Overcoming Co-Teaching Barriers
Christopher Ratcliff
- Inclusive
- schools
- provide
- the
- opportunity
- for
- all
- students
- to
- develop
- the
- attitudes,
- values,
- and
- skills
- needed
- to
- live
- and
- work
- alongside
- others
- in
- a
- diverse
- society.
- Co-teaching
- allows
- students
- and
- teachers
- to
- experience
- and
- benefit
- from
- a
- wide
- range
- of
- learning
- styles,
- teaching
- techniques,
- and
- data-driven
- instruction,
- while
- promoting
- inclusion
- and
- a
- sense
- of
- community
- among
- a
- unique
- group
- of
- people
- working
- toward
- the
- same
- goals
- of
- success
- and
- growthThe
- purpose
- of
- the
- book
- is
- to
- examine
- teachers`
- perceptions
- of
- the
- effectiveness
- of
- the
- co-teaching
- and
- highlight
- the
- perceived
- barriers
- to
- success.
- In
- examining
- the
- responses
- of
- teachers,
- this
- study
- will
- review
- the
- literature
- on
- co-teaching
- success,
- problems,
- and
- barriers
- to
- success.
- This
- research
- may
- be
- used
- to
- increase
- and
- highlight
- the
- problems,
- barriers,
- and
- needs
- for
- effective
- co-teaching
- programs
- and
- add
- to
- the
- body
- of
- research
- in
- this
- area.
- This
- book
- will
- also
- provide
- research
- based
- solutions
- to
- address
- the
- current
- barriers
- to
- successful
- inclusive
- classrooms.
- In
- addition,
- this
- book
- provides
- practical
- ideas
- for
- defining
- teacher
- roles,
- planning
- lessons,
- providing
- effective
- instruction,
- and
- maximizing
- the
- value
- of
- each
- team member.
