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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 alsworks as a metaphor for co-teaching at all levels The process of getting tknow each other, deciding tco-teach, making it work, and possibly having tend the co-teaching relationship all become easier tunderstand using the metaphors of dating, engagement, and counseling —Claire E Hughes, Associate Professor of Special Education College of Coastal Georgia Say I do! tgreater 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 tsuccessfully set up, conduct, and successfully maintain co-teaching partnerships in any learning environment Based on the authors extensive experience, this book blends solid educational research and literature with lighthearted humor thelp readers nurture co-teaching partnerships through the stages of co-planning, co-instructing, and co-assessing Divided intfour 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 tdetermine teachers readiness tproceed tthe next step in the co-teaching relationship Information on the role of the administrator and how tcommunicate 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 trefine their existing programs
