Co-Teaching Models Planner

Six models — matched to SS & LA tasks

Co-Teaching Models — Planner

Match the model to the task. Decide who leads, who supports, where MLLs sit.

Unit:

Week of:

Model	Best for (SS / LA)	Roles — Content / ESOL	When it fits
One Teach One Observe	Document analysis · Read-aloud · Class debate	Content leads. ESOL collects MLL talk data, language errors, participation.	Use early in unit to baseline language demands.
One Teach One Assist	Note-taking lessons · Independent reading	Content leads. ESOL circulates, redirects, scaffolds in real time.	Quick wins. Default only if other models don't fit.
Parallel Teaching	Two takes on the same source · Two close-reads	Each teaches half the class — same objective, different scaffolds.	When language load varies sharply across the room.
Station Teaching	DBQ rotation · Lit-circle stations · Vocab + reading + writing	Each runs a station. Third station is independent practice.	When the unit has discrete skills to rotate.
Alternative Teaching	Pre-teach vocabulary · Reteach a confusing source	Content teaches the larger group. ESOL pulls a small group with frontloading or reteach.	When a small group needs different content, briefly.
Team Teaching	Modeled think-aloud · Mock debate · Modeled writing	Both teach together — trading turns, modeling moves, asking each other questions.	When students need to see expert thinking made visible.

Use this weekly. Plan two or three models per week, not one. The pairing of model + scaffold is the lesson, not an add-on.