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Week 4 - Discussion 2

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Your initial discussion thread is due on Day 3 (Thursday) and you have until Day 7 (Monday) to respond to your classmates. Your grade will reflect both the quality of your initial post and the depth of your responses. Refer to the Discussion Forum Grading Rubric under the Settings icon above for guidance on how your discussion will be evaluated.

Co-Teaching

Your written response to this discussion prompt assesses your ability to specify the essential elements and professional roles for developing a quality collaborative process for the co-teaching model.

For this discussion post, you will assume the role of either a special educator or a general education teacher. If your last name beings with A-M, assume the role of the general education teacher. If your last name begins with N-Z, assume the role of the special education teacher. Your principal just informed you that you are going to be co-teaching at the start of the next school year. As this is something that you have never done, you are feeling a bit of trepidation. 

Initial Post: Your post will address the person you are co-teaching with during the coming school year. Begin by sharing at least two things that excite you the most about co-teaching and then at least two things you are worried about. Then ask two questions about the collaboration process that you would like to discuss.

Guided Response: Choose two peers who have a differing role than your own (if you were assigned the role of a general education teacher, then you would choose two peers who responded as special education teachers and vice versa).

Though two replies are the basic expectation, for deeper engagement and application of the material, you are encouraged to provide responses to any comments or questions others have given to you (including your instructor) before Day 7. Be sure to ask questions of your peers to gain additional information and to meaningfully continue the discussion. This ongoing engagement in the discussion will deepen the conversation, while also providing opportunities to demonstrate your content expertise, critical thinking, and real-world experiences with this topic.