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Special Educator′s Guide to Collaboration Improving Relationships with Co-Teachers, Teams, and Families

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ISBN-10: 1412914914

ISBN-13: 9781412914918

Edition: 2nd 2006 (Revised)

Authors: Sharon F. Cramer

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Through the integration of practical exercises with relevant research, this book guides pre-service and in-service teachers through the collaborative process: from designing and implementing a plan for collaboration to assessing and revising it for optimal effectiveness.
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Book details

List price: $44.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Corwin Press
Publication date: 4/5/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 360
Size: 8.50" wide x 11.00" long x 0.80" tall
Weight: 2.046

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Preface to the Second Edition
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Why Can't We Just Be Friends?
Becoming Proactive: Improving the School Climate Through Collaboration
Overview of the Collaboration Project
Principals of Collaboration
Distinguishing Between Collaboration, Consultation, and Teaming
Conclusion
Background: Making the Case for Collaboration
Legislative Mileposts
Collaboration: Relevant Trends and Events
Conclusion
Ingredients for Successful Collaboration: Intrapersonal and Interpersonal Characteristics
Intrapersonal Foundation for Collaboration
Interpersonal Foundation for Collaboration
Problem Solving: Intrapersonal and Interpersonal Skills
Bringing It All Together
Evaluating Your Situation Honestly: Appraising Your School as a Context for Collaboration
Assessing Resources Available to Collaborators
Factors Promoting Collaboration
Applications to Use in Your School Setting
Communitywide Collaboration Experiments
Developing an Effective Collaboration Strategy: Half Empty or Half Full?
Collaboration Component Checklists
Compatibility Checklist
Success Checklist
Conclusion
Designing a Plan for Change Starting With You
Guidelines for the Collaboration Project
Designing a Self-Referential Plan for Collaboration
Overview of Pragmatic Goals
Development of Pragmatic Goals and Objectives
Incorporating Expertise: Marshaling Resources
What Now? What Works and What Doesn't When Collaborating
Effective Communication Strategies: Something for Everyone
Accomplishing Pragmatic Goals and Associated Evaluation Methods
Making Use of Your Collaboration Resource Network
Conclusion
Evaluating the Success of Your Plan: How Can You Tell?
Objective Measures of Change
Subjective Measures of Change
Conclusion
Self-Encouragement: Keeping Yourself Going
Self-Talk: The Cornerstone for Self-Encouragement or Self-Discouragement
Looking for the Positives: Positive Reinforcement for Yourself
Sample Projects Incorporating Reinforcement
Teaching Yourself to Look: Observing Yourself
Conclusion
Summing Up the Outcomes: What Have You Accomplished?
Assessing Success: How Did Your Plan Work Out?
Communication Habits
Problem-Solving Habits
Cooperative Work Efforts
Conclusion
Generalizing Your Plan to Others: Improved Collaboration With Parents and Family Members of Your Students
Key 1: Understanding Family Diversity
Key 2: Developing Practical Communication Habits
Key 3: Build on What You've Already Learned
Conclusion
Generalizing Your Plan to Others: Improved Collaboration With Members of Your Interdisciplinary Team
The Life Cycle of Your Interdisciplinary Team
Additional Use of Teams
Conclusion
References
Index