3 Resources for Collaboration in the Classroom

• How Do Secondary Students Feel About Co-Teaching?
• http://www.cec.sped.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home&CONTENTID=8635&TEMPLATE=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm
• This link is beneficial to me in that it deals with secondary education which is the field I am planning on entering.  It was particularly interesting in that it surveyed students from every background including general ed., gifted learners, English Language Learners, and students with mild/moderate disabilities   This link discussed that gifted and general ed. students felt that co-teaching was not beneficial while English Language Learners and students with disabilities felt that co-teaching was more helpful to them and their success in the classroom.  This is definitely something to think about it terms of collaboration and the types of students that I would have in my classroom as a teacher.

• Is Co-Teaching Effective?
• http://www.cec.sped.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home&CONTENTID=7504&TEMPLATE=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm
• This link was beneficial in that it went into great detail defining co-teaching and what it includes and does not include.  The effectivness of co-teaching was also laid out very clearly and it helped me to wrap my mind around the concept as a whole.  It also gave some guidance in how to determine whether or not co-teaching is effective for each individual which I think would definitely help most teachers to decide whether it is something worth implementing in the classroom and with their colleagues.

• Addressing Bumps in the Collaboration Road
• http://www.cec.sped.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home&TEMPLATE=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=11277
• I feel that this link was not only very beneficial to me but would assist anyone considering  adding more collaboration into their teaching career.  It deals with one of the biggest issues that comes up when collaborating which is how to have the process run smoothly despite the possible problems that may arise.  It gives a detailed list of what possible issues might be and also some general solutions to those issues to help continue the collaboration.  With any situation it is helpful to be familiar with the problems that may arise and how you should deal with them, which is why I felt this link very helpful especially in terms of  collaboration in the classroom.