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The counselor that I interviewed gave his idea of consultation based off what he has been experiencing lately in his school. Many times when a teacher notices something about a student that is a cause for concern (something the student may have said or did), they will call him and ask if he can talk to the student. He will then have a small session with the student to see if he notices the same things that the teacher noticed. He will then aid in the decision of whether or not this student will need to receive counseling on a regular basis.

The special education and general education teacher that I interviewed both defined consultation as asking another professional or administrator for specific advice. The special education teacher deals with a large amount of paper work so she said that she is constantly seeking advice to ensure that she is properly filling out paperwork and writing IEPs. She is very comfortable with consulting the administrators in the special education office. The general education teacher expressed that when she first started teaching, consultation was a bit of an issue for her. As her school year went on, she realized that she was going to need to consult others who were more experienced then her to assist her in making it through the school year successfully.

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The counselor that I interviewed defined co-teaching as two teachers who teach together in one classroom. One teacher is the general education teacher, and the other is the special education teacher. He said that he has been a counselor for eleven years and has not had much experience with co-teaching, but has observed in a few different schools. Since counseling is often involved in some children's IEPs, the counselor has worked closely with the special education teacher in the co-teaching situation and often attends IEP meetings.

The special education teacher and general education teacher also defined co-teaching as a general and special education teacher teaching together in one classroom, but they went into a little more detail. Both of them have had experience with co-teaching. The special education teacher is currently co-teaching this school year and referred to co-teaching as a marriage. The two teachers work closely together to get to know their students and collaborate to come up with a plan for their class. The general education teacher mentioned that she would be worried about co-teaching again. She unfortunately did not have the best experience co-teaching a couple years ago because her and the other teacher had very different teaching styles. She had a hard time getting along with the other teacher and said that was the biggest barrier of co-teaching.

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The counselor that I interviewed sees collaboration as being able to work with other counselors or specialists to find the best way to counsel students. By collaborating with other professionals, the counselor feels that he can find more ideas and strategies for therapy and counseling sessions with students. The counselor said that he is often looked at to do many other jobs around the school besides having counseling sessions with students. As a result of that, he needs to collaborate often to get a better sense of how he can do his job effectively.

The special education teacher and the general education teacher that I interviewed both view collaboration as sharing ideas with other teachers in regards to lesson plans, activities, management strategies, and even how to analyze the data of their classes. Both of these teachers stated that they try to collaborate with others as much as possible because the benefits that they receive from it. When it comes to teaching, sometimes we really cannot do it alone. When time and resources are limited, collaboration is the best way for the teachers to ensure that they are giving their students the best instruction that they can give them.