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Katherine Perez, Ed.D., has over thirty-five years of experience as a classroom teacher, special educator, staff developer, and teacher trainer. Professor of Education at Saint Mary's College of California, Perez is a popular international presenter and workshop leader for Bureau of Education and Research and Staff Development for Educators.

• About the Author xiAcknowledgments xiiForeword by Harry K. Wong xiiiPreface xvIntroduction 1Chapter 1 Co-Teaching in a Nutshell1.1 Characteristics of Co-Teaching 31.2 What Co-Teaching Is 31.3 What Co-Teaching Is Not 41.4 Framework for Co-Teaching 51.5 How Co-Teaching Benefits Teachers 61.6 Advantages for the General Education Teacher 71.7 Advantages for the Special Education Teacher 81.8 Advantages of Co-Teaching for Students 81.9 Advantages for the General Education Student 91.10 Advantages for the Special Education Student 91.11 Considerations for Starting a New Co-Teaching Initiative 101.12 Where Does Co-Teaching Take Place? 101.13 Terms Co-Teachers Need to Know 111.14 Opening Assumptions for Co-Teaching 131.15 A Co-Teaching Anticipation Guide 131.16 The Beginning Stages of Co-Teaching 14Chapter 2 Co-Teaching Models2.1 One Teach, One Observe 172.2 One Teach, One Drift 182.3 One Teach, One Assist or Support 192.4 Team Teaching 202.5 Station Teaching 212.6 Parallel Teaching 232.7 Alternative Teaching 252.8 Skill Group Teaching 272.9 Speak and Add Model 272.10 Duet Teaching 282.11 Adapting Curriculum Approach 292.12 Learning Styles Approach 302.13 Checking in: Applying the Approaches 312.14 Co-Teaching Approaches: An Action Plan 322.15 Applying the Models: Develop and Do 33Chapter 3 Where Do You Start?3.1 First Steps for Beginning the Co-Teaching Experience 353.2 Second Steps 363.3 Preparing for Co-Teaching: A Checklist to Review 383.4 Preparing to Teach Together 413.5 Co-Teaching Planning Pointers 433.6 Ongoing Implementation 453.7 Co-Planning Tips and Tricks 453.8 Maximizing Lesson Planning Time 463.9 Co-Teaching Weekly Planning Guide 473.10 Practical Planning Pointers 483.11 Planning a Co-Taught Unit 493.12 Co-Teaching Planning Form 493.13 Reviewing the Co-Planning Process 503.14 Co-Teaching Roles and Responsibilities 513.15 Determining Roles and Responsibilities 523.16 Role Clarity 543.17 Sample Co-Teaching Duties 553.18 Introducing the Co-Teaching Team 573.19 Who Does What in a Co-Taught Classroom? 583.20 Communication Issues and Co-Teaching 613.21 Conversation Starters 623.22 Communication Tips and Techniques 643.23 Collaboration Is the Key 653.24 Ways to Ease in a Special Educator as a Partner in the Classroom 653.25 A Blueprint for Collaborative Teaching 66Chapter 4 Road Map Where Do You Go? A Co-Teaching4.1 Scheduling Considerations for Co-Teaching 684.2 Effective Methods for Placing Students in a Co-Taught Classroom 704.3 Finding Time to Plan 714.4 Co-Teaching Daily Lesson Plans 724.5 Expanding Planning Time for Co-Teaching 734.6 Using Planning Time Effectively 744.7 Application: Putting Planning into Action 754.8 Co-Planning Agenda Tips 764.9 Procedures and Routines 774.10 Scheduling Co-Teaching 79Chapter 5 Collaboration: Working as a Team5.1 What Is a Team? 815.2 Characteristics of Co-Teaching Teams 825.3 Forming an Effective Co-Teaching Team 835.4 Ingredients of Excellence for Your Co-Teaching Teams 845.5 Relationship Building Blocks 855.6 Team Preparation: What Do I Bring? 865.7 Team-Building Personality Preferences 875.8 Personality Style Activity 895.9 Co-Teaching Conversations 905.10 Co-Teaching Decision Making 935.11 Potential Challenges 945.12 Overcoming Roadblocks: Solutions 965.13 Dealing with Conflict 975.14 Steps to Take 995.15 Communication and Accountability Tools 1005.16 Checking In: How Is Our Co-Teaching Going? 