Models of Collaboration
PROJECT OVERVIEW
Models of Collaboration is a three-part project that features elementary, middle, and high school collaboration/co-teaching teams.
Teachers, students, and administrators from the following schools participated in the project.
MODELS OF COLLABORATION ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
Pike County Elementary School
Pike County Schools
101 West Love Street
Troy, AL36081-2613
334-566-1850
Superintendent: Dr. Samuel Mark Bazzell
2006-2007 demographics:
Average daily membership: 2,195.1
Average daily attendance: 94.5
Percent of students eligible for free or reduced meals: 76%
Oak Mountain Intermediate School
Shelby County Schools
P.O. Box 1910
Columbiana, AL35051-1910
205-682-7000
Superintendent: Mr. Randy Fuller
2006-2007 demographics:
Average daily membership: 25,866
Average daily attendance: 96.4
Percent of students eligible for free or reduced meals: 23.7%
MODELS OF COLLABORATION MIDDLE SCHOOLS
Oxford Middle School
Oxford City Schools
310 East 2nd Street
Oxford, AL36203-1799
256-241-3140
Superintendent: Dr. Jeff Goodwin
2006-2007 demographics:
Average daily membership: 3,926.3
Average daily attendance: 96.6
Percent of students eligible for free or reduced meals: 42.2%
Alba Middle School
Mobile County Public Schools
P.O. Box 180069
Mobile, AL36618-0069
215-221-4394
Superintendent: Dr. Roy D. Nichols, Jr.
2006-2007 demographics:
Average daily membership: 64,481.1
Average daily attendance: 94.3
Percent of students eligible for free or reduced meals: 64.9%
MODELS OF COLLABORATION HIGH SCHOOLS
Oxford High School
Oxford City Schools
310 East 2nd Street
Oxford, AL36203-1799
256-241-3140
Superintendent: Dr. Jeff Goodwin
2006-2007 demographics:
Average daily membership: 3,926.3
Average daily attendance: 96.6
Percent of students eligible for free or reduced meals: 42.2%
Montevallo High School
Shelby County Schools
P.O. Box 1910
Columbiana, AL35051-1910
205-682-7000
Superintendent: Mr. Randy Fuller
2006-2007 demographics:
Average daily membership: 25,866
Average daily attendance: 96.4
Percent of students eligible for free or reduced meals: 23.7%
For more information about systems or schools participating in this project, visit the Alabama State Department of Education Website at .
The DVDs are training and demonstration resources for regional educational laboratories, school districts, and Institutions of Higher Education (pre-service teachers).
Each DVD contains the following format:
- Introduction
- Models of Co-Teaching
Clips in this section feature collaborativeteaching teams from elementary, middle, and high schooldelivering instruction through five common co-teaching models.
- Supportive & Station Teaching
- Dual Supportive Teaching
- Alternative Teaching
- Parallel Teaching
- Collaborative Planning
Clips in this section demonstrate general and special education teachers planning during scheduled, sustained, and protected times, for temporary and/or sustained co-teaching.
- Conversations with Collaborative Teachers
Clips in this section feature powerful conversation between general and special education co-teaching teams discussing challenges and rewards of collaboration.
- Seamless Collaboration Continuum
This section features a delivery system of seamlesscollaboration, by addressing collaborative activities that range from minimally intensive to extremely intensive.
- Administrative Interviews
Successful collaboration requires support from the top down. Clips in this section addresscollaboration from the administrator’s perspective. Building administrators (and onesuperintendent) discuss their role in creating, maintaining, and sustaining collaboration in their schools and among staff.
Each DVD comes with an instructional resources CD containing training materials, a facilitator’s guide with talking points, and a viewing guide for general audiences.
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