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Building a high performing co-teaching team is an act of intention, deliberation, and commitment. Consider the scenario below. How closely does this team illustrate your experiences with co-teaching? How closely does it align to your expectations or potential as a co-teaching team?

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The UNITED Protocol guides you and your co-teacher toward building a high performing co-teaching team. Together, the seven steps provide even experienced co-teachers with tools and topics to discuss in preparation for a year of collaboration, cooperation, and unity of effort. By anticipating and addressing common stumbling blocks of co-teaching, you build a high performing co-teaching team better prepared to meet your students united around a common purpose as you strive for success.

Before completing activities within your co-teaching teams, view the presentation focused on Building Foundations for 21st Century Co-Teaching – UNITED Protocol: Seven Steps for Success. Access the presentation by clicking on the links below. The structure of the presentations allows you to pause or advance through them at your own pace. You will need an internet connection and your audio should be turned on. In order to read the script of the audio recording while viewing, click on the video camera icon in the lower right corner, then click the "Notes" tab. While you are viewing, think about:

• What is your past experience with co-teaching?
• What actions can you take individually and as a team to build a high performing co-teaching?