Collaborative Partnerships in Action - EDC-X712Y

Course Description

Credit Validation for DoDEA Participants Only

This course is an augmentation to DoDEA’s College and Career Ready Standards (CCRS) Professional Learning (PL) on co-teaching, designed to establish a foundation for collaborative instructional planning and team-teaching. Participants will be guided through a roadmap outlining the processes and stages of effective collaborative partnerships. The content is tailored to address the needs of elementary- and secondary-level teacher teams, including general education teachers, multilingual learner (ML) instructors, and other specialists who collaborate with MLP/ESOL teachers.

Learner Outcomes

Explore DoDEA’s CCRS PL on co-teaching to gain a deeper understanding of content theory and practice
Design a co-teaching plan by forming professional partnerships, utilizing tools, defining roles, and applying Universal Design for Learning (UDL) strategies
Recognize various structures and models for co-teaching and their applications in lesson planning and assessment
Apply a variety of assessment methods, including co-assessment, to measure student mastery
Develop self-reflection techniques to enhance co-teaching effectiveness

Prerequisites

Teacher teams must pre-register with the course instructor before signing up for USD graduate credit. To do so, team members should contact the instructor via email at Uma.Patel@dodea.edu. Each team should confirm their partner and complete the class registration. Participants should also secure a workspace for attending each session and for collaboratively completing activities in person. Additionally, teams must ensure they have the necessary technological capabilities with Microsoft Teams, allowing them to participate in both full-group and breakout session meetings.