Scope on Safety: Collaborating safely

by: Ken Roy

With the advent of inclusion legislation such as the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) or PL 105-17 Reauthorization Action of 1997, many schools have focused on teaching partnerships between regular education and special education teachers. Science departments have been no exception to the trend toward team-teaching. This article describes five of the most popular models of team teaching. In addition, the legal implications and science safety issues concerning collaboration are addressed in this article.

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Type Journal ArticlePub Date 12/1/2006Stock # ss06_030_04_64Volume 030Issue 04

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