Statement of purpose: This study is about co-teaching in the classroom and how different feature of communication affect the classroom and the dynamic between co-teachers. I plan to uncover how successful and unsuccessful co-teaching evolves and what kinds of communication between 2 teachers affects that in a positive or negative way. The research I am conducting looks at how the features of communication among co-teachers in a classroom affect the classroom environment and the classroom management. I am interested in hearing about all experiences that co-teachers have when working with another teacher and what different opinions they have on different aspects of teaching on it based on their experiences in the classroom.
Detailed statement research question:
1. What are the essential features that co-teachers need to communicate?
2. How does the planning process and communication among co-teachers affect the performance of each other and the students in the classroom?
INTERVIEW PROTOCAL2. How does the planning process and communication among co-teachers affect the performance of each other and the students in the classroom?
The teachers will be interviewed together rather than separately to also see the dynamic between the two.
Statement of purpose: The research I am conducting looks at how the features of communication among co-teachers in a classroom affect the classroom environment and the classroom management. I am interested in hearing about your experience as a co-teacher or working with one and what different opinions you may have on it based on your experience in the classroom.
General Information Questions:
1. Where did you attend college?
2. Did you receive a degree in education or did you choose the alternate route option?
3. How long have you been teaching?
4. What grades besides pre-school are you experienced with?
5. What schools have you taught at before?
6. Have you always been co-teaching or have you been a single teacher before?
7. How long have you been at this establishment/school?
Co-Teaching/Collaboration Questions:
1. Is this your first time in a co-taught?
2. Have you learned anything from working with a co-teacher?
3. Can you remember a time where you had a bad experience working with or collaborating with a co-teacher?
4. Do you like being in an assistant position or do you prefer to be in a different position in the classroom?
Lesson planning:
1. Who the sole planner of the lessons for the students?
2. How do you consider your each others in planning your lessons? what ways?
Classroom Management:
1. How do you consider the opinions of your co-teacher when it comes to classroom management?
2. Can you describe the type of support that should be present in a classroom with co-teachers?
Communication/Support:
1. How comfortable is your communication with each other
2. How do you both keep those lines of communications open?
3. Was there ever a time when communication was difficult? (either between the two of you or past experiences)
4. How do you each communicate when you have a different opinion or a concern that needs to be discussed?
5. Do you use any form of nonverbal communication?
OBSERVATION PLAN
1. Observe the communication of the teachers
2, Using the criteria from "Communicating and Collaborating in Co-Taught Classrooms" by Greg Conderman, Sarah Johnston-Rodriguez, and Paula Hartman, I will modify and answer the during questions:
-What are some actions that take place while one teacher is leading an activity or giving a lecture?
-What nonverbal signs are used to indicate that theres needs to be a break or change in the activity?
-Do any students needs re-teaching, pre-teaching, or enrichment, and how do they meet those needs?
- How does the pair create an environment that is accepting of all students?
3. How there is communication and support when it comes to classroom management
4. Note examples of communication and use this observation to classify or identify the collaboration and communication styles between the two
5. Ask to follow the lesson plan as the day unfolds and see how well what was planned is executed.
CATEGORIES OF ANALYSIS (tentative; subject to change based on data collected)
Lesson planning and execution
Classroom Management
Communication/support
Collaboration styles
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