teaching teams

"... reflects the quickly changing educational landscape while clearly articulating and preserving the foundations and non-negotiables of this service delivery option ..."--Back cover.

"The idea of the learning commons ... [is] to transform the central idea of a school library stocked with resources repository into a vibrant and central component of teaching and learning in the school community ... [Introduces] the idea of the learning commons as the extension of each classroom, the cross-classroom connection, and the center of active learning that extends beyond the school ... [Includes] resources to use and strategies to build and create a ... learning community"--Pages ix-x.

Offers strategies for school librarians on implementing collaboration and providing support to teachers through the use of a flexible library schedule model.

Contains one hundred literacy activities that can be adapted for students in kindergarten through high school, each including an introduction, tips and tweaks, and related Internet sites.

Presents guidance for teachers in communicating effectively with students and adults, covering such areas as anticipating, preparing, understanding perspectives, asking questions, listening, and speaking clearly; and providing sixty strategies and 180 practice exercises.

Offers teachers practical advice and strategies to help them design and implement co-teaching programs in mixed-ability classrooms, explaining how special education teachers and general education teachers can work together to meet the individual needs of all their students and promote high achievement.