RE: Two heads are better than one: Co-teaching in the high school classroom.
In my high school they had the special education kids take classes along side the kids without disabilities. But they also had one special class period for the special education kids where two teachers who specialized in special ed. taught the students to make sure they understood the material taught in all their classes. The two teachers alternated between station teaching and one teach one assist. I had really great grades my senior year so I was allowed to be a peer tutor where that one class had me sitting down with other kids my age to help them with their work. So they had two teachers and a tutor all working together. I think that model really helped because you had the two experts able to give more students one on one attention plus a student tutor their own age. Some of the special education students relaxed a bit more with me because of my age.
Wow! This is music to my ears. I love that the teachers got you involved. I guarantee you the kids learned more form you than any adult in that room. And I don't just mean about the lesson. They learned about treaty others with dignity and respect. I bet a lot of other kids in the class learned a lot from your example as well.
highly motivated, a very valuable lesson