If you think coteaching is easy, you 1) have never cotaught, or 2) are seriously the most chill person in the world. For most of us, coteaching– where two different teachers try to share the same space and work together to deliver content to students– can be complex. My goal here is to look at some of what the research says about how to make these partnerships work.
I started teaching at segregated schools, moved to segregated classrooms at integrated schools, and wound up as an inclusion teacher. I believe that my students were well taught and well served in all three settings. Yet, having taught in each environment I have also seen first hand how much it matters for students to have a general education home. I believe in inclusion. This post though is not on my beliefs– it’s on what the research says about inclusion and time in general education settings.
