Yes We Can!: General and Special Educators Collaborating in a Professional Learning Community

ISBN-13: 9781936763993 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 144 str.

Heather Friziellie; Julie Schmidt; Jeanne Spiller

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As states take up more demanding academic standards, schools must define how special education fits into the application of standards-aligned curriculum, instruction, and assessment. Yes We Can : General and Special Educators Collaborating in a Professional Learning Community addresses the collaborative partnership that general and special educators must develop in order to close the achievement gap and maximize learning for all. Authors Heather Friziellie, Julie A. Schmidt, and Jeanne Spiller focus on employing professional learning community (PLC) practices and the four critical questions of a PLC to modify education structures and belief systems based on the outlook that all students can learn. The authors insist that PLC practices can, and should, fully include special education and special educators in the planning and delivery of standards-aligned curriculum, instruction, and assessment. This book is for all teachers in both special education and general education, as all educato