Coteachers: The Board Game

Coteachers: The Board Game

This board game was developed for the professional development of co-teachers to improve skills and communication.

The concept of a co-teacher is that two teachers share equal responsibilities for a class of students. It is popularly used for inclusive classrooms when one teacher is a general education teacher and the other is a special education teacher. This game was developed to help teachers inexperienced with coteaching as well as those currently in coteaching situations. The goal is to improve communication, respect, and problem-solving skills in co-taught situations.

The game has a few simple rules and takes about 2 minutes to learn and about 40 minutes to play.  It is a collaborative game where the players succeed together.

 

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"Very engaging game...Definitely helped facilitate great conversations." -- Lisa, 7th Grade Special Ed ELA, Social Studies.

"Helped me get to know myself better as an educator." -- Leif, 8th Grade Resource Teacher.

"This was an excellent way to get conversations amongst professionals. We were able to challenge ourselves and have meaningful dialog. Plus it was fun!" -- Danac, Supervisor, Special Education.

"Creative way to build co-teaching partnerships by building rapport." -- Catherine, Director of Special Services.

"Amazing board game. Very good questions and icebreakers." -- Kendall, 7th-9th Grade History Teacher.

"It made me feel more confident in having those hard conversations with my co-teacher." -- Lauren, 6th Grade Special Education, Inclusion Social Studies

"Reminds anyone why they're in the classroom--for the kids." -- Danielle, Director of Special Services.

"I really enjoyed discussing the big questions...It made me feel more confident in having those hard conversations." -- Lauren, 6th Grade Special Education.

"This would be a great game for new co-teaching teams to play." -- Cyndi, 2nd Grade.

"I really enjoyed playing this game...we had great conversations through this game." -- Anisa, 2nd Grade Inclusion.

"The questions were very thought-provoking and led to some great conversations." -- Kim, Special Ed Inclusion

Ten years of research with teachers and administrators.