1. BUILDING
PARTNERSHIPS
through
COLLABORATION

2. The Basics of Collaboration
• It means how people work together, not what they do
• Characteristics:
• It is Voluntary
• Is based on Parity
• It requires a Shared Goals
• It includes Shared Responsibility for Key Decisions
• It includes Shared Accountability for Outcomes
• Is based on Shared Resources
• Is Emergent

3. Pre-requisites of Collaboration
• Reflecting on your Personal Belief System
• Refining your Interaction Skills
• Barriers to Effective Communication
• Advice
• False reassurance
• Wandering interaction
• Interruptions
• Being judgemental
• One-way communication
• Fatigue
• “Hot” words and phrases
• Contributing to a Supportive Environment

4. Collaborative Services for Inclusion
• Shared Problem Solving
• Identify a Problem
• Propose Solutions
• Evaluate Ideas
• Plan Specifics
• Implement the Solution
• Evaluate Outcomes

5. Collaborative Services for Inclusion
• Co –Teaching
• One Teach, One Observe
• Station Teaching
• Parallel Teaching
• Alternative Teaching
• Teaming
• One Teach, One Assist
• Co-Teaching Pragmatics

6. Collaborative Services for Inclusion
• Working on a Team
• Team Participant Roles
• Team Goals
• Consultation – is a specialized problem-solving process
in which one professional who has particular expertise
assists another professional who needs the benefits of
that expertise

7. Assignment:
• How can you work with:
• Parents
• Paraprofessional
to make collaboration work and
foster Inclusion?