Keisha Weeks Mr.

K
Co-Teaching
Dr. Hopkins
Parity, Parity, Parity
How do you and your co-teaching partner convey to students that your teaching relationship is truly collaborative, that it
is a partnership based on parity? The following checklist might help you to think through ideas about how you, your
teaching partner, and students can observe parity (or its absence).

Already Should
Not
Do
Do
Applicable
_____

__X___

_____

1. Both teachers names are on the board, door, or posted in

the classroom.

_____

__X___

_____

2. Both teachers names are on schedules and report cards.

__X___

_____

_____

3. Both teachers handwriting is on student assignments (that

is, each teacher participates in grading).

__X___

_____

_____

4. Both teachers have space for personal belongings.

__X___

_____

_____

5. Both teachers have similar furniture (desks, chairs, etc).

___X__

_____

_____

6. Both teachers take a lead role in the classroom.

_____

__X___

_____

7. Teacher talk during instruction is approximately equal.

__X___

_____

_____

8. Both teachers give directions or permission without checking

with the other teacher.

_____

__X__

_____

9. Both teachers work with ALL students.

__X___

_____

_____

10. Both teachers are considered teachers by all students.

Notes / Comments: _____After reviewing the parity worksheet together both Mr. K and myself
have decided that so far there are a lot of things that we already do well together, yet there are still
many things that we need to tweak or better enhance so that the partnership will truly feel and be
equal.__

Marilyn Friend, 2009