{"product_id":"collaborative-teaching-in-elementary-schools-making-the-co-teaching-marriage-work-9781412968096","title":"Collaborative Teaching in Elementary Schools: Making the Co-Teaching Marriage Work!","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"A comprehensive resource for co-teaching teams and their administrators! It is full of ready-to-use, teacher-friendly forms, checklists, and charts. The co-teaching lesson plan forms are phenomenal! The number of practical ideas included is astounding.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e--Michele S. Dalton, School Psychologist\u003cbr\u003e Poudre School District, Ft. Collins, CO\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003e\"While the analogy of a marriage is cute, it also works as a metaphor for co-teaching at all levels. The process of getting to know each other, deciding to co-teach, making it work, and possibly having to end the co-teaching relationship all become easier to understand using the metaphors of dating, engagement, and counseling.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e--Claire E. Hughes, Associate Professor of Special Education\u003cbr\u003e College of Coastal Georgia\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSay \"I do!\" to greater learning success for students at all levels!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing the metaphor of marriage, this lighthearted, highly practical, and teacher-friendly resource from the author of \u003cem\u003eCollaborative Teaching in Secondary Schools \u003c\/em\u003eprovides readers with the tools to successfully set up, conduct, and successfully maintain co-teaching partnerships in any learning environment.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBased on the author′s extensive experience, this book blends solid educational research and literature with lighthearted humor to help readers nurture co-teaching partnerships through the stages of co-planning, co-instructing, and co-assessing. Divided into four relationship stages, each section offers: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eCase studies and scenarios of co-teachers in action \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eField-tested instructional and behavioral strategies with authentic examples\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSelf-assessments to determine teachers′ readiness to proceed to the next step in the co-teaching relationship\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eInformation on the role of the administrator and how to communicate with parents\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eNumerous reproducibles, helpful Web sites, and a list of teacher resources\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCollaborative Teaching in Elementary Schools\u003c\/em\u003e is an easy-to-access, one-stop guide for schools getting started with co-teaching or looking to refine their existing programs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Wendy Murawski\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Corwin Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.90h x 8.40w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781412968096\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2010 pg. 201\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDr. Wendy Murawski is an Associate Professor and Graduate Coordinator at California State University, Northridge in the Department of Special Education. She is an experienced co-teacher (for K-12 and university, general and special education) and an accomplished presenter. She is often requested to work with state departments, districts \u0026amp; schools, keynote at conferences, and provide numerous training seminars. Wendy holds a Masters.degree in Special Education, an Ed.S. in Educational Administration, and a Ph.D. in Special Education with an emphasis in Research, Collaboration and Co-teaching.. She has won prestigious awards, to include the Dissertation Award from the Division of Learning Disabilities, a Publication Award from the Division of Research for the Council for Exceptional Children, and she was the 2004 California Teacher Educator of the Year. Wendy′s research in the area of co-teaching has been widely disseminated through her numerous publications. Wendy is the author of \u003ci\u003eCo-Teaching in the Inclusive Classroom: Working Together to Help ALL Your Students Find Success, \u003c\/i\u003ean extensive resource handbook on co-teaching, as well as the co-creator of the CTSS (Co-teach Solutions System) software. Wendy is a dynamic speaker who utilizes humor, personal experience and research-based methods in her seminars while keeping them in the context of practical, ready-to-use strategies for general and special educators to implement in their inclusive classrooms. Currently, Wendy lives in southern California with her husband, son, cat, and a really mean fish.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Corwin Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45086139940979,"sku":"9781412968096","price":78.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_6a3d3049-27db-4fc1-92af-6fbe8db67f54.jpg?v=1781012026","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/collaborative-teaching-in-elementary-schools-making-the-co-teaching-marriage-work-9781412968096","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}