Co-Teaching That Works: Structures and Strategies for Maximizing Student Learning - Softcover

Beninghof, Anne M.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1118004361 ISBN 13: 9781118004364

Publisher: Jossey-Bass, 2012

Synopsis

Guaranteed success for the co-taught classroom

For the increasing number of teachers working in co-taught classrooms, this book provides practical ideas for defining teacher roles, planning lessons, providing effective instruction, and maximizing the value of each team member. Former co-teacher and national presenter Anne Beninghof shares stories, and real-life co-taught lesson examples that emphasize creative yet time-efficient instructional strategies that lend themselves beautifully to the co-taught classroom. Teachers and instructional leaders at all levels and in a wide variety of content areas will find this book replete with valuable co-teaching guidance so that success is guaranteed.

• Offers tips for effective teaching strategies for every type of team teaching situation imaginable
• Includes guidelines for successful team-teaching with specialists in technology; literacy; occupational/physical therapy; special education; speech-language therapy; ELL; gifted
• The author is an internationally recognized consultant and trainer

This user-friendly, comprehensive book is filled with concrete ideas teachers can implement immediately in the classroom to boost student learning and engagement.

About this title

From the Back Cover

Unlike most books on co-teaching, this user-friendly guide goes beyond the basic general education-special education team and offers tips for every co-teaching scenario imaginable. Teacher and national presenter Anne Beninghof offers classroom-tested strategies for working with specialists in literacy, ESL, technology, occupational/physical therapy, special education, speech-language therapy, gifted education, and paraeducators.

Beninghof has included a wealth of practical suggestions for defining teacher roles, planning lessons, providing effective instruction, and maximizing the value of each team member. Throughout the book are real-life stories and sample co-taught lessons that emphasize creative yet time-efficient instructional strategies that lend themselves seamlessly to the co-taught classroom. Beninghof also addresses common challenges experienced by co-teachers and offers solutions ranging from teacher-to-teacher efforts to school-wide initiatives. Teachers and instructional leaders at all levels and in a variety of content areas will find this book replete with valuable guidance so that success in the co-taught classroom is guaranteed.

Praise for Co-Teaching That Works

"Beninghof weaves stories throughout her book that create an understanding of co-teaching that connects to the human spirit, no matter the readers' background, philosophical position, or co-teaching experience. She redefines and labels the co-teaching models in a way that is simple and makes sense."—Susan Fitzell, national speaker, author, and educational consultant

"Anne's approach to co-teaching is practical and results-oriented. Teachers use her suggestions and strategies to collaborate and strengthen not only their partnerships, but also their pedagogy. Anne demonstrates a variety of research-based methods that are easy for teachers to replicate for the benefit of all students in the classroom. I would buy any materials produced by Anne—she is a teacher's teacher!"—Sonya Kunkel, education specialist

About the Author

Anne M. Beninghof is an internationally recognized consultant and trainer. A former special educator and adjunct faculty member of the University of Hartford and the University of Colorado, she has published several books and videos and trained teachers in 49 states.

Edition details

• Publisher: Jossey-Bass
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1118004361
• ISBN 13: 9781118004364
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 272