Co-teaching & Inclusive Practices

Dubuque Community School District

Co-Teaching and Inclusive Practices

Presenter/Facilitator: Dr. Marilyn Friend

Grand River Center (Ground Level)

October 3, 2008

(Ellen Henkels will need to RSVP for all AEI Fall Conference attendees by Sept. 26.

If you have already registered for the conference, but did not register for this Session, email Ellen Henkels to inform her of your desire to attend this free session all day on Friday at the AEI Fall Conference)

District-wide Professional Development Day

8:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

All DCSD Teachers, Counselors, Nurses, Administrators, and Local/Regional Others

Grades Sessions with Dr. Friend School-based Professional Development & Lunch

6-12 8:00 – 11:15 a.m. 11:15 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

PK-5 12:15 – 3:30 p.m. 8:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.

Dr. Friend comes to us through shared funding from the Dubuque Community School District, DCSD Teacher Quality, and Keystone Area Education Agency.

Objectives for the Sessions:

At the conclusion of this session participants will be able to:

1) Define co-teaching and distinguish it from terms such as collaboration, team teaching, and inclusion.

2) Relate co-teaching to current trends toward collaboration in public schools, both in general education and in special education.

3) Provide a rationale through philosophy, research, and recent legislation for implementing inclusive practice, which includes co-teaching.

4) Discuss critical components of a teacherÕs model for co-teaching.

5) Describe at least six different types of co-teaching arrangements, and determine situations for which each is appropriate and inappropriate.

6) Outline examples of lessons that could be co-taught in their schools/departments/ teams/subjects.

About Dr. Friend:

Marilyn Friend, Ph.D., has spent her career as a general education

teacher, special education teacher, teacher educator, and staff developer. She is

currently 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.

Her particular areas of interest include skills for collaboration, co-teaching, inclusive school practices, team building, shared problem solving, interpersonal communication, conflict and controversy, and home-school communication. She is the author of Special Education: Contemporary Perspectives for School Professionals (2005), Interactions: Collaboration Skills for School Professionals (5th edition, 2007 with Summer 2006 release date) (with Dr. Lynne Cook), Including Students with Special Needs: A Practical Guide for Classroom Teachers (4th edition, 2006) (with Dr. William Bursuck), and Co-Teach! A Manual for Creating and Sustaining Classroom Partnerships (in press with Spring 2006 release date). In addition, she is the co-producer on a series of videotapes about collaboration, co-teaching, and inclusion, including The Power of Two (2nd edition, 2005), and the author of more than 45 articles on collaboration, inclusive practices, and related topics.

You may read more about Dr. Friend and her co-teaching and inclusive practices by logging on to www.coteach.com.


	*Dubuque Community School District* *Co-Teaching and Inclusive Practices* *Presenter/Facilitator: Dr. Marilyn Friend* Grand River Center (Ground Level) October 3, 2008 (Ellen Henkels will need to RSVP for all AEI Fall Conference attendees by Sept. 26. If you have already registered for the conference, but did not register for this Session, email Ellen Henkels to inform her of your desire to attend this free session all day on Friday at the AEI Fall Conference) District-wide Professional Development Day 8:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. All DCSD Teachers, Counselors, Nurses, Administrators, and Local/Regional Others Grades Sessions with Dr. Friend School-based Professional Development & Lunch 6-12 8:00 – 11:15 a.m. 11:15 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. PK-5 12:15 – 3:30 p.m. 8:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Dr. Friend comes to us through shared funding from the Dubuque Community School District, DCSD Teacher Quality, and Keystone Area Education Agency. Objectives for the Sessions: At the conclusion of this session participants will be able to: 1) Define co-teaching and distinguish it from terms such as collaboration, team teaching, and inclusion. 2) Relate co-teaching to current trends toward collaboration in public schools, both in general education and in special education. 3) Provide a rationale through philosophy, research, and recent legislation for implementing inclusive practice, which includes co-teaching. 4) Discuss critical components of a teacherÕs model for co-teaching. 5) Describe at least six different types of co-teaching arrangements, and determine situations for which each is appropriate and inappropriate. 6) Outline examples of lessons that could be co-taught in their schools/departments/ teams/subjects. About Dr. Friend: Marilyn Friend, Ph.D., has spent her career as a general education teacher, special education teacher, teacher educator, and staff developer. She is currently 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. Her particular areas of interest include skills for collaboration, co-teaching, inclusive school practices, team building, shared problem solving, interpersonal communication, conflict and controversy, and home-school communication. She is the author of Special Education: Contemporary Perspectives for School Professionals (2005), Interactions: Collaboration Skills for School Professionals (5th edition, 2007 with Summer 2006 release date) (with Dr. Lynne Cook), Including Students with Special Needs: A Practical Guide for Classroom Teachers (4th edition, 2006) (with Dr. William Bursuck), and Co-Teach! A Manual for Creating and Sustaining Classroom Partnerships (in press with Spring 2006 release date). In addition, she is the co-producer on a series of videotapes about collaboration, co-teaching, and inclusion, including The Power of Two (2nd edition, 2005), and the author of more than 45 articles on collaboration, inclusive practices, and related topics. You may read more about Dr. Friend and her co-teaching and inclusive practices by logging on to www.coteach.com.