Publisher's Synopsis
Find strategies to work through personality differences between educators that can obstruct successful collaboration. Learn how to utilize the talents of your co-teacher so students who require more one-on-one instruction receive it. This edition includes the benefits and challenges of each co-teaching model as well as how to choose which model best suits your team. There are many suggestions on how to incorporate differentiated instruction into the co-teach model. Discover how to effectively implement flexible grouping with Fitzell Acceleration Centers(tm) to address the needs of a variety of students without singling out any particular group. Never heard of a Fitzell Acceleration Center? Follow explicit instructions on how to engage students and set one up in your classroom. The result will be a more motivated, accomplished, and well-behaved class. Many record-keeping chart templates are provided along with helpful follow-up questions to activities and conflict resolution scripts. The goal of any co-teaching situation is to reach more student learning styles, and this book succeeds at offering practical options for doing so.