
Can tier students’ levels
Disadvantages
Noisy and lot’s of movement
More joint planning
Teachers must be confortable with each other
Possibility for confusion
Not for new teachers
Co-teaching Models
Station TeachingDescription
Both teachers divide instruction, then switch groups.
Advantages
Lowers student to teacher ratio
Students who need extra help are accommodated
Supports various learning styles
Disadvantages
Noisy and lot’s of movement
More joint planning
Teachers must be confortable with each other
Possibility for confusion
Co-teaching Models
Alternative TeachingDescription
One teacher takes a larger group while the other takes a smaller group.
Advantages
Lowers student to teacher ratio
Students who need extra help are accommodated
Can tier students’ levels
Allows for re-teaching & review
Disadvantages
Noisy and lot’s of movement
Can stigmatize smaller group
More joint planning
Possibility for confusion
Co-teaching Models
Team/ Tag Team TeachingDescription
Both teachers teach at the same instruction at the same time.
Advantages
Allows for creativity in lesson delivery
Works extremely well for teachers whom are familiar with each other.
Accommodates for hybrid methods of co-teaching.
Disadvantages
Requires a lot of joint planning time commitment
Most difficult to implement
Dependent on teaching styles and methods
Not for new teachers
Issues In Co-teaching
Activity 3:
1.In your group discuss.
2.Write down 2 issues in co-teaching.
3.Be ready to share.
Issues In Co-teaching
1. No real specific definition in Korean
curriculum
A means for legal EFL instruction
There are guidelines & suggestions but no
“regulations”
It’s up to the school
Issues In Co-teaching
2. NETs are labor and money intensive
• Average NET, $50K a year + up to 10 extra hours
a week.
• Doing their job
• KETs get no extra pay
• KETs are super busy: counseling, homeroom,
E.C.As, parents, testing, paperwork
Issues In Co-teaching
3. Personal teaching
styles
• New to teaching
• Finding your style
• Different ideologies
Issues In Co-teaching
4. Cultural
Differences
• Lost in translation
• Perceptions
• Work culture
Strategies for Successful Co-teaching
1.Know what kind of teacher you are
2.Get to know your co-teacher(s)
3.Get to know your school
4.Know your role
5.Do some observation and reflection
6.Remember you both care and love the
students
Strengthening The Co-teaching Relationship
1.Alone, write down your goals for your co-
teaching class
2.Write down your strengths as a teacher
3.Write down your weakness as a teacher
4.Share & discuss your answers with your co-
teacher
Closing and Questions
My email address: moonasard@gmail.com
http://danielmoonasar.wordpress.com
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