The Forum's Co-Teaching Video Series presents nationally renowned co-teaching expert Dr. Marilyn Friend. More Power: Instruction in Co-Taught Classrooms, builds on the six co-teaching approaches Dr. Friend made famous in the Forum's Power of 2 DVD by presenting seven key dimensions of effective instructional practices across K-12 settings. This next generation of co-teaching empowers teachers and gives students a richer and deeper classroom experience. This DVD incorporating evidence-baced strategies, demonstrates how to get more power from your co-teaching to improve outcomes for all students. It includes a digital facilitator's guide.
The seven dimensions shown are:
Assessment & Planning (23:30)
Content, Materials, & Technology (26:00)
Instructional Environment (19:40)
Instructional Presentation (19:00)
Student Participation (15:30)
Evaluation of Performance (19:10)
Adult Interactions (18:10)
Bonus Section:
Brief review of the 6 co-teaching approaches—the scaffolding on which this DVD is constructed.
Getting the Most From This DVD:
Each of the sections is designed to be viewed separately, and in any order. We encourage creative professional developers and others using this program to match co-teachers' needs to appropriate video segments and draw on the digital facilitator's guide to encourage discussion of the many ideas presented.
What People Are Saying About More Power:
"I am excited about this video for staff development. It will take us beyond the initial components of co-teaching and into the next level of instruction.”
Alexa Tate
Educational Consultant
Edwardsville, IL
"The More Power DVD series hosted by Dr. Marilyn Friend is a necessary resource for any K-12 school. This DVD picks up where The Power of 2 left off. More Power provides practical information in teaching students with diverse needs in all educational environments. For students to reach their greatest learning potential, maximum educational access must be provided through comprehensive inclusive practices that can only be maintained if prescribed collaborative structures are in place to support student access to the core curriculum. More Power examines the '7 Elements of Quality Instruction' including assessment and planning, content, instructional environment, and evaluating learner outcomes. Also included in this series is bonus footage summarizing the six co-teaching approaches. A must-have for all inclusive settings!"
Amy Wills
Clark County School District
Las Vegas, NV
"Wow! What a wonderful teaching tool for all educators! Dr. Marilyn Friend did an excellent job articulating the 7 Elements of Quality Instruction! We need to see more positive and realistic classroom examples of quality teaching in our country and this video has captured it! This More Power DVD will be excellent to use in training, especially at the secondary level!
The disc has been broken down into sections well, providing for effective training over at least a two day period. The distribution scenes in elementary, middle school, and high school are really valuable. Targeting the 7 Elements of Quality Instruction by grade-level gives educators the knowledge of multiple teaching strategies and scientific methods they can use to help all students succeed! The Facilitators’ Guide samples are excellent and are essential for the presenter to be able to communicate the 7 Elements of Quality Instruction.
Points are clearly articulated by Dr. Friend, Superintendents Gorman and Rhyne, principals, and teachers throughout the video. The Adult Interactions segment was excellent. I agree that teachers must be matched by the principal. The principal has to be actively involved in the co-teaching classroom!"
Allison Wilson, M.Ed.
Access to the General Curriculum Consultant
Special Populations/Division of Instruction
Region 10 Education Service Center
Richardson, TX
