ERIC Number: EJ915835
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010
Pages: 13
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Dance Lessons: Preparing Preservice Teachers for Coteaching Partnerships
Parker, Audra; McHatton, Patricia Alvarez; Allen, Diedre; Rosa, Leila
Action in Teacher Education, v32 n1 p26-38 Spr 2010
Federal legislation (Individuals With Disabilities Education Improvement Act, No Child Left Behind) mandates access to the general education curriculum for students with disabilities. As a response, K-12 schools are moving to coteaching models with increased frequency (National Center for Education Statistics, 2008). However, preservice teachers have not been adequately prepared for collaborative teaching in these inclusive classrooms (Dieker & Murawski, 2003; Fennick & Liddy, 2001). To address this disconnect, we participated in an interdisciplinary, cross-departmental collaboration to create shared course and field experiences for a mixed group of special education and elementary education preservice teachers. Using our blogs, reflections, personal observations, meeting notes, and recorded discussions along with students' reflections and course assignments, we provide an analysis of the experience and implications for teacher educators. (Contains 1 table.)
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Access to Education, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Team Teaching, Preservice Teacher Education, Student Needs, Interdisciplinary Approach, Web Sites, Electronic Publishing, Reflective Teaching, Field Experience Programs, Teacher Educators, Special Education, Elementary Education, Preservice Teachers
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Education; Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act 2004; No Child Left Behind Act 2001
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