Student Teacher Engagement in Co-Teaching Strategies
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Keywords

student teaching, teacher education, co-teaching

How to Cite

Stobaugh, R., & Everson, K. (2020). Student Teacher Engagement in Co-Teaching Strategies. Educational Renaissance, 8(1), 30–47. https://doi.org/10.33499/edren.v8i1.137

Abstract

Recently there has been increasing emphasis on co-teaching experiences for teacher candidates. Despite the significance of collaboration between cooperating teachers and student teachers, limited empirical attention has focused on student teachers' co-teaching experiences. The following study utilized survey data to ascertain if student teachers' use of different co-teaching strategies changed over the course of their student teaching semester, as well as, compared student teacher use of co-teaching strategies in elementary, middle, and secondary program areas. Pilot Study Survey data revealed that approximately one-fourth of the student teacher's time is spent teaching alone. However, the Student Teacher Survey data indicated that the Team Teaching co-teaching strategy increased more than any other co-teaching strategy in all program areas. The study concludes that as teacher education programs seek to maximize the benefits of the co-teaching model, student teachers and cooperating teachers need additional training in ways to utilize all the co-teaching strategies to maximize student learning.

https://doi.org/10.33499/edren.v8i1.137
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