The Importance of Co-Teaching in 2021

Classrooms in 2021 are growing as time goes on. Teachers are instructing larger classrooms with more students and the challenges within continue to increase. Some educators are having a hard time balancing all the needs of their students in the classroom on their own. Co-teaching is one solution that schools are using to help build better relationships with students, divide out responsibilities, and create a focused environment. 

Importance of Co-Teaching

Co-teaching is the partnership of two or more educators to control a classroom and conduct instruction together. This technique brings educators with different expertise, talents, and strengths together to enhance the overall efforts in the classroom. The benefits of co-teaching are similar but different for educators vs. students.

For educators: 

Co-teaching offers shared responsibility and flexibility in the classroom. Whether that’s just an extra set of eyes or more hands-on help, there are a lot of different co-teaching models that you can try out. Co-teaching also allows you to get to know your students better, and better understand their needs. The synergy created with co-teaching helps to improve the environment of the classroom overall as well as address any issues that may arise during instruction. 

For students: 

Co-teaching improves the teacher-to-student ratio, therefore, improving individualized instruction and increase student engagement. Using tactics like co-teaching is more important than ever because the increased use of technology in the classroom has become super distracting for students. Co-teaching in the classroom helps students stay focused and engaged. Students also build better relationships with their teachers which helps them to perform better as well as have a fulfilling school environment where they feel comfortable to ask questions and grow to be a leader.

More on Co-Teaching:

Want to learn more about co-teaching? Join us Friday, April 30th from 12:00-12:20 pm EST for A short presentation session for Dyknow customers and non-customers to get an understanding of co-teaching capabilities within Dyknow’s Classroom Management module, the benefits and use cases of co-teaching, and how users can get started with implementing co-teaching strategies through Dyknow.