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Teacher Collaboration: Spreading Best Practices School-Wide.                Why I chose it: Captures professionals working together in real time, reflecting Friend & Cook’s emphasis on collaborative interaction skills like active listening, shared planning, and joint problem-solving (Chapter 5).Represents the idea that: Effective collaboration is deliberate and ongoing—teachers must engage in shared discussion, reflect together, and co-construct solutions to support students.

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Teacher Collaboration: Spreading Best Practices School-Wide

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Why I chose it: Visualizes a diverse IEP team (e.g., educator, therapist, parent), highlighting legal and ethical decision-making in Yell et al. (2020) on “legally sound placement decisions.”
Represents the idea that: Placement isn’t decided arbitrarily—it involves comprehensive discussion, data analysis, legal considerations, and team consensus per IDEA guidelines.

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Connection: Friend & Cook stress active listening as a cornerstone of effective collaboration—needs to be intentional, reflective, and responsive. In Chapter 5,  explains the need to work through listening, asking questions, and staying focused on the student, not the conflict.

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Connection: Yell et al. emphasize using objective data and progress monitoring when considering placement—ensure decisions hold up both legally and educationally.

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Inside an Inclusive Classroom: How Two Teachers Work TogetherConnection: Represents the collaborative ideal from Friend & Cook and the legal preference for LRE in Yell et al.—when appropriate, students should be educated alongside peers.

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Inside an Inclusive Classroom: How Two Teachers Work Together

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Visual idea: A staged continuum from general classroom → resource room → specialized setting

Connection: Reflects Yell et al.’s framework for making structured, individualized placement decisions based on student needs and legal mandates.