Co-Teach!
Building and Sustaining Effective Classroom Partnerships in Inclusive Schools, Second Edition

Newly revised second edition!

Marilyn Friend, Ph.D., has spent her career as a general education teacher, special education teacher, teacher educator, and staff developer. She is currently Chairperson and Professor of Education in the Department of Specialized Education Services at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro where she teaches coursework on inclusive practices and collaboration among service providers. She also currently is serving on the Board of the Teacher Education Division of the Council for Exceptional Children. She has consulted with school professionals nationally and internationally (more than 1000 presentations and projects in the United States, Canada, Europe, and Asia) as they collaborate to educate their students, assisting them to form productive and efficient work teams, to learn the best ways to manage awkward or adversarial conversations, and to communicate effectively with parents.

For the past several years, people have asked where practical information about co-teaching--from setting up and maintaining successful programs to establishing positive relationship in the classroom to resolving interpersonal and logistics difficulties—can be found. Co-Teach! A Manual for Creating and Sustaining Effective Classroom Partnerships in Inclusive Schools is designed to address your questions about co-teaching, whether you are just anticipating co-teaching, are a novice co-teacher, or are a veteran co-teacher.

Table of Contents

1. Key Concepts for Understanding Co-Teaching
• What Co-Teaching Is
• What Co-Teaching Is Not
• Co-Teaching and Related Terms
• Co-Teaching and Paraprofessionals
• Components for Successful Co-Teaching
• Chapter 1 Appendix
2. The Rationale for Co-Teaching
• The Legislative Basis for Co-Teaching
• Research on Co-Teaching
• Philosophical and Anecdotal Evicence for Co-Teaching
• Chapter 2 Appendix
3. Co-Teaching Approaches
• Six Co-Teaching Approaches
• Selecting Co-Teaching Approaches
• Additional Considerations
• Chapter 3 Appendix
4. Classroom Matters for Co-Teaching
• Strengthening the Co-Teaching Partnership
• Topics for Classroom and Behavior Management
• Instructional Practices in the Co-Taught Classroom
• Chapter 4 Appendix
5. The Logistics of Creating and Sustaining Co-Teaching Programs
• Shared Planning Time
• Class Size and Composition
• Scheduling and Co-Teaching
• The Number of Teachers Needed for Co-Teaching
• Chapter 5 Appendix
6. Co-Teaching Program Development and Evaluation
• Development of a Co-Teaching Program
• Evaluation of Co-Teaching Programs
• Chapter 6 Appendix
7. Administrative Roles and Responsibilities in Co-Teaching
• Personal Understandings and Committment
• A Clearly Articulated Vision
• Effective and Efficient Program Design
• Personnel and Support for Them
• Program Administration
• Communication Beyond the School
• Chapter 7 Appendix
8. Common Questions and Concerns about Co-Teaching
• Questions and Concerns about Teachers' Partnerships
• Questions and Concerns about Co-Teaching Program Structure and Logistics
• Questions and Concerns Related to Students, Parents, and the Delivery of Special Education Services

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