Allegany County Representatives

Ericka McKenney and Abby Rader Braddock Middle

Amanda Boone and Patti Cuthbertson Washington Middle
Beth Dawson and Julie Kostovick Washington Middle

Meet Our Class

Mrs. McKenney and Mrs. Rader
6th Grade Language Arts
16 students
5 IEPs

Planning
Co-Teaching Binder
Fridays Big Idea Plan for next weeks lessons
Use the curriculum guide to drive

instruction/identify standards
Overview of lessons
Identify an assessment plan

Planning

Planning
Co-Teaching Binder
Monday Meeting Record
Reflect on previous lessons (re-teach/flex group)
Student needs (IEP, observation, re-teach of skills)
Schedule changes and teacher responsibilities
Instructional Strategies/Co-Teaching Approaches

Planning

Planning
Co-Teaching Binder
Daily Co-Teaching Lesson Plan
Detailed
Beginning, Middle, End (Time Frame)
Co-Teaching Approaches for each section
Considerations (D.I., accommodations, etc.)

Planning

Flex Grouping
Pre-Assessment

Work samples

Anecdotal Records

Observation

Exit Slips

Flex Grouping Lesson

Authors Purpose
3 Leveled Groups (Red, Blue, Green)
Used a powerpoint presentation to introduce

and model identifying Authors Purpose in text.

Co-teachers modeled

Flex Grouping Lesson

Authors Purpose Continued
Co-teachers supported students with a SmartBoard
graphic aid (locating key words/details.)
Students practiced identifying Authors Purpose by

sitting or standing when asked specific questions.

Co-teachers distributed color-coded passages to

students and then instructed them to group-up in

designated areas according to their colors.

Flex Grouping Lesson

Authors Purpose Continued
All students received one passage in common,
then they were experts on two other passages
at their reading ability level.
Students were to underline the main idea of each

passage in RED and underline details/key words

in BLUE.
Each group was assigned a teacher to assist with

the small group lessons.

Flex Grouping Lesson

Students complete a PIE paper identifying the

authors purpose.
After all groups had finished, each group was

assigned a passage to present to the class.

Expert groups modeled the identification of

the main idea and details/key words and the

remainder of the class had to identify the
authors purpose.

Strebe Strategies
Getting Started (Creating Groups)
Complete Things In Common form
Students group up with common interests

Naming the Group

Discuss info from the Things In Common form
Agree upon a teacher approved name; this should
reflect likes/dislikes but be positive
Complete a colorful Name Tag for the points wall

Strebe Points Wall

Earning Points in Strebe

Groups
Outstanding work

Earning Points in Strebe

Groups
Behavior Incentive
Group Participation
Collaborative Work
Projects
Assignments
Reviews

Circle of Knowledge
Activity
A competitive but cooperative activity that

encourages students to interact with peers.

Use Alphabetic Foods to practice this

strategy
Incorporate with VCS throughout the year

Dry Erase Boards

Works best with:
Multiple Choice
True/False

1.Team decides on an answer

2.Writer records
3.All groups display answers and teacher awards

points
4.Group records points on board
5.Pass the Board
6.Continue 1 - 5; Team records points on Wall

Meet Our Class

Mrs. Boone and Mrs. Cuthbertson

8th grade Mathematics
29 students
12 IEPs

Planning
Common Planning
Wednesday for 30 minutes
Push each other to do better

Planning

Utilize different Co-Teaching Strategies:

Parallel
Station
Alternate
One Teach/One Assist
Team Teach

Parallel

Flex Grouping
Teach new skill
Effective Assessments
4321 Quiz

Group according to assessment

3 Levels
3 Activities

Strebe Strategies

Class Points
Pairs Check with a Switch

Meet Our Class

Mrs. Kostovick and Mrs. Dawson
6th grade Language Arts
22 students
6 Inclusion Students
4 of these students have scribes and readers
1 of these students has Downs Syndrome with

a wrap-around teacher

Planning
We have a common planning time each day in

regular schedule, and we have an additional time

during co-curricular once a week to plan.
Regular Education teacher decides on the curricular
goals according to county wide curriculum guide.
We utilize the Universal Design for Learning
template as well as Houghton Mifflin Best Practices
Strategies.
Special Educator provides unique ideas for
implementing the curriculum strategies to serve
students needs.

Flex Grouping
Flex groups are determined using a variety of

factors:
Pre-assessments
Formal and informal assessments
Observations by both teachers
Student work habits and behaviors
Motivation through peers

Using Station Teaching

5 Student groups
Co Teachers supervise 2 groups each

Stations

Collaborative
Work

Work
Sample

Strebe Strategies
Group Names- students have ownership of their

group names using Things in Common

Display of Group Names
Roles are givens to team members

Strebe Strategies
Points are awarded to groups working

cooperatively and may earn PBIS reward of

Commander Cash
Pairs Rehearsal to review before a test,
or review a concept- Brain Dump
Goal is for students to work with teams
and share information, not necessarily to
agree
Circular table arrangements

Differentiated Instruction
Activities
Smart Board lessons
Teacher directed group
Independent group
Books on tape
I do, We do, You do activities with modeling
Reading Writing Workshops
Activities to meet students learning style

needs

Differentiated
Instruction Activities
Choice Board Activities

For More Information

Abby Rader
abby.rader@acps.k12.md.us
Amanda Boone

amanda.boone@acps.k12.md.us
Beth Dawson mary.dawson@acps.k12.md.us
Ericka McKenney
ericka.mckenney@acps.k12.md.us
Julie Kostovick julie.kostovick@acps.k12.md.us
Patti Cuthbertson
patricia.cuthbertson@acps.k12.md.us