1015.17 Collaborative Problem-Solving Worksheet 102Chapter 6 Organizing and Planning for Success6.1 Celebrating All Learners: Strategies for Success 1046.2 Helpful Online Resources 1066.3 Physical Organization 1076.4 Strategies for Flexible Grouping 1086.5 Small-Group Strategies 1096.6 Working Together for Small-Group Success 1106.7 Advantages of Small-Group Instruction 1126.8 Small-Group Planning 1136.9 Points to Ponder: Large-Group Instruction 1146.10 Planning for Large-Group Instruction 1156.11 Independent Student Work 1166.12 Goal Setting: Keeping Score 1186.13 Choices, Not Chance, in Your Curriculum 1196.14 Procedures and Routines 1196.15 Co-Teaching Conversations 1206.16 Routines That Are Important for Co-Teachers to Share 1206.17 Looking at Your Classroom from a Student’s Perspective 1216.18 Additional Procedure Pointers 1226.19 Supporting Student Behavior 1236.20 Classroom Rules That Work 1246.21 Behavior Intervention Worksheet 1256.22 Student Survey 1276.23 How Are You Smart? Multiple Intelligences Survey 128Chapter 7 Schoolwide Organization: Administrative Issues7.1 Schoolwide Issues 1327.2 Barriers to Successful Co-Teaching 1337.3 Professional Development Issues 1347.4 Scheduling Issues 1357.5 Effective Methods for Placing Students 1367.6 Techniques for Classroom Caseloads 1377.7 Guiding Principles 1387.8 Student Study Teams: A Pre-Referral Strategy 1387.9 Student Study Team Guidelines 1397.10 Roles and Responsibilities of Team Members 1407.11 How Administrators Can Support Co-Teaching 1437.12 Other Ways Administrators Can Support the Co-Teaching Team 1447.13 Observing Co-Teachers 1447.14 Providing Feedback 1457.15 Co-Teaching Observation Form 146Chapter 8 Accommodations and Modifications That Make a Difference8.1 What Are Accommodations, Modifications, and Interventions? 1488.2 Modification Versus Differential Standard 1498.3 Accommodations and Modifications Log 1518.4 Accommodations or Modifications? 1538.5 Adapting Instruction Flow Chart 1548.6 Planning Guide to Curriculum Modifications 1558.7 Modifications ‘‘On the Move’’ 1568.8 Co-Teacher Communication Cards 1578.9 Checklist of Accommodations and Modifications 1588.10 Focus on Curriculum Adaptations 1618.11 Adaptation Application Activity 1638.12 Strategies for Supporting Students with Special Needs in the General Education Classroom 1658.13 A Closer Look at Special Needs Challenges and Choices for Co-Teaching 1708.14 I Have a Student Who…: What to Do? 1728.15 Modifications Based on Students’ Learning Styles 1778.16 Adaptations and Modifications Chart 1788.17 Class List: Adaptation Chart and Learning Profile 1818.18 Evaluation Process in a Co-Taught Classroom 1838.19 Accommodations for Testing in a Co-Taught Classroom 1848.20 Revising Grading Procedures 186Chapter 9 Instructional Strategies for Different Types of Learners9.1 Getting Started with Strategies That Make a Difference 1889.2 Engaging Strategies for Co-Teaching 1899.3 Your Multiple Intelligences Toolkit 1919.4 Product Possibilities 1959.5 Think-Tac-Toe Choice Menus of Activities 1969.6 Think-Tac-Toe Activity Board 1979.7 Vocabulary Bingo 1989.8 Book Report Activity Board 1999.9 Cubing 2009.10 Cubing in the Content Areas 2019.11 ‘‘Let ’em Roll’’: Cubing Task Cards 2039.12 Bloom’s Building Blocks 2049.13 Cubing Pattern 2069.14 Cubing Companion Activity Sheet 2079.15 Bloom’s Taxonomy 2089.16 Graphic Organizers 2099.17 Why Use Graphic Organizers? 2109.18 How Do You Use Graphic Organizers? 2119.19 Herringbone Graphic Organizer 2129.20 Double-Entry Journal 2139.21 Learning Centers 2149.22 Centers Planning Guide 2169.23 Keeping Students on Target 2179.24 Learning Contract 2189.25 Anchor Activities 2199.26 Activating Strategies 2209.27 Techniques to Set the Stage for Learning 2219.28 Strategies to Support Learning During Instruction 2239.29 A Closer Look: During-Instruction Strategies 2249.30 After-Reading Strategies 2269.31 Summarizer Activities to Reflect on Learning 2279.32 Culminating Review Games 230Chapter 10 Reflecting on Practice and Planning Tools10.1 Maintaining an Effective Co-Teaching Partnership 23210.2 Taking It One Step at a Time 23310.3 Co-Instruction: Where Are You Now? 23510.4 The Co-Teaching Rating Scale 23710.5 Co-Teaching Road Map 24110.6 Looking Ahead: Planning Guide 24210.7 Student Profile 24310.8 Making the Most of Lesson-Planning Time 24510.9 Co-Planning Agenda Framework 24610.10 Lesson Preparation Pointers 24710.11 Co-Teaching Lesson Planning Worksheet 24810.12 Co-Teaching Lesson Planning Template 24910.13 Keeping Track 249Appendix Questions for Discussion 250Notes 256Additional Resources 258Index 263