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Encouraging Regular and special Ed Teachers to Work as a Team

March 16, 2004
Inclusion has thrust many regular and special ed teachers together. Sometimes those teachers don't know how to manage being in the same room. How could I get two such teachers to perform more as a team -- to be equal stakeholders in the classroom lesson?

The Problem:

Inclusion is a great thing, but it has thrust many teachers together and, sometimes, that presents unique difficulties. Some regular education teachers and special education teachers -- who, individually, are terrific teachers -- do not know how to fuse together when they end up in the same classroom