Dr. Gineen O'Neil

Written by a special education executive director with extensive experience in building co-teaching programs from the ground up, this resource combines the latest research with best practices to guide you through every stage of developing your own successful program: mapping out your five-year plan; training co-teachers to make the most of the inclusive environment; and evaluating teacher and program effectiveness.

Been there, seen it all” advice walks you through:

• Enabling teachers to pinpoint instruction by grouping students who have similar needs
• Addressing students’ social-emotional and behavioral needs as a co-teaching team
• Integrating technology into the co-taught classroom and effectively co-teaching virtually
• Maintaining the integrity of co-teaching despite staff shortages
• Conducting formative and summative assessments to determine program effectiveness
• And more

Plus, ready-to-use tools aid implementation and ongoing staff training:

• Common Co-Teaching Models Chart
• Potential Drawbacks of Co-Teaching to Consider and Avoid
• Potential Elements of a Co-Teaching Lesson Plan
• Co-Teaching Informal Observation Form
• Plus many more!