Online ISSN: 2325-7466
2006
Triannual
National Association of Special Education Teachers (NASET)
United States

Articles

Working Together for Learning Together: Supporting Students and Teachers with Collaborative Instruction

  • Cynthia T. Shamberger (Author) Fayetteville State University image/svg+xml
    Cynthia Thrasher Shamberger, Ph.D., an Assistant Professor in the Department of Middle Grades, Secondary, and Specialized Subjects at Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville, North Carolina, earned her Ph.D. in Special Education from The University of North Carolina at Greensboro. She teaches courses related to special education, students with disabilities and others with unique learning needs such as emotional/behavioral disabilities and students who struggle in math and reading. Dr. Shamberger’s expertise includes several publications and professional development presentations for general and special educators (pre-service and inservice) and their administrators on topics related to inclusive school practices, collaboration among school professionals and co-teaching.
  • Marilyn Friend (Author) The University of North Carolina at Greensboro image/svg+xml
    Marilyn Friend, Ph.D., has spent her career as a general education teacher, special education teacher, researcher, teacher educator, and staff developer. She is Professor Emerita of Education in the Department of Specialized Education Services at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, and she is Past President of the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC), the largest international professional organization dedicated to improving the educational success of children and youth with disabilities and/or gifts and talents. Dr. Friend has consulted with school professionals nationally and internationally (more than 3000 presentations and projects in the United States, Canada, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia) as they collaborate to educate their students, assisting them to create classroom partnerships, to form productive and efficient work teams, and to foster inclusive practices. She is the author of Special Education: Contemporary Perspectives for School Professionals (4th edition, 2014), Interactions: Collaboration Skills for School Professionals (7th edition, 2013) (with Dr. Lynne Cook), Including Students with Special Needs: A Practical Guide for Classroom Teachers (6th edition, 2012) (with Dr. William Bursuck), and Co-Teach! A Manual for Creating and Sustaining Classroo m Partnerships (2nd edition, 2013). In addition, she is the co-producer on a series of videotapes about collaboration, co-teaching, and inclusion, including The Power of Two (2nd edition, 2005) and More Power: Instruction in Co-Taught Classes (2010), and she is the author of more than 50 articles on collaboration, inclusive practices, and related topics.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.64546/jaasep.223
Abstract
Professional educators are called upon to provide effective instruction to student populations that increasingly consist of multiple cultures, languages, and ethnic backgrounds. Based on current special education law, schools are working toward establishing more collaborative cultures by stressing partnerships between general and special education teachers, which often includes initiating inclusive practices such as co-teaching. This article reviews the professional literature regarding the inception of inclusive practices and the factors that influenced this concept in the field. Particularly, skills for collaboration and the practice of co-teaching are examined in the context of the developing trend toward more collaborative interactions in school setting.
Keywords
Teacher Education Programs, Barriers, Faculty Development, Inclusion, Educational Legislation, Equal Education
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Shamberger, C. T., & Friend, M. (2013). Working Together for Learning Together: Supporting Students and Teachers with Collaborative Instruction. Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals, 8(3), 119-133. https://doi.org/10.64546/jaasep.223

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