This article explains principles of cooperative teaching using the analogy of a "team effort" to include special needs students within the general education classroom. Columns contrast "what it isn't" and "what it is" for the following aspects of cooperative teaching: (1) establishing the ground rules (e.g., it's not…

Cooperative teaching may be a useful service delivery model for facilitating the merger of general and special education. A rationale is presented for use of cooperative teaching, outlining short-term and long-term benefits, implementation options, and potential barriers and techniques to resolve them. (JDD)