Meaning & use
Co-teach
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To teach a class jointly with one or more other teachers, sharing planning and instructional responsibilities.
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The special education teacher co-teaches the science class alongside the general education instructor.
Our district encourages new teachers to co-teach with a mentor during their first year.
A note on using this word
Co-teaching became a widely used term in education starting in the 1990s, especially as a model for including students with disabilities in general education classrooms.
Words with a similar meaning
team-teach
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