A Guide to Co-Teaching: Practical Tips for Facilitating Student Learning - Tapa dura

"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)

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)

The authors clearly explain the four models of co-teaching and provide vignettes for teachers at every level. Readers will find the many reflective tools and guides for lesson planning extremely valuable. (Jeanine Heil, National Board Certified Teacher)

This complete guide to co-teaching will lend itself well for use in professional development, with its question and answer format, as well as pertinent vignettes. (Diane Baumstark, National Board Certified Teacher)

Through a series of vignettes, the authors illustrate the various co-teaching roles, the distribution of responsibilities, and problem solving techniques used by co-teachers by taking you into each classroom during the planning and implementation phases for several lessons. (Jill England)

In A Guide to Co-Teaching the reader is 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 o teachers, students and their families

{ discussions of how administrators can support teachers to move toward co-teaching.