Co-Teaching and Collaborative Practice
Master the specific collaboration skills for working with special education co-teachers, paraprofessionals, and related service providers (school psychologists, speech-language pathologists, occupational therapists) — including co-teaching models, IEP collaboration, paraprofessional supervision and partnership, role clarity, shared planning, and the honest tensions that arise when professionals with different training share responsibility for the same students.
What you'll walk away with
Select and implements appropriate co-teaching models (station, parallel, alternative, teaming) based on lesson goals and student needs
Build genuine partnership with paraprofessionals grounded in shared responsibility, mutual respect, and two-way communication
Collaborate effectively in IEP development and implementation with shared ownership of accommodations and goals
Initiate and sustains productive working relationships with related service providers (SLPs, OTs, school psychologists)
How a Learning Series works
Work through the snacks — short, evidence-based lessons that build your understanding. Each one gives you research, a classroom connection, and one thing to try or discuss.
Test your understanding in a low-stakes mini-experiment before you bring it to your classroom. Leverage our downloadable materials to support you in your teaching and classroom practice and let us know how it goes!
For credit towards an Accingo Course certificate, try something from this series in your own classroom, then complete a short, structured reflection on what you learned and what you would bring to your PLC and/or regular practice. You will see "Application Artifact" if required.
