1. Louisiana’s Co-Teaching Resource Guide Part 3- Results/Effectiveness Kristina Braud, Literacy Goal OfficeMelanie Lemoine, Louisiana State Improvement GrantAndrea Thompson, Literacy Goal Office

2. Guide’s Location:accessguide.doe.louisiana.gov/site%20documents/FINALcoteaching_guide.pdf

3. Co-Teaching Resource GuidePart 3--Results

4. Why Measure Co-Teaching Efforts • Student learning and academic growth are expected outcomes of effective co-teaching • Teachers’ instructional skills can improve • Academic data indicates effectiveness • Related data improvement indicates effectiveness • Student progress improves longitudinally

5. Why Measure Co-Teaching Efforts • Informal instrument for co-teachers and their supervisors drive conversations • Documents the effectiveness of co-teaching classrooms • Helps focus on areas that need improvement, and pinpoints the component(s) affecting success • Directs professional development

6. What to Measure • Administrative Support • Team Building • Planning • Implementation of co-teaching approaches • Student Outcomes

7. How to Gather Evidence on Co-Teaching Effectiveness • Rating Scale • Rubric • Reflective Guide • Administrator Walk-through • Co-teaching Observation Checklist • Quality Indicators –General and Approach-specific

10. Co-Teaching Observation Checklist • Quality Indicators • Snapshot of behaviors that drive conversations to adjust planning and implementation • Uses simultaneously for both co-teachers

11. Support, Measure, Adjust • Ensure that teachers who are co-teaching receive professional development so they maximize the contribution of both partners.  • Use curriculum based and other measures that can document the amount of educational progress students (those with and without disabilities) make in co-taught classes.

12. Inclusion Works

13. Essential Elements to the Change Process Adapted from Knosler, in Pearl, n.d.

14. Other Resources in the Guide • Co-Teaching Connection • Access Center • Sample Lesson Plans • Data Profile (individual data summary)

15. Other Resources in the Guide • 50 Ways to Keep Your Co-Teacher • The IRIS Center Council for Exceptional Children • (CEC Standards for Professional Practice) • IDEA – Individuals with Disabilities Act • INTASC – Interstate New Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium

16. Final Notes • Take baby steps rather than mass inclusion without proper support • Find pockets of promise and build • Utilize resources and links in the guide • Contact the Literacy Goal Office or LaSIG