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Positioning Co-Teachers In An Integrated English As A New Language Class: Making Sense Of Teaching Roles, Kelley E. Cordeiro
Positioning Co-Teachers In An Integrated English As A New Language Class: Making Sense Of Teaching Roles, Kelley E. Cordeiro
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This study examined how co-teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) and General Education (GE) perceived their roles, agency, and professional positioning within co-taught elementary integrated English as a New Language (ENL) classes. Theories of positioning and educational change guided this study, exploring teachers’ perceptions of parity and observations of their discourse and interactions within the context of school and district cultures and policies. ESOL and GE co-teachers who implemented the collaborative cycle of instruction with fidelity experienced parity in their partnerships. These teachers utilized their distinct areas of expertise and had a common understanding of each teacher’s …
Co-Creating A Culture Of Belonging Through The Relational Co-Teaching Framework: A Critical, Transformative Auto|Ethnography, Elizabeth L. Stein
Co-Creating A Culture Of Belonging Through The Relational Co-Teaching Framework: A Critical, Transformative Auto|Ethnography, Elizabeth L. Stein
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This critical, transformative auto|ethnography highlights power relations and culture as it documents my four-month collaborative journey with co-teachers and their students in their fifthgrade suburban school in Northeastern New York. This study describes how Ms. K., a general educator, and Ms. D, a special educator, negotiated power and reimagined a culture of belonging through the shift to remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. The co-teachers’ interactions were analyzed on macro, meso, and micro levels with data sources, including transcripts from cogenerative dialogues and semi-structured interviews, written reflections through student journaling, researcher’s journal, and other artifacts. A theoretical bricolage guided my …