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It Takes Two:Examining How Cluster Grouping and Co-Teaching Raises the Bar for Teachers and
Students
Sarah BongartenAIG Differentiation Coach
Orange County Schools, [email protected]
Goals of this SessionTo have working
definitions of cluster grouping and co-teaching.
To have an understanding of how cluster grouping and co-teaching benefits AIG students and their teachers
Barriers to Differentiated Curriculum and Instruction for AIG Students in the Regular Classroom
Very few AIG studentsToo many levels of
ability/achievement Focus on supporting
struggling studentsLack of teacher
expertise and resources for working with AIG students
Equity and/or fairness issues
Cluster GroupingA group of AIG
students are placed in a classroom, ideally with a teacher who has had training in gifted education
Full time clusteringSubject specific
clusteringCluster grouping vs.
tracking
Cluster Grouping ModelClassroom 1 Classroom 2 Classroom 3 Classroom 4
High Achieving (AIG)
X
High Average
X X X
Average X X X X
Low Average
X X
Low X
Special Education
X (twice exceptional)
X
Benefits of Cluster GroupingIntellectual peer
groupResponsive teachersFlexible groupsReduction of
stigmatization
Co-TeachingCo-teaching is…Two teachers
working together to plan and deliver appropriate curriculum and instruction for all students in the room
Co-teaching is not…One teacher
teaching while the other enforces discipline, makes copies, completes paperwork, etc.
Team TeachingTwo teachers deliver a
lesson simultaneously, building off one another
Station TeachingEach teacher leads a
station, and students rotate to appropriately challenging activities
Benefits of Co-TeachingClassroom Teacher Benefits
Support with planning and differentiated instructional strategies
Smaller student load and another professional in the room
AIG Specialist BenefitsEasier to enrich and extend
curriculum and connect activities to what is being taught in the classroom
Nurture students who are not AIG identified
Student BenefitsCohesive, rigorous
curriculum and instruction
Responds to specific student needs
Reduction of stigmatization
Benefits of Co-Teaching
It Takes Two: Cluster Grouping and Co-Teaching
Effective cluster grouping paves the way for effective co-teaching.Reduces the
number of classroom teachers with whom the AIG must coordinate
Allows AIG specialists to work directly with students on a consistent basis
Questions and Contact InfoSarah Bongarten
[email protected] ext 127061914 New Hope Church RoadChapel Hill, NC 27514