Teachers will actively participate in online learning in this book study class exploring how teacher collaboration and co-teaching can provide an effective framework for integrated ESL practices for diverse English language learners. Teachers will apply their knowledge of this framework by reviewing grade level specific case studies and create a co-teaching planning form for general education and ELL instruction.

This course is appropriate for both elementary and secondary general education and ELL teachers, as well as administrators interested in creating a collaborative instructional model to support ELLs.

Required Text:

• Co-Teaching for English Learners: A Guide to Collaborative Planning, Instruction, Assessment, and Reflection by Maria Dove and Andrea Honigsfeld

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

• Define teacher collaboration, collaborative team teaching, and co-teaching in the context of ESL
• Describe how teacher collaboration and co-teaching can provide an effective framework for the academic, sociocultural, and linguistic needs of diverse English language learners.
• Implement an effective co-teaching model to differentiate instruction for ELLs.
• Identify the challenges and successes teachers experiences in collaborative partnerships by analyzing case studies
• Create a co-teaching planning form for one week of general education and ELL instruction in a subject area.