The Special Educator's Guide to Collaboration

Preface to the Second Edition Acknowledgments About the Author 1. Why Can't We Just Be Friends? Becoming Proactive: Improving the School Climate Through Collaboration Overview of the Collaboration Project Principals of Collaboration Distinguishing Between Collaboration, Consultation, and Teaming Conclusion 2. Background: Making the Case for Collaboration Legislative Mileposts Collaboration: Relevant Trends and Events Conclusion 3. Ingredients for Successful Collaboration: Intrapersonal and Interpersonal Characteristics Intrapersonal Foundation for Collaboration Interpersonal Foundation for Collaboration Problem Solving: Intrapersonal and Interpersonal Skills Bringing It All Together 4. Evaluating Your Situation Honestly: Appraising Your School as a Context for Collaboration Assessing Resources Available to Collaborators Factors Promoting Collaboration Applications to Use in Your School Setting Communitywide Collaboration Experiments 5. Developing an Effective Collaboration Strategy: Half Empty or Half Full? Collaboration Component Checklists Compatibility Checklist Success Checklist Conclusion 6. Designing a Plan for Change Starting With You Guidelines for the Collaboration Project Designing a Self-Referential Plan for Collaboration Overview of Pragmatic Goals Development of Pragmatic Goals and Objectives Incorporating Expertise: Marshaling Resources 7. What Now? What Works and What Doesn't When Collaborating Effective Communication Strategies: Something for Everyone Accomplishing Pragmatic Goals and Associated Evaluation Methods Making Use of Your Collaboration Resource Network Conclusion 8. Evaluating the Success of Your Plan: How Can You Tell? Objective Measures of Change Subjective Measures of Change Conclusion 9. Self-Encouragement: Keeping Yourself Going Self-Talk: The Cornerstone for Self-Encouragement or Self-Discouragement Looking for the Positives: Positive Reinforcement for Yourself Sample Projects Incorporating Reinforcement Teaching Yourself to Look: Observing Yourself Conclusion 10. Summing Up the Outcomes: What Have You Accomplished? Assessing Success: How Did Your Plan Work Out? Communication Habits Problem-Solving Habits Cooperative Work Efforts Conclusion 11. Generalizing Your Plan to Others: Improved Collaboration With Parents and Family Members of Your Students Key 1: Understanding Family Diversity Key 2: Developing Practical Communication Habits Key 3: Build on What You've Already Learned Conclusion 12. Generalizing Your Plan to Others: Improved Collaboration With Members of Your Interdisciplinary Team The Life Cycle of Your Interdisciplinary Team Additional Use of Teams Conclusion References Index