Athens State University

Alexis Massey

SE 301
Dr. Myhan
26 January, 2020
One Teach One Assist
One Teach One Assist is when one teacher takes over responsibility for teaching the class

while the other teacher assists students with their work and helps maintain their behavior or with

other needs. The benefits of this strategy would be that it allows the teacher to give the lesson

without being interrupted, while the students’ needs are also met. It also allows a teacher, that is

more comfortable with a certain subject or project, to take over and give the lesson. Some

negative effects would be that it could make the assisting teacher seem like they are strict or the

“bad guy.” This strategy should be used under 10% of the time and it should only be used when

necessary because it gives more power to one teacher in the room.

One Teach One Observe

One Teach One Observe is when one teacher takes over giving the lesson while the other

teacher observes and gathers data. The benefits of One Teach One Observe would be that it

allows data to be collected on student participation, lets the observer take notes for a student’s

IEP meeting, and observe how the students take on a certain task or lesson. Negative outcomes

would be that the observing teacher may feel less powerful or left out if they are the one doing

most of the observing. Teachers should take turns observing and teaching. They should set a

schedule to both sit down and review the data that was collected. It should be used sparingly and

specifically and when the teachers need to collect data

Station Teaching
Station Teaching is when the students are split into different groups around the room and

there may be a station being taught by a teacher, a station with technology and a station may be

independent. Each group will rotate through the stations. Benefits of this strategy would be that it

allows students to get up and shift their attention to a different learning prospective where they

may have lost focus before. All students go to each teacher so neither of the teachers seem more
important or stricter than the other. It allows a teacher to teach the lesson multiple times and get

better at it. Students can receive their instructions on their own level without it being obvious.

Possible negative outcomes are that it can be stressful for a teacher to repeat the same lesson

three times. The timing of switching groups need to be just right. It can become stressful to the

students if they feel like they didn’t finish what they were working on. Some students may

struggle with getting from one station to another. The noise levels must be maintained by both

the students and the teachers. Station teaching should be used 40% of the time, when a smaller

student-to-teacher ratio is desired and when differentiating a lesson because you can present the

same material to different kinds of learners as they rotate through.

Parallel Teaching
Parallel Teaching is when the class is divided in half and each teacher teaches a half of

the class. Benefits to this would be that it lessens the number of students being taught at one time

which would also allow students to be heard instead of hiding behind another classmate and it

decreases student-to-teacher ratio and allows individualization. Some negative outcomes would

be that space in the classroom for the divided class could be an issue if the room was small and

both teachers must expertly know each subject or project that will be taught in the group. This

should be used 30% of the time and when the smaller groups are preferable or when there is a lot

of information to be covered.

Alternative (Differentiated) Teaching

Alternative (Differentiated) Teaching is when a small group of students receive thorough

instructions from one teacher while the rest of the class is instructed by the other teacher.

Benefits: both teachers are able to provide the alternate support and the students benefit from

getting an education at their needs. Negative outcomes: students feel singled out, the class is
disrupted, teachers are accused of taking out students with IEP's or the lower students. This

strategy should be used up to 30% of the time (with varied groups of students). Alternative

teaching is for students that are moving at a faster rate or students that need more help. The

groups should not be the same students every time or the same ability level, so no student feels

singled out

Team Teaching
Team Teaching is when both teachers lead the class together. Benefits: teachers can

display working together in a polite way and both teachers can display different ways of teaching

an outcome so students can learn flexibility in thinking and find a way that it makes sense to

them. Negative outcomes: there is less teacher to student time and the teachers could disagree,

and one could overpower the other, defeating the purpose of this model. This model should be

used sparingly and specifically and when it would be most beneficial to have two teachers at the

front. It could be used when making a chart.

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