Collaborative Teaching in Elementary Schools - Murawski, Wendy W.

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Résumé :
Say I do! to greater learning success for students at all levels! Based on the author's extensive experience, this lighthearted, highly practical, and teacher-friendly resource uses the metaphor of marriage to help general education teachers and special service providers successfully set up, conduct, and maintain co-teaching partnerships. Chapters include: Field-tested instructional and behavioral strategies Case studies and scenarios of co-teachers in action Self-assessments to determine teachers' readiness for the next step Information on the administrator's role and how to communicate with parents Numerous reproducibles, helpful Web sites, and a list of teacher resources

Sommaire:
About the Author
Introduction: Why This Book?
Part I. The Dating Scene
1. Understanding What It Means to Be in a Relationship
Defining the Terms
Changing the Mids of the Commitment-Phobic
2. Dating, Living Together, and Marriage
Recognizing the Continuum of Options
Going in With Eyes Wide Open
D?s and Don?ts of Co-Teaching
3. General Educators Are From Jupiter, Special Educators Are From Saturn
Recognizing Different Frames of Reference
The Second Time Around: Getting Over Bad Experiences
Self-Assessment 1: Are We Ready to Date?
4. Matchmaker, Matchmaker: The Role of the Administrator
To Marry Them or Not to Marry Them: Determining Whether to Use Co-Teaching
Part II. The Engagement
5. Getting to Know Your Partner
Drinking Out of the Carton (and Other Pet Peeves)
Ensuring Parity
Wh?ll Do the Laundry? Setting Roles and Responsibilities
6. Registering for the Wedding
Identifying Our Needs
Communicating With Stakeholders
7. Discussing the Future
Establishing Schoolwide Improvement Goals
Establishing Individual Team Improvement Goals
Self-Assessment 2: Are We Ready to Get Engaged?
8. Matchmaker, Matchmaker: The Role of the Administrator
Avoiding Arranged Marriages: The Search for Soul Mates
Part III. The Wedding
9. For Better or Worse: Establishing Norms for Behavior and Academics
Physical Issues
Classroom Management Issues
Instructional and Assessment Issues
10. For Richer or Poorer: Sharing Space and Materials
Sharing Space
Sharing Materials
11. Planning Quality Time Together: Why, When, and How to Plan
Why Should We Co-Plan?
When Shuold We Co-Plan?
How Should We Co-Plan?
Self-Assessment 3: Are We Ready to Marry?
12. Matchmaker, Matchmaker: The Role of the Administrator
Avoiding Polygamy: Too Many Is SImply Too Many (When Scheduling)
Part IV. The Marriage
13. Working Together to Wrangle the Li?l Rascals
Five Practical Approaches for Co-Instruction
Approach 1: One Teach, One Support
Approach 2: Parallel Teaching
Approach 3: Station Teaching
Approach 4: Alternative Teaching
Approach 5: Team Teaching
14. Teaching the Seven Dwarves
Understanding Differentiation
Practical Strategies for Differentiation
15. Are We Successful Yet?
Co-Assessing Us and Them
16. Playing Nicely With the Other Parents
Co-Teaching?s Role With Other School-Improvement Initiatives
Reading First
Cooperative Learning
Twenty-First-Century Technology
Universal Design for Learning
Response to Intervention
Self-Assessment 4: Will We Be Able to Celebrate Our Anniversary?
17. Matchmaker, Matchmaker: The Role of the Administrator
Is It Time for a Divorce?
Building an Effective Program: Making More Matches
Appendix: Keeping the Honeymoon Going
References
Index