Making Inclusion Work: Effective Practices for All Teachers - Hardcover

Beattie, John; Jordan, Luann; Algozzine, Bob

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 141291468X ISBN 13: 9781412914680

Verlag: Corwin, 2006

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This invaluable resource offers teachers in elementary and secondary schools a deeper understanding of "what works" when teaching students with disabilities in general education classrooms.

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John Beattie earned his doctorate from the University of Florida in 1981. Following a period during which he taught in the Alachua County (FL) public schools, he joined the faculty at the University of Missouri- St. Louis in 1982. The following year a position became available at the University of North Carolina Charlotte and he began his tenure at UNCC at that time. He has been at UNCC since 1983. He teaches classes, conducts research, speaks at local, state, national, and international professional conferences, provides in-service training, and consults with schools in the areas of learning disabilities, ADHD, inclusion, math, and study skills. He has served as a Field Editor for Exceptional Children, and is currently serving a similar role for Teacher Education and Special Education.

LuAnn Jordan earned her doctorate from the University of Florida in 1995, working as a research coordinator until moving to the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in 1997 as the Faculty Coordinator of the Distance Education Master¿s Program in Special Education. While at UNC Charlotte, she has served in various teaching, research, and service capacities, including Co-Director of a personnel preparation program in Inclusion. As Associate Professor in the UNC Charlotte Special Education Program, Dr. Jordan teaches courses in learning disabilities, teaching written expression to students with learning problems, and teaching strategies for teachers of students with high incidence disabilities. She received training in the University of Kansas Strategic Instruction Model (SIM) in 1993. As a result she is a certified trainer of the University of Kansas Learning Strategies, and has trained over 100 preservice and inservice teachers in KU Strategies, which target middle and high school learners. Dr. Jordan has developed a number of on-line courses, including courses in Inclusion and Attention Deficit Disorder that are delivered primarily via the Internet. As a special education teacher, she worked with elementary students with learning disabilities, mild mental disabilities, and behavioral disabilities.

Bob Algozzine earned his doctorate from The Pennsylvania State University in 1975, joining the faculty there that same year and moving to the University of Florida in 1977. While at UF, he served in various teaching, research, and service capacities, including Behavior Disorders Program Coordinator. Since 1987, he has been a faculty member at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte serving as Coordinator of the Research Program in the Department of Educational Leadership, Research Mentor for the faculty in the College of Education, and Co-Director of the Behavior and Reading Improvement Center. For nine years, Dr. Algozzine was Co-Editor of Exceptional Children and is widely known for his research and writing on effective teaching practices in the area of behavior disorders and critical issues in the field of special education. He has been a featured speaker at local, state, national, and international professional conferences and has conducted professional development workshops for general and special education teachers across the country.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Corwin
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2006
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 141291468X
• ISBN 13: 9781412914680
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Anzahl der Seiten: 290
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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