Short Retail Description: The book is designed to be a bridge between theory and applications of collaborative consultation by educators. It contains four parts with three chapters in each part so as to accommodate a graduate class that meets weekly or a professional development program with a more variable schedule. Each chapter features context, processes, and content for that chapter's primary focus. Application sections throughout the book allow for reflection on the material and practice of techniques. An instructor's manual is available with sample syllabus, activities, and test questions. Collaborative school consultation, along with effective teamwork in professional activities and classroom instruction, can produce positive ripple effects throughout school environments and partnerships with students? families. Practical application of interactive skills and problem-solving techniques will enhance the ability of school personnel to serve special needs of all students. Collaborative consultation, teamwork, parent partnerships, student involvement, facilitation of learning programs for special needs. Special education teachers, special education administrators, general education teachers, school administrators, counselors, professional libraries for parents and resource personnel.
Chapters begin with “Focusing Questions,” “Key Terms,” and Opening Vignette, and end with “Tips,” “Chapter Review,” “To Do and Think About,” and “For Further Reading.”
Preface.
Acknowledgements.
I. CONTEXTS FOR WORKING TOGETHER IN SCHOOLS. 1. Consultation, Collaboration, and Teamwork in Schools.
Professional Autonomy, Professional Collegiality.
Describing Collaborative School Consultation and Co-Teaching.
Role Responsibilities in Collaborative School Consultation.
Key Elements in Consulting and Collaborating.
Individual Differences Among Adults in School Environments.
Valuing Differences among Adults.
Thinking Together in Different Ways.
Self-Study of Preferred Styles and Functions.
Constructive Use of Adult Differences in Consultation and Collaboration.
Using Adult Differences to Facilitate Team Interaction.
Using Adult Differences to Facilitate Educational Collaboration. 2. Foundations and Frameworks for Collaborative School Consultation.
School Improvement Issues.
A Brief History of School Consultation.
Theoretical and Research Bases of Collaborative School Consultation.
Structural Elements of Collaborative School Consultation.
Development and Application of Structures for Collaborative School Consultation. 3. Working Together with Families and Students.
Mandates for Family Involvement.
Educational Rationale for Family Involvement.
Moving From Parent Involvement to Partnerships with Families.
Barriers to Collaboration with Families.
Bridges to Successful Home-School Collaboration.
Developing HomeSchool Partnerships.
II. PROCESSES FOR WORKING TOGETHER IN SCHOOLS. 4. Communication Processes for Consultation, Collaboration, and Teamwork.
Communication for Effective School Relationships.
Skills for Communicating.
Managing Resistance, Negativity, Anger, and Conflict. 5. Problem Solving Strategies for Collaborative School Consultation.
The Problem Solving Process.
The POCS Concept for Problem Solving.
The 10Step Process for Collaborative School Consultation.
Tools for Group Problem Solving.
Themes That Can Interfere. 6. Management and Assessment of Collaborative School Consultation.
Stress and Burnout among Educators.
Management of Time.
Management of Consultation Records and Resources.
Assessment and Evaluation of Collaborative School Consultation.
Benefits from Evaluation of Collaborative School Consultation.
III. CONTENT OF WORKING TOGETHER FOR STUDENTS SPECIAL NEEDS. 7. Consulting and Collaborating for English Language Learners (ELL) and Other Diverse Populations.
Collaborative School Consultation for Serving Students in Diverse Populations. 8. Consulting, Collaborating and Co-Teaching for Students with Disabilities.
Planning Effective Schools for Special Needs.
Importance of Planning that Involves All Stakeholders.
Planning Lessons.
Planning for Individuals in Inclusive Classrooms.
Planning Curriculum Adaptations.
Planning Remedial Instruction.
Planning Instructional Support. 9. Consulting and Collaborating for Very Able Students.
Descriptions of Students with Exceptional Abilities and Their Special Needs.
Synthesis of Concepts of Acceleration and Enrichment.
Taxonomies for Learning and Doing.
Useful Alternatives, Options, and Teaching Strategies for Very Able Students.
Roles of Facilitators and Counselors in Curricular Programs for Gifted Students.
Roles of School Administrators in Learning Programs for Gifted Students.
Roles of Community Leaders in Educational Programs Beyond School Classrooms.
IV. WORKING TOGETHER AS EDUCATORS FOR STUDENTS NEEDS. 10. Roles of Administrators, Directors, and Paraeducators in Collaborative School Consultation.
School Administrators in Collaborative School Consultation.
Special Education Directors and Collaborative School Consultation.
Paraeducators as Partners. 11. Related Services, Resources, and Support Personnel for Special Needs.
Related-Services and Support Personnel as Partners in Inclusion.
Transition Services.
Roles for Related-Services and Support Personnel.
Consultants as Coordinators for an Array of Services.
Coordination and Support of Related Services.
Technology for Enhancing Collaboration.
Planning for Use of Technology.
Generating Proposals for External Funding. 12. Putting It All Together for Students' Special Needs.
Leadership in Collaborative School Consultation Environments.
Purposes of Professional Development.
Roles, Responsibilities, and Opportunities for Professional Development.
Other Contexts for Professional Interactions.
Ethics of Collaborative Consultation.
Advocacy and Change for Special Needs.
Benefits of Collaborative School Consultation.
Developing a Plan for Integrating Consultation, Collaboration, and Teamwork into One's Educational Role.
Challenges for Consultation, Collaboration, and Teamwork in the Future. Name Index.
Subject Index.