My inclusion survey in my blog of December 30th, 2009, co-teaching represented all most 40% of the responses. So, will those of you out there doing inclusion share how you have overcome difficulties with your partners, your parents, special ed and general ed students and your administrators.
Inclusion challenges with general education partners include sharing responsibilities, sharing spaces, negotiating discipline strategies, choosing the appropriate model for instruction that also fits your teaching style and preferences.
Inclusion challenges with parents include dealing with their frustration over the sometimes difficult behaviors of kids with disabilities, communicating the value of inclusion for general education students as well as special ed students, and minimizing the stress of the over-involved parents of the special education students.
Inclusion challenges with students include building collaborative teams, avoiding teasing and conflicts based on ability, behavior management and evaluation.
So, what challenges have I missed? What challenges have you met, and how did you deal with them? I hope you'll share!
