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The Arkansas Co-Teaching Project is
designed to provide support to schools interested in implementing
a new co-teaching program or improving an existing one. Support
is provided through comprehensive training, technical assistance,
and informational resources.
 What
is Co-Teaching? |
It is an instructional delivery approach in which a classroom
teacher and a special education teacher (or other special
services professional) share responsibility for planning,
delivering, and evaluating instruction for a group of students,
some of which have exceptional needs.
Successful implementation of the Co-Teaching model
requires careful implementation planning and oversight as
well as training with follow-up support for the educators
involved. Use the resources below to assist you in
learning about Co-Teaching initially as well as to increase
the effectiveness of an existing program.
Note: Format of information varies and some resources
will require access to Microsoft PowerPoint (PPT), and Adobe
Portable Document Format (PDF). A free PDF reader
can be downloaded from
ADOBE SOFTWARE.
RealPlayer a Audio and Video Player.
WebEx Player-To play prerecorded WebEx™ meetings -free
download.
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General Information |
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Co-Teaching PowerPoint
- University of Northern
Iowa Laboratory School (PPT)
- Collaboration Between General and Special Education
Teachers - ERIC (Council for Exceptional
Children)
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Special Connections, University of Kansas
- Includes description, information on 5 types
of Co-Teaching, scheduling, planning, curriculum
development, grading, and opportunity to "blog"
successes
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"Collaboration: A Must for Teachers in
Inclusive Educational Settings" The
IRIS Center, Vanderbilt University - Rational
for collaboration and skills necessary for effective
collaboration
- "Collaboration," The Arkansas Special Educator,
Spring 2005 Issue - Contains a series of
articles about Co-Teaching in Arkansas schools
- What is the result of inclusion on students
and staff in the middle school setting?
North Carolina Middle School Association Research
Summary #14, - Summary of research on the impact of
Inclusion in middle schools
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Implementation
Planning |
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Instruction
in the Co-Taught Classroom |
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Common
Co-Teaching Issues |
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Grading Considerations -
Special Connections,
University of Kansas -
Information on grading in a
co-taught classroom
including a tool for easy
data collection.
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Common Planning -
Special Connections,
University of Kansas -
Strategies for co-planning
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On Time and How to Get More
of It provides helpful
suggestions for allocating
time & identifying sources
of time within the school
day for teacher
collaboration and other
school improvement efforts
(National Institute for
Urban School Improvement)
(New)
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