Description
Book SynopsisYour go-to guide for co-teaching!
Differentiated instruction for a diversity of learnersit's the reality of today's classrooms, and a tough task to take on alone. But co-teaching more than just lightens your load. When you and a co-teacher bring together your individual skill sets and strategies, you'll create a more enjoyable, creative, and productive teaching experienceand deliver more effective outcomes to your students, too.
Where do you start? This brand-new edition of the go-to guide uses updated research and case studies to provide detailed profiles of four approaches to co-teaching: supportive, parallel, complementary, and team-teaching. New features include:
- Brand-new chapter on preparing co-teachers in clinical practice, with examples
- Expanded explanations of the roles of paraprofessionals, administrators, and students in co-teaching
- Updated discussions of co-teaching in the RTI proces
Table of Contents
List of Tables and Figures Letter to the Reader New to This Edition Acknowledgments About the Authors Part I. Introduction to Co-Teaching 1. What Is Co-Teaching? 2. Why Co-Teach? What History, Law, and Research Say 3. The Day-to-Day Workings of Co-Teaching Teams Part II. The Four Approaches to Co-Teaching 4. The Supportive Co-Teaching Approach 5. The Parallel Co-Teaching Approach 6. The Complementary Co-Teaching Approach 7. The Team-Teaching Co-Teaching Approach Part II Summary Part III. Changing Roles and Responsibilities 8. The Role of Paraprofessionals in Co-Teaching 9. The Role of Students as Co-Teachers Part IV. Administrative Support and Professional Development 10. Training and Logistical Administrative Support for Co-Teaching 11. Co-Teaching in Teacher Preparation Clinical Practice 12. Meshing Planning With Co-Teaching 13. From Surviving to Thriving: Tips for Getting Along With Your Co-Teachers 14. Developing a Shared Voice Through Co-Teaching Resource A: Checklist of Sample Supplemental Supports, Aids, and Services Resource B: Co-Teaching Daily Lesson Plan Format Resource C: High School Supportive Co-Teaching Lesson Plan Resource D: Elementary Parallel Co-Teaching Lesson Plan Resource E: Middle-Level Complementary Co-Teaching Lesson Plan Resource F: Elementary Team Teaching Co-Teaching Lesson Plan Resource G: Co-Teaching Lesson Featuring the Paraprofessional Role Resource H: Co-Teaching Lesson Featuring Students as Co-Teachers Resource I: Levels of Student Support Resource J: Administrator Actions to Promote Co-Teaching Resource K: Action Plan Template Resource L: Co-Teaching Planning Meeting Agenda Format Resource M: Self-Assessment: Are We Really Co-Teachers? Resource N: Checklist of Skills for the Stages of Co-Teacher Development Resource O: Instructional Observation Form Resource P: Instructional Postconference Form Resource Q: Co-Teaching Tracking Form Resource R: Co-Teaching Differentiation Lesson Planning Matrix Glossary References Photo Credits Index
