Co-Teaching and Inclusion Services
Experienced, expert specialists, ready to help your educators succeed
CES specialists have provided technical assistance to the MA Inclusion and Equity Network, and led districts like Boston Public Schools, Chelsea Public Schools, and Concord Public Schools in their efforts to successfully establish effective co-teaching and inclusion practices in their classrooms. We offer a range of tailored professional development, team and individualized coaching, and technical assistance to both general and special educators. Whether your district or school is urban, suburban, or rural, we can help you to build high quality co-teaching and inclusion programs for your students.
Co-Teaching Can Make a Huge Impact
Co-teaching for inclusive classrooms can benefit not only students with disabilities, but all students who are having difficulty with or are misunderstanding an assignment, and build teachers’ knowledge and practice at the same time. It’s not intuitive for experienced teachers. Teachers often need practical coaching to make it work well. There are a number of models for co-teaching, but all require adjustment.
Ultimately, these models can lead to a more engaging and effective learning experience for students, stronger support for teachers, and better learning outcomes for students with disabilities. CES can help with tailored PD, coaching, and technical assistance.
Equitable and Inclusive Practice
CES was a part of the work of Massachusetts DESE, the Massachusetts Organization of Educational Collaboratives (MOEC), MESPA, and MSSAA to coordinate and conduct visits between principals and Equitable and Inclusive Practice Ambassadors to introduce and provide inclusion resources. The program delivered user-friendly resources to help District leaders with inclusive practices to improve outcomes for students with disabilities, English language learners, students affected by poverty and minority students.
Since that time, CES continues to provide consultative and technical assistance for schools, districs, principals and educators where they have a need. CES specialists have deep experience and expertise with effective teaching practices for students with disabilities.
Technical Assistance
CES consultants can create a tailored program to support specific initiatives identified by schools and districts, including:
Co-Teaching coaching and training to develop and strengthen teams
Practices for inclusive classrooms: professional development
Individual child-specific inclusion consultation
Transition assessments, and training for implementation
District- and school-wide inclusive practice evaluations
Administrative planning support
Special education program evaluations
Family engagement support and training
IEP team leader training for collaboration and compliance