ERIC Number: EJ854544
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2004-Sep
Pages: 15
Abstractor: ERIC
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ISSN: ISSN-1710-2146
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Collaboration, Co-Teaching, and Differentiated Instruction: A Process-Oriented Approach to Whole Schooling
Santamaria, Lorri; Thousand, Jacque
International Journal of Whole Schooling, v1 n1 p13-27 Sep 2004
This article describes one school's year-long effort to provide equitable access to the core curriculum to a very culturally, linguistically, and academically diverse student body while increasing teachers' needs for responsive professional development by piloting a dramatic change in the special education service delivery system with the support of professors from a local university. First, the authors briefly examine the literature on collaboration, co-teaching, and differentiated instruction. Next, they describe what happened at Bienvenidos Elementary School with regard to collaboration, co-teaching, and differentiated instruction. The authors do this by organizing the outcomes according to the Six Principles of Whole Schooling that are the philosophical underpinnings of this journal; namely: (1) empowering citizens for democracy; (2) including all; (3) providing authentic, multi-level instruction; (4) building community; (5) supporting learning; and (6) partnering with parents and community. The authors close with a preview of the school team's goals and vision for the second year of its journey toward whole schooling. (Contains 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Core Curriculum, Democracy, Individualized Instruction, Special Education, Classroom Techniques, Student Diversity, College School Cooperation, Pilot Projects, Professional Development, Teacher Collaboration, Team Teaching, Elementary School Teachers, Program Descriptions, Program Effectiveness, Educational Principles, Citizenship, Inclusive Schools, Holistic Approach, Educational Philosophy, Parent School Relationship, School Community Relationship, Mainstreaming, Disabilities, Regular and Special Education Relationship
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Education; Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: California
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Equal Access
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