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WEBSITE WEDNESDAY: We Connect Now
Posted on December 14, 2011 in Collaboration, News
We Connect Now was developed in an effort to connect college students with disabilities and provide a virtual community to discuss important issues such as accessibility, scholarships, and research. My favorite part of the site is the “stories” section and I am also impressed with the many materials offered …
Staff Development and “Innovation”
Posted on November 05, 2011 in Collaboration, Differentiating Instruction
Recently I had the pleasure of working on an exciting new training model with a high school district in the Chicago suburbs. After I told a few colleagues about it, they suggested posting it on the blog in case others want to try it out in their schools.
“Signs” of Effective Collaboration
Posted on June 14, 2011 in Collaboration, Inclusion
I just spent a few days with teachers in Colorado. The workshop was on collaboration and co-teaching and we talked a lot about conducting effective meetings. For instance, we discussed having clear starting and ending times, following an agenda, assigning time limits to agenda items, starting meetings with the follow-up from the previous meeting, and minimizing interruptions.
