“Importancia del esfuerzo conjunto: colaboración con

la familia, estudiantes, profesores

de educación especial, otros profesionales.”

Session Outline •  JP Work •  Basic Concepts •  Key Skill Sets •  Types of Collaboration •  Issues

JP Work

Hoover & Patton Book video-based

Basic Concepts

Where is collaboration used?

Here is where …

•  Pre-referral •  Eligibility •  Planning •  Instruction! •  Progress monitoring •  Transition planning •  Other?

Key Players •  administrative staff •  teachers – gen ed and sped •  other school professionals •  outside school professionals •  teaching assistants •  parents

Principles of Collaboration •  informal relationships •  respect •  situational leadership •  manage conflict & confrontation •  share & create trust •  active listening •  nonjudgmental responding

Principles of Collaboration (cont.)

•  appropriate interviewing skills •  appropriate, jargon-free language •  practical & useful information •  give & receive feedback •  give credit to others •  awareness of nonverbal messages

Key Skills Sets

Key Skill Sets

•  Communication •  Interpersonal Relationships

Effective Communication

•  Attending to speaker •  Reflection •  Empathy •  Effective questioning •  Conversation recording

Interpersonal Relationships

•  Positive relationship •  Convey confidence •  Maintain positive attitude •  Become part of the solution

Types of

Collaboration

Major Types

•  teacher to teacher •  teacher to other professional •  home-school •  teaching assistant •  teacher to student

Teacher to Teacher •  likely scenarios •  some barriers that must be overcome

•  types of collaborative efforts

Collaborative “Consulting” •  development & monitoring IEPs •  assist in addressing academic or behavior-related problems •  assist with differentiating instruct. •  facilitate transitions •  demo teaching •  assist with classroom assessment

Co-Teaching Approaches

•  supportive teaching •  parallel teaching •  complimentary teaching •  team teaching (interactive)

Supportive Teaching

During a lesson or activity, one co-teacher leads the delivery of the instruction while the other rotates among the students attending to their interactions and questions, providing support as needed.

Parallel Teaching

Delivery of instruction frequently includes grouping of students and co-teaching requires one teacher to work with one group and the other with another group.

Complimentary Teaching In some teaching situations, one teacher may have greater expertise on a particular topic and therefore takes the lead in the delivery of that aspect of the instruction. In these situations, the second co-teacher complements the instruction …

Team Teaching

Through a team teaching format, co-teachers simultaneously deliver the lesson or activity, dividing it in ways that provides each teacher opportunities to share own strengths related to the topic

Essentials of Co-Teaching •  Co-working climate •  In classroom at same time with all

students •  Instructional planning &

implementation - shared •  Assessment – by both co-teachers •  Constructive feedback, support, &

future adjustments - shared

Teacher to Other Professional

•  who are “other professionals? •  role clarity •  barriers •  suggestions

Home - School •  Communicating with parents

–  informal: exchanges, observation, telephone, notes, email, home visits

–  formal : ARDs, etc. •  Information •  Home-Based Intervention

Teaching Assistants •  Who are they? •  What is their background? •  Roles & responsibilities •  Identifying strengths, weaknesses, work styles •  Complementary duties •  Supervision!

Teacher to Student •  Peer support systems •  Types •  Suggestions