Prev. edition entered under title. Includes bibliographical references (pages 443-454) and indexes.
Contents:
Working together in collaboration, consultation and teams -- Working together with professional perspectives that differ -- Working together with personal preference that differ -- Components, structures and methods for collaboration, consultation and teamwork -- Problem-solving strategies for collaborative school consultation and teamwork -- Organization and management of collaborative school consultation -- Communicating as collaborators, consultants and team members -- Cultivating home-school collaborations and partnerships -- Working together for students in diverse populations -- Collaborating and co-teaching for students with special needs -- Supervising and collaborating with paraeducators -- Evaluation of collaborative school consultation -- Developing and utilizing collaborations with education personnel and community organizations -- Leadership, mentorship and professional development for collaborative school consultation -- Synthesis and support for working together as co-educators.
Summary:
The seventh edition focuses on collaboration in a variety of environments and emphasizes constructive ways to use educator differences to serve students with special needs. This text's broad perspective ensures coverage of the history of collaboration, ways to structure and implement collaborative teams, important processes and practices that ensure effective co-educator partnerships, and the external support that makes collaborative school consultation successful. It has new chapters devoted to professional perspectives, personal preferences, paraeducators and evaluation techniques. With expanded Technology Tools sections, coverage of the latest educational reforms, and updated activities, this edition prepares educators, school personnel, families, and community leaders with a strong knowledge base that celebrates the strengths in personal differences.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.