Guide to Co-Teaching Practical Tips for Facilitating Student Learning

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" A Guide to Co-Teaching is a must-have. All members of the school community will find something useful in this book, and what they find will guarantee that student learning is improved." Douglas Fisher, Associate Professor of Teacher Education San Diego State University "The book provides a road map for how special and general education teachers can work to effectively meet the needs of students with and without disabilities while working in classrooms that model cooperation and respect." Mary Falvey, Professor of Special Education California State University, Los Angeles Collaboration tactics that boost student learning and teacher satisfaction! Teachers across the country are abandoning the isolation of the past and are turning to their colleagues as a gratifying way to meet the demands of today's rigorous standards. This comprehensive guide highlights the benefits and challenges of co-teaching as a way to address the No Child Left Behind requirement that all students have access to highly qualified teachers, as well as IDEA's requirement that students with disabilities have access to the general education curriculum. . In A Guide to Co-Teaching , you are guided through the planning, implementation, and reflection phases with the help of these practical features: Tips on why some co-teaching arrangements work where others fail Straightforward self-assessments to make sure your goals are being met Chapters dedicated to each of the different approaches to co-teaching: Supportive, Parallel, Complementary, and Team Teaching Quotes and advice from teachers and students who have been successful in co-teaching experiences Answers to Frequently Asked Questions about implementing co-teaching, and its effects on teachers, students, and their families Ideas for empowering you and your partners to thrive as co-teachers Discussion of how administrators can support teachers to move toward co-teaching Masterfully written by authors who practice the co-teaching they preach, this manual provides vignettes from elementary, middle, and high school classrooms that illustrate how real teachers have answered the tough questions about the sharing of responsibility, the organization of students, and the division of responsibility for teaching, learning, and assessing.