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2. Copyright © 2007 by Allyn & Bacon Role of Collaboration in Meeting Students’ Needs The goal of collaboration models is to ensure that included students receive the services they need to succeed. The goal of collaboration is to achieve ongoing dialogue between all persons who can provide support.

3. Copyright © 2007 by Allyn & Bacon Necessary Conditions for Collaboration Teachers need access to opportunities for training and professional development School administrators need to support the model Teachers’ and students’ schedules must be flexible

4. Copyright © 2007 by Allyn & Bacon Cooperative Teaching Cooperative teaching, or co-teaching, occurs when general and special education teachers work together to coordinate curriculum and instruction and to teach heterogeneous groups of students in the general education classroom.

5. Copyright © 2007 by Allyn & Bacon Family Collaboration Parent involvement and collaboration is fundamental to the implementation of IDEA.

6. Copyright © 2007 by Allyn & Bacon Family Collaboration Parent involvement benefits students in many ways: Parents can provide knowledge about the students Informed parents will ensure home-to-school communication Informed parents will develop high expectations of school programs Parent involvement ensures a safeguard for students’ needs

7. Copyright © 2007 by Allyn & Bacon Teachers’ Role in Family Collaboration (Dettmer et al. 2005) Remember a teacher’s place is on the parent’s side Become aware of your own feelings of defensiveness Remember that the focus must be on the needs and interests of their children Accept people as they are Remember that most parents are doing the best they can Respect parents’ right to have their own opinions

8. Copyright © 2007 by Allyn & Bacon Working with Other Professionals Collaboration Consultation – Prevention – Effective schools (problem solving) – Coordinated instruction

9. Copyright © 2007 by Allyn & Bacon Characteristics of Consultation (Friend and Cook, 2003) Triadic and indirect relationship Voluntariness Expert and directional relationship Problem-solving shared but differentiated responsibilities and accountability

10. Copyright © 2007 by Allyn & Bacon Peer Collaboration (Friend & Cook, 2000; Hudson & Glomb, 1997) Initiation or facilitation Clarifying questions Summarization Interventions and predictions Evaluation

11. Copyright © 2007 by Allyn & Bacon Resources Needed for Effective Collaboration Time to collaborate Participants familiarity with collaboration process Space for meeting Administrative Support

12. Copyright © 2007 by Allyn & Bacon Co-Teaching Co-Planning Co-Teaching Co-Assessment Grading

13. Copyright © 2007 by Allyn & Bacon Collaboration Issues Concerns about cooperative teaching Student ownership Individual versus class focus Content versus accommodation Real world versus student’s world

14. Copyright © 2007 by Allyn & Bacon Critical Communication Skills Acceptance Listening – Listen for real content – Listen for feelings – Restate content and reflect feelings – Allow speaker to confirm or correct perception Questioning Staying focused

15. Copyright © 2007 by Allyn & Bacon Working with Parents Family adjustment – Entire family needs resources and support – Needs evolve over time

16. Copyright © 2007 by Allyn & Bacon Needs of Parents (Simpson, 1982) Information exchange Consumer and advocacy information Home/community program implementation Counseling, therapy, and consultation Parent-coordinated service program

17. Copyright © 2007 by Allyn & Bacon Parents as Partners Establishing homework policies Encouraging student independence Parents as teachers

18. Copyright © 2007 by Allyn & Bacon Effective Parent Conferences Review the student’s materials, grades, and work progress Meet with and learn the perspectives of other professionals Review the student’s folder, portfolio, and previous assessment information Obtain samples of the student’s most recent work Make an outline of topics to discuss

19. Copyright © 2007 by Allyn & Bacon Positive Communication with Parents Beginning of school letter Progress report for the year “Good News” notes Weekly and monthly calendars Newsletters Phone calls