Inclusion Coaching for Collaborative Schools - Paperback

by Toby J. Karten (Author)

Be the coach who leads your school team to inclusion success!

You know the benefits of inclusion, and your colleagues know that you′re the go-to expert when they need assistance with school and classroom implementation. Now you can take your advocacy to the next level with inclusion coaching. Inclusion works best when all team players contribute, and as coach, you′ll provide the leadership your school needs to follow through on its mission in a truly collaborative way.

Just as instructional coaches help teachers improve their practice and hone their skills, you′ll guide your school team in applying the very best inclusion strategies for achieving quantifiable results. Toby Karten′s how-to guide will help you

• Establish your own coaching baselines
• Introduce research-based strategies for lesson planning, instruction, and recording data
• Engage staff in reflective and collaborative inclusion practices
• Manage challenges, including scheduling and co-teaching responsibilities

With timelines, planning sheets, surveys, frameworks, curriculum examples, and other practical tools, this hands-on guide is the essential resource for the newly minted inclusion coach.

"This book is the necessary piece to including all students successfully in the learning and living classroom. The information, planning, and questioning will help all schools develop the tools necessary to reach all students."
--Karen Kozy-Landress, Speech/Language Pathologist
MILA Elementary School, Merritt Island, FL

Author Biography

Toby J. Karten is an experienced educator who has worked in the field of special education since 1976. She has an undergraduate degree in special education from Brooklyn College, a master′s degree from the College of Staten Island, and a supervisory degree from Georgian Court University. Being involved in the field of special education for the past three decades has afforded Ms. Karten the opportunity to help many children and adults around the world--from elementary through graduate levels. Along with being a resource center teacher in New Jersey, Ms. Karten has designed a graduate course entitled Skills and Strategies for Inclusion and Disability Awareness. She has presented at local, state, national, and international workshops and conferences. Ms. Karten has been recognized by both the Council for Exceptional Children and the New Jersey Department of Education as an exemplary educator, receiving two Teacher of the Year awards. Her website is http: //inclusionworkshops.com/.