A few weeks ago, the 7th grade Co-taught Math class at Westridge decided to try a new approach to Co-teaching called Flip Flop Switch. The content teacher (Mrs. Beberniss) began class by working with half of the students that were ready to receive the content instruction for the day....while the specialist teacher (Mrs. Larsen) "front-loaded" some of the strategies students were going to need when they went to work with the content teacher. Half way through the class, the students switch or "flip-flopped."
The students who has received instruction with the content teacher now went to work with the specialist teacher and received some practice and extension of the content. The students who began class getting front-loaded and prepared for the content, now went to work with the content teacher and received the same instruction as the first group did with her.
What a great approach and allowing differentiation for both struggling learners and higher-achieving students!
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