Sage Publications, Schulbücher, Collaborating for English Learners: A Foundational Guide to Integrated Practices (Englis...

Preface Acknowledgments About the Authors 1. What Is This Book About? Overview What Guided Us When We Wrote This Book? The Purpose Structure and Organization of the Book The English Learner Population Collaboration Program Models Serving English Learners What Can We Learn From the History and Research on Collaborative Practices? Teacher Collaboration in Today's Schools 17 Summary Discussion Questions Key Online Resources 2. Why Is Collaboration Needed? Overview Understanding English Learners Challenges School Administrators Face Why Collaboration Is the Answer to the Challenges Teachers and Administrators Face Why Co-Teaching Is a Possible Answer to Challenges Teachers and Administrators Face Administrators' Role: Creating a School Community to Support Effective Instruction for ELs Summary Discussion Questions Key Online Resources 3. Who Does Teacher Collaboration and Co-Teaching for ELs Concern? Overview All Stakeholders Administrators' Role: Developing and Sustaining a Collaborative School Culture Summary Discussion Questions Key Online Resources 4. What Are the Essential Components of an Integrated, Collaborative Service Delivery for ELs? Overview Informal Collaborative Practices Formal Collaborative Practices Administrators' Role: Creating Collaborative Opportunities and Supporting Collaborative Efforts What Administrators Need to Consider Summary Discussion Questions Key Online Resources 5. How Do Teachers Plan, Instruct, Assess, and Reflect Collaboratively? Overview Making a Case for Collaborative Efforts Launching the Collaboration Team: Top Down or Bottom Up? Collaborative Teams in Action A Framework for Effective Collaborative Instruction Technology and Collaboration Co-Teaching for Powerful Instruction Collaborative Student Assessment Administrators' Role: Effective Management of Resources Summary Discussion Questions Key Online Resources 6. When Do Teachers Collaborate and Co-Teach? Overview Time and Structure for Teamwork Setting a Purpose for Collaboration Two Observations of Ongoing Collaboration A Remedy for Time Limitations: Conversation Protocols When Do Collaborative Teams Meet? Expectations for Teacher Collaboration Time frames for Co-teaching Administrators' Role: Scheduling and Supporting Collaborative and Co-Teaching Practices Summary Discussion Questions Key Online Resources 7. Where Do Teachers Collaborate and Co-Teach? Overview Reexamining the Importance of Positive School Culture Spaces and Places for Teacher Collaboration Collaboration Inside the Classroom Classroom Design for Co-Taught Lessons The Impact of Classroom Design Administrators' Role: School Organization and Logistics Summary Discussion Questions Key Online Resources 8. What Next? Reviewing and Evaluating Integrated, Collaborative Service Delivery for ELs Overview Reflective Practices Self-Assessment Tools Ongoing (Formative) Collaborative Program Assessment Program Evaluation Administrators' Role: Leading Effective Assessment Practices Summary Discussion Questions Key Online Resources 9. Portraits of Collaboration Overview Districtwide Case Study Elementary School Case Study #1 Elementary School Case Study #2 Middle School Case Study #1 Middle School Case Study #2 High School Case Study #1 High School Case Study #2 Summary Discussion Questions References Name Index Subject Index.