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The following descriptions of and views on Collaboration, Co-Teaching, and Consultation have been put together through discussions with individuals in the field of education. All three are important components of communication in education. In order for any of these communication components to occur, individuals must possess good communication skills, be open, and exhibit the character traits of patience, and respect.

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Consultation involves asking someone else for advice. Through speaking with two general education teachers who have been elementary school teachers for three years I have learned what consultation can look like in the field of education. When new teachers enter the field, they are typically partnered with a teacher who is there to ask questions and advice of. As the teachers were in the field longer, they became more comfortable with consultation. In order for consultation to occur, there needs to be an openness to new ideas and a wanting to improve. Similar to student teaching, having a good relationship with someone who can consult you will lead to improved teaching as well as your ability to consult in the future.

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Co-teaching is when two people teach together. Out of the three, it is by far the most demanding as two individuals must combine different teaching methods and ideas in a way that benefits the students best. Co-teaching can be helpful to students who need extra help and to those students who excel. Having more than one teacher in the classroom during instruction time will double the liklihood of a student receiving the personalized attention that they need. In order for co-teaching to occur, teachers need to set aside time to meet with each other in order to cover how a lesson will be presented to the class. Mathematics is a subject that is one of the more common subjects in which co-teaching occurs. Co-teaching is something that the teachers who I spoke with did not have much experience with prior to entering the field. One teacher did share that a new model in student teaching involves students mainly doing co-teaching for their experience.

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Collaboration is when people are working together in any capacity. Collaboration takes place daily within an elementary school setting. A general education teacher frequently collaborates with other teachers on his or her team. For instance, a first grade team may have weekly meeting where they discuss progress, problems, and ideas with other team members. Together they work together to create solutions, celebrate successes, and develop new and innovative ideas. Collaboration works best when all members in a group feel as though they and their ideas are equally respected and represented. Collaboration is something that was practiced a lot in college through group work and some in lesson plan development.