ERIC Number: EJ1196707
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018
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A Professional Development Training Model for Improving Co-Teaching Performance
Faraclas, Kara L.
International Journal of Special Education, v33 n3 p524-540 2018
Co-teaching is a promising practice for educating students with disabilities in regular education classes. However, teachers often report being given co-teaching assignments without requisite training. Without adequate preparation, many teachers have difficulty conceptualizing co-teaching as a model and working collaboratively as teaching partners, often creating a division of labor that relegates special educators to a "helper" role in the classroom. This experimental study utilized a randomized pretest-posttest control group design to study the effects of a professional development training package on the collaborative teaching performance of regular and special education teachers. Analysis of covariance showed that teachers who participated in professional development training on co-teaching had significantly higher posttest scores on a co-teaching performance assessment than those who did not participate in training.
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Team Teaching, Models, Regular and Special Education Relationship, Special Education, Disabilities, Teacher Effectiveness, Best Practices, Lesson Plans, Educational Planning, Classroom Techniques, Teacher Evaluation
International Journal of Special Education. 2889 Highbury Street, Vancouver, BC V6R 3T7, Canada. Web site: http://www.internationalsped.com/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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