Carden Park Elementary School is trying out a new teaching concept on a small scale this school year.

According to the St. Joseph School District, a 5th grade classroom at the school has four teachers working together to try to meet each student where they are. The concept is called co-teaching or team teaching.

“Instead of four individual classrooms, we are teaching together. There are different models of that teaching that we are doing,” said 5th grade teacher Tish Thomas in a story written by the district.

Some teachers are grouping students to work with them according to their individualized needs. The district said the concept is spreading throughout the building at Carden Park. Third and fifth grade teachers are using co-teaching for all subjects, while other grade levels are in the beginning stages of launching this style for writing and science.