Inclusion QuickTips: A Co-Teacher’s Oath
Will you be starting your school year side-by-side with a co-teacher? Read More
25 Questions for NEW Co-Teachers to Answer Together
Co-teaching experts Elizabeth Potts and Lori Howard put it this way: If you co-teach for just 50 minutes a day, that’s 125 hours you’ll be spending together this year—not including the time you’ll block off for planning, conferencing, ironing out kinks, and figuring out how to help Jimmy and Maya work toward their (very different) IEP goals. Read More
11 Things Rocking Co-Teachers Do
I’m bringing you a list of critical success factors for all co-teachers, excerpted and adapted from Julie Causton’s book, The Educator’s Handbook for Inclusive School Practices. Read More
Quotes We Love: 12 Great Insights from Inclusion Lab Guest Posters
Since the Inclusion Lab began in April 2015, we’ve been fortunate enough to have some of the best minds in inclusive education write guest posts for us. Read More
Co-Teaching: 10 Practical Tips to Strengthen Your Partnership
Are you navigating this school year with a co-teacher? Read More
Inclusion Q&A: 11 Common Questions Answered
Have questions about inclusion? Read More
38 Teamwork-Building Questions for Paraprofessionals
This blog post gives paraprofessionals 38 questions they can use to guide their dialogue with general and special educators, as they work together to create a successful partnership. Read More
What do General and Special Educators Bring to the Co-Teaching Equation?
In this video, find out how one co-teaching pair of educators has honed their collaborative skills after working in tandem for several years. Using first-hand experience, the partners explain what has worked well for them in a shared classroom. You'll also discover the role that a school administrator plays in the co-teaching process. Read More
6 Benefits of Teacher Collaboration
If you’re a teacher, you probably hear a lot about the benefits of teamwork and collaboration. But when you’re faced with the reality of hectic schedules, lesson plans, parent meetings, and constant time crunches, it can be tough to find time to exchange ideas with other teachers and make sure you’re on the same page. See what one Pennsylvania superintendent did to improve collaboration among the teachers in their school—and discover 6 ways this increased collaboration helped both educators and students succeed. Read More
Technology
Read the excerpt and discover the benefits of using technology in daily lessons to address learner needs. This excerpt includes how to use webcasts as an instructional tool, how to support literacy instruction through technology, and what technology looks like in the co-taught classroom. Read More
