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Using Co-Planning Time: Strategies For A Successful Co-Teaching Marriage, Lori Howard, Elizabeth A. Potts
Using Co-Planning Time: Strategies For A Successful Co-Teaching Marriage, Lori Howard, Elizabeth A. Potts
Special Education Faculty Research
Recently there has been an increasing emphasis on co-teaching in schools. General education teachers and special education teachers are paired in the classroom to support all students. The nature of the relationship between these two teachers is often described as a “professional marriage.” This article provides specific advice on how co-planning time can be effectively used to foster the necessary foundation for co-teaching success. This advice encompasses standards, assessment, accommodations, instructional strategies, and logistics. A checklist for ensuring that both teachers have identified and communicated relevant information in these areas is also included. This checklist is a useful tool that …
Factors Of Effective Co-Teaching Between Special And General Educators, Jake Zisla
Factors Of Effective Co-Teaching Between Special And General Educators, Jake Zisla
Theses and Graduate Projects
The purpose of this study is to identify the factors that lead to effective co-teaching relationships between special and general educators. With an increasing focus on inclusion of students with special needs into the general curriculum, co-teaching provides special education teachers an opportunity to provide services within that general curriculum, while giving general educators necessary support. The sfudy was conducted in the form of an initial survey with seven participants, as well as four in-depth case studies of special and general educators currently in co-teaching relationships. The results were analyzed along three major theme areas: collaboration, roles and outcomes. Compatibility, …