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Today, I am honored to interview Anne Beninghof Twitter. Anne is an expert at coteaching and consults with districts about it. In this episode, we talk about the following: What is coteaching? How little things become problematic Paraprofessionals in the classroom Resources on her web site How to introduce teachers to the idea of coteaching Choosing partners Youtube Channel Needs for teachers working together: Flexible personalities, common planning time, common philosophies about teaching and behavior management. Expectation about actually using planning time. Try to avoid a divorce in the coteaching relationship Co teachers Need a coach. Specific structures and procedures help coteaching partnership Tap into teachers’ unique skill sets One-minute formative assessments 65% of class time spent in something other than whole group Last couple minutes specialist takes lead Parallel grouping Professional learning & communication is a constant 9 models of coteaching. Duet model Parallel model Lead and support model Other 7 models are ingredients Don’t let students play one teacher against another Ratios: no more than 30% of students on IEPs Plan approach for talking to parents about coteaching model. Loading… Please take a moment to rate this podcast in iTunes or on Stitcher.  Ready for a Modern Web Site for your school? Simple School Sites is the place to go for high quality Wordpress sites specially designed for schools. Please follow me on Twitter: @jethrojones for the host and @TrnFrmPrincipal for the show. Buy Communication Cards Show notes on TransformativePrincipal.com Download Paperless Principal.