Co-teaching: collaboration at the middle level.

Abstract

Collaborative teaching, or co-teaching, is a teaching technique that may be used to provide services to students with special needs in the general education classroom. Co-teaching is a partnership that requires consistent communication and collaboration. The process of moving to a co-taught curriculum is described, followed by reflective reactions from both teachers. Although co-teaching takes additional time and effort, the benefits are great for students (those with and without special needs) as well as staff.

Introduction

Co-teaching, also known as collaborative teaching or cooperative teaching, is best described as the time when ...