Co-taught classrooms are popping up in schools throughout the United States; are your children being serviced properly? This study will take a look at current co-teaching practices at Lakeview High School (pseudonym). The study will first focus on what co-teaching is like currently, and how teachers and students feel about the effectiveness of co-taught classes. The study will then focus on implementing strategies that have been known to be effective in a co-taught classroom setting. Data will also be collected on the newly implemented strategies and compared to the previous methods to determine if any improvements were made regarding student and teacher attitudes towards team teaching as well as student improvement. Data will be collected in the form of interviews of teachers and students, questionnaires completed by students, observations, and assignment and test grades. Hopefully, this research will show that co-teaching, when implemented using effective and consistent techniques will help to improve the achievement of all students within a co-taught classroom. It is hoped too, that teachers and students will find an increased positive attitude towards the use of co-teaching as a means to address inclusion when areas that are currently lacking are improved upon.

Guaranteed Success for the Co-teaching Classroom Following the success of the first edition, Co-Teaching That Works: Structures and Strategies for Maximizing Student Learning, Second Edition is here to provide actionable advice to co-teachers seeking to utilize one another's strengths. Unlike other co-teaching books, this manual is written for every possible educator combination—not simply general educators. You'll find sections on everything from co-teaching in literacy and speech-language therapy to special education and technology so that, no matter what subject matter or expertise, you'll be prepared to co-teach. This book is written to provide concrete, actionable advice, including: Co-Teaching Roll Out Plans Leadership Guidelines Relationship Development Best Co-Teaching Models Specially Designed Instruction And more Educators will have the opportunity to learn from other experienced co-teachers who share their personal stories, tips, and tried-and-true co-teaching techniques that lead to student success. Their creative, time-efficient approaches will revolutionize the way you view your classroom teaching strategies and enhance your ability to collaborate with other educators. Whether you are planning to build your co-teaching strategy from scratch or just looking to refine your current approach, Co-Teaching That Works will undoubtedly be a priceless resource to have in your professional toolbox.

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.

Co-teaching has been increasingly adopted to support students in the general education classroom. After 20 years of field testing, we know what works—and what doesn't. In this practical guide, co-teaching and inclusion experts Toby J. Karten and Wendy W. Murawski detail the best practices for successful co-teaching and ways to troubleshoot common pitfalls. This book addresses the do's, don'ts, and do betters of * The co-teaching relationship and collaborative roles. * Co-planning instruction and assessment. * Co-teaching in action. * Academic and behavioral supports and interventions. * Collaborative reflections, improvements, and celebrations. Readers will gain valuable insights on what to start doing, what to stop doing, and how to improve their co-teaching practices to better reach all students.

Using marriage as a metaphor, this lighthearted, highly practical, and teacher-friendly resource helps general education teachers and special service providers successfully set up, conduct, and maintain co-teaching partnerships.

How do you ensure that your co-teaching strategies make the most of the time that you and your co-teaching partner have in the classroom? The answer is co-planning, which will dramatically and efficiently increase the effectiveness of your instruction. In Co-Planning for Co-Teaching, author Gloria Lodato Wilson presents time-saving routines for general and special education teachers that will increase the active roles of each co-teacher and intensify instruction for students. Useful for co-teachers, administrators supervising co-teachers, and pre-service teachers, this book outlines how to eliminate the frustration and barriers often associated with co-planning, how to maintain the rigor of the coursework, how best to address the needs of students, and co-planning strategies for meeting IEP goals. Packed with useful examples for both elementary and secondary co-teachers, Wilson's "behind-the-scenes" guidance helps co-teachers make the most of co-planning time.

Your go-to guide for co-teaching! When you and a co-teacher bring together your individual skill sets and strategies, you'll create a more enjoyable, creative, and productive teaching experience—with more effective outcomes for students. Featuring updated research and case studies, this brand-new edition of the go-to guide profiles the supportive, parallel, complementary, and team-teaching approaches to co-teaching. New features include: Updated discussions of co-teaching in the RTI process New explorations of the roles of paraprofessionals, administrators, and even students New lesson plans linked to the Common Core and technology Forms and tools for establishing trust, improving communication, and planning