Collaborative teaching in elementary schools: making the co-teaching marriage work!

To better serve students with disabilities in inclusive primary-level classrooms, schools are partnering general education teachers with special service providers to form committed co-teaching relationships. Using the metaphor of marriage, this lighthearted, highly practical, and teacher-friendly resource fromthe author of Collaborative Teaching in Secondary Schools provides readers with the tools to successfully set up, conduct, and successfully maintain co-teaching partnerships in any learning environment. Based on the author's extensive experience, this book blends solid educational research and literature with lighthearted humour to help readers nurture co-teaching partnerships through the stages of planning, co-instructing, and co-assessing. Divided into four relationship stages, each section offers: Case studies and scenarios of co-teachers in action; Field-tested instructional and behavioural strategies with authentic examples; Self-assessments to determine teachers' readiness to proceed tothe next step in the co-teaching relationship; Information on the role of theadministrator and how to communicate with parents; Numerous reproducibles, helpful Web sites, and a list of teacher resources Collaborative Teaching in Elementary Schools is an easy-to-access, one-stop guide for schools getting started with co-teaching or looking to refine their existing programmes. ReadershipGeneral education teachers and special service providers INDICE: About the Author / Introduction: Why This Book? / PART ONE: THE DATING SCENE / Understanding What It Means to Be in a Relationship / Dating, Living Together, and Marriage / General Educators Are From Jupiter, Special Educators Are From Saturn / Matchmaker, Matchmaker: The Role of the Administrator /PART TWO: THE ENGAGEMENT / Getting to Know Your Partner / Registering the Wedding / Discussing the Future / Matchmaker, Matchmaker: The Role of the Administrator / PART THREE: THE WEDDING / For Better or Worse / For Richer or Poorer / Planning Quality Time Together / Matchmaker, Matchmaker: The Role of the Administrator / PART FOUR: THE MARRIAGE / Working Together to Wrangle the LilÆ Rascals / Teaching the Seven Dwarves / Are We Successful Yet? / Playing Nicely With the Other Parents / Matchmaker, Matchmaker: The Role of the Administrator / Appendix: Keep the Honeymoon Going / References / Index

• ISBN: 978-1-4129-6809-6
• Editorial: Sage Publications
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 352
• Fecha Publicación: 31/01/2010
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés