Table of Contents

List of Tables and Figures

Letter to the Reader

New to This Edition

Acknowledgments

About the Authors

Part I. Introduction to Co-Teaching

1. What Is Co-Teaching?
2. Why Co-Teach? What History, Law, and Research Say
3. The Day-to-Day Workings of Co-Teaching Teams

Part II. The Four Approaches to Co-Teaching

4. The Supportive Co-Teaching Approach
5. The Parallel Co-Teaching Approach
6. The Complementary Co-Teaching Approach
7. The Team-Teaching Co-Teaching Approach

Part II Summary

Part III. Changing Roles and Responsibilities

8. The Role of Paraprofessionals in Co-Teaching
9. The Role of Students as Co-Teachers

Part IV. Administrative Support and Professional Development

10. Training and Logistical Administrative Support for Co-Teaching
11. Co-Teaching in Teacher Preparation Clinical Practice
12. Meshing Planning With Co-Teaching
13. From Surviving to Thriving: Tips for Getting Along With Your Co-Teachers
14. Developing a Shared Voice Through Co-Teaching

Resource A: Checklist of Sample Supplemental Supports, Aids, and Services

Resource B: Co-Teaching Daily Lesson Plan Format

Resource C: High School Supportive Co-Teaching Lesson Plan

Resource D: Elementary Parallel Co-Teaching Lesson Plan

Resource E: Middle-Level Complementary Co-Teaching Lesson Plan

Resource F: Elementary Team Teaching Co-Teaching Lesson Plan

Resource G: Co-Teaching Lesson Featuring the Paraprofessional Role

Resource H: Co-Teaching Lesson Featuring Students as Co-Teachers

Resource I: Levels of Student Support

Resource J: Administrator Actions to Promote Co-Teaching

Resource K: Action Plan Template

Resource L: Co-Teaching Planning Meeting Agenda Format

Resource M: Self-Assessment: Are We Really Co-Teachers?

Resource N: Checklist of Skills for the Stages of Co-Teacher Development

Resource O: Instructional Observation Form

Resource P: Instructional Postconference Form

Resource Q: Co-Teaching Tracking Form

Resource R: Co-Teaching Differentiation Lesson Planning Matrix

Glossary

References

Photo Credits

Index