Collaborative Teaching in Elementary Schools: Making the Co-Teaching Marriage Work!

By: Murawski, Wendy W.

Book Overview

"A comprehensive resource for co-teaching teams and their administrators It is full of ready-to-use, teacher-friendly forms, checklists, and charts. The co-teaching lesson plan forms are phenomenal The number of practical ideas included is astounding."
--Michele S. Dalton, School Psychologist
Poudre School District, Ft. Collins, CO

"While the analogy of a marriage is cute, it also works as a metaphor for co-teaching at all levels. The process of getting to know each other, deciding to co-teach, making it work, and possibly having to end the co-teaching relationship all become easier to understand using the metaphors of dating, engagement, and counseling."
--Claire E. Hughes, Associate Professor of Special Education
College of Coastal Georgia

Say "I do " to greater learning success for students at all levels

Using the metaphor of marriage, this lighthearted, highly practical, and teacher-friendly resource from the author of Collaborative Teaching in Secondary Schools provides readers with the tools to successfully set up, conduct, and successfully maintain co-teaching partnerships in any learning environment.

Based on the author′s extensive experience, this book blends solid educational research and literature with lighthearted humor to help readers nurture co-teaching partnerships through the stages of co-planning, co-instructing, and co-assessing. Divided into four relationship stages, each section offers:

Case studies and scenarios of co-teachers in action Field-tested instructional and behavioral strategies with authentic examples Self-assessments to determine teachers′ readiness to proceed to the next step in the co-teaching relationship Information on the role of the administrator and how to communicate with parents Numerous reproducibles, helpful Web sites, and a list of teacher resources

Collaborative Teaching in Elementary Schools is an easy-to-access, one-stop guide for schools getting started with co-teaching or looking to refine their existing programs.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1412968097
• ISBN13: 9781412968096
• Release Date: December 2009
• Publisher: Corwin Publishers
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.4" x 10.9"