Full Description
Teacher collaboration and co-teaching are proven strategies for helping students with diverse needs achieve academically. Now this practical resource provides a step-by-step guide to making collaboration and co-teaching work for general education teachers and English as a second language (ESL) specialists to better serve the needs of English language learners (ELLs).The authors address the fundamental questions of collaboration and co-teaching, examine how a collaborative programme helps ELLs learn content while meeting English language development goals, and offer information on school leaders' roles in facilitating collaboration schoolwide. Featuring six in-depth case studies, this guide helps educators:- Understand the benefits and challenges of collaborative service delivery- Choose from a range of strategies and configurations, from informal planning and collaboration to a fully developed co-teaching partnership- Use templates, planning guides, and other practical tools to put collaboration into practice- Evaluate the strategies' success using the guidelines, self-assessments, and questionnaires includedCollaboration and Co-Teaching helps ESL, ELL, and general education teachers combine their expertise to provide better support for their ELLs.
Contents
ForewordPrefaceAcknowledgmentsAbout the Authors1. What Is This Book About?OverviewVoices From the FieldWhat Guided Us When We Wrote This Book?The PurposeStructure and Organization of the BookThe ELL PopulationCollaborationProgram Models Serving English Language LearnersWhat Can We Learn from the History and Research on Collaborative Practices?Teacher Collaboration in Today's SchoolsSummaryDiscussion QuestionsKey Online Resources2. Why is Collaboration Needed?OverviewVoices from the FieldChallenges English Language Learners FaceChallenges Teachers FaceChallenges School Administrators FaceWhy Collaboration Is the Answer to the Demands Teachers and Administrators FaceWhy Co-Teaching Is a Possible Answer to Challenges Teachers and Administrators FaceResearch Support for Enhanced ESL Service DeliveryAdministrators' Role: Creating a School Community to Support Effective Instruction for ELLsSummaryDiscussion QuestionsKey Online Resources3. Who Does Teacher Collaboration and ESL Co-Teaching Concern?OverviewVoices From the FieldAll StakeholdersAdministrators' Role: Developing and Sustaining a Collaborative School CultureSummaryDiscussion QuestionsKey Online Resources4. What Are the Essential Components of an Integrated, Collaborative ESL Program?OverviewVoices From the FieldInformal Collaborative PracticesFormal Collaborative PracticesAdministrators' Role: Creating Collaborative Opportunities and Supporting Collaborative EffortsWhat Do Administrators Need to ConsiderSummaryDiscussion QuestionsKey Online Resources5. How Do Teachers Plan, Instruct, and Assess ELLs Collaboratively?OverviewVoices From the FieldThe Need for Collaborative EffortsLaunching the Co-Planning Team: Top Down or Bottom Up?Collaborative Teams in ActionA Framework for Effective InstructionTechnology and CollaborationCo-Teaching for Powerful InstructionCollaborative Student AssessmentAdministrators' Role: Effective Management of ResourcesSummaryDiscussion QuestionsKey Online Resources6. When Do Teachers and ESL Specialists Collaborate and Co-Teach?OverviewVoices From the FieldTime and Structure for TeamworkSetting a Purpose for CollaborationTwo Observations of Ongoing CollaborationA Remedy for Time Limitations: Conversation ProtocolsWhen Do Collaborative Teams Meet?Expectations for Teacher CollaborationTime Frames for Co-TeachingAdministrators' Role: Scheduling and Supporting Collaborative and Co-Teaching PracticesSummaryDiscussion QuestionsKey Online Resources7. Where Do Teachers and ESL Specialists Collaborate and Co-Teach?OverviewVoices From the FieldReexamining the Importance of Positive School CultureCollaborating Outside the ClassroomCollaboration Inside the ClassroomClassroom Design for Co-Taught LessonsThe Impact of Classroom DesignAdministrators' Role: School Organization and LogisticsSummaryDiscussion QuestionsKey Online Resources8. What Next? Reviewing and Evaluating Integrated, Collaborative ESL ProgramsOverviewVoices From the FieldReflective PracticesSelf-Assessment ToolsOngoing (Formative) Collaborative Program AssessmentFormal Program EvaluationAdministrators' Role: Leading Effective Assessment PracticesSummaryDiscussion QuestionsKey Online Resources9. Portraits of CollaborationOverviewElementary School Case Study #1Elementary School Case Study #2Middle School Case Study #1Middle School Case Study #2High School Case Study #1High School Case Study #2SummaryDiscussion QuestionsResearch Appendix: 10 Key Research Areas to Support Teacher Collaboration and Co-Teaching for the Sake of ELLs1. Second Language Acquisition and English Language Development2. Acculturation and Culturally Responsive Teaching3. Bilingualism and Native-Language Use4. ELLs' Literacy Development5. Developing ELLs' Academic Language Proficiency6. Effective Instructional Strategies7. Curriculum Alignment and Mapping8. Teacher Teaming and Co-Teaching9. Teacher Learning10. Professional-Development and Learning CommunitiesA Final NoteReferencesIndex
