From 025429a47a513e02d3a736783e43f07e1d79250d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Radovan Bast Date: Sun, 25 Aug 2024 13:48:32 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] minor edits --- content/co-teaching.md | 12 +++++++----- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/content/co-teaching.md b/content/co-teaching.md index bec7c57..213d50a 100644 --- a/content/co-teaching.md +++ b/content/co-teaching.md @@ -19,14 +19,14 @@ CodeRefinery lessons benefit from the application of the concepts of **co-teaching**. :::{admonition} Co-teaching -[Co-teaching](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Co-teaching) can be defined as "the division of labor between educators to plan, organize, instruct and make assessments on the same group of students, generally in the a common classroom, and often with a strong focus on those teaching as a team complementing one another's particular skills or other strengths". +[Co-teaching](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Co-teaching) can be defined as "the division of labor between educators to plan, organize, instruct and make assessments on the same group of students, generally in a common classroom, and often with a strong focus on those teaching as a team complementing one another's particular skills or other strengths". ::: Co-teaching can be used in various forms, some of which are present in our workshops: -- **Teaching + support**, e.g. one of the teachers leading instruction while the other watches over and maintains the collaborative document (HackMD/HedgeDoc). +- **Teaching + support**, e.g. one of the teachers leading instruction while the other watches over and maintains the collaborative document (HackMD/HedgeDoc/...). - Another similar example is **remote learning groups** that watch the streamed CodeRefinery lessons guided by the local instructors. - Open-source material and joint planning allows the lessons to be held **in parallel** (at the same time) or **alternatively** (at different times or with minor adjustments for the target audience). -- **Team teaching**, where the lesson is presented by multiple (in most cases, two) teachers who actively engage in conversation with each other. The team-teaching concept is explained in more detail in [CR manual](https://coderefinery.github.io/manuals/team-teaching/). +- **Team teaching**, where the lesson is presented by multiple (in most cases, two) teachers who actively engage in conversation with each other. The team-teaching concept is explained in more detail in the [CodeRefinery manual](https://coderefinery.github.io/manuals/team-teaching/). In reality, different forms are very often mixed or fused together, even within a single lesson. @@ -45,19 +45,21 @@ Co-teaching is not an online-only concept. However, it is very practical in onli - For successful team teaching, additional **coordination** is needed, first of all to agree on the teaching model (see breakout-room exercise) and the person in control (the **director**) for the lesson or its parts. - It's useful to keep track of the **lecture plan**. The discussion is a good way to make lesson more interactive and adjust to the audience, but deviating too much will become disorienting (for example, if someone dropped their attention for a minute and now is trying to catch-up by reading lecture notes). -- Experienced solo teacher might have a habit to keep talking (lecturing), while the co-teacher might not want to interrupt too rudely. Therefore, it is important for the leading presenter to anticipate and **allow for remarks/ questions**, and this can be different from one's previous teaching style at first. +- Experienced solo teacher might have a habit to keep talking (lecturing), while the co-teacher might not want to "interrupt". Therefore, it is important for the leading presenter to anticipate and **allow for remarks/ questions**, and this can be different from one's previous teaching style at first. - The learners may also react differently to the conversational delivery. + ### Exercise :::{exercise} Discuss the models of team teaching (10 min) -While in breakout rooms, read about one of the two basic team-teaching models presented in the [CR manual](https://coderefinery.github.io/manuals/team-teaching/) and discuss: +While in breakout rooms, read about one of the two basic team-teaching models presented in the [CodeRefinery manual](https://coderefinery.github.io/manuals/team-teaching/) and discuss: - Have you already tried this or similar model in your teaching? - Does it seem natural to apply this model in your subject area (tell what it is)? How could it be adapted to fit best? Write your comments in the collaborative document. ::: + ## Summary :::{keypoints}