After reading the article Scruggs and Mastropieri’s (2017) “Making Inclusion Work with Co-Teaching” from Teaching Exceptional Children, and Chapters 1 and 2 of Knackendoffel, Dettmer, and Thurston (2017), respond to the following prompts. Initial 1+page   Respond to 1 peer with 1+ paragraph   For both the initial post AND the reply to a peer, you may type/paste text, upload a document, or do the discussion assignment in any format that you would prefer: written discussion, powerpoint/slides, poster, audio or video recording, Prezi, or other.

1. What challenges do consultation and collaboration present?
2. Using Scruggs and Mastropieri (2017), what suggestions or brainstorming ideas do you have as a next step for the teachers in this article?  (Don’t worry if you are unsure – this is before you have learned the core content – more for me to see the background knowledge you bring to the course – just write what comes to mind for you)
3. In Scruggs and Mastropieri (2017), what would help these teachers to be successful?  What strengths would you bring to this situation as the special ed teacher?  As the gen ed teacher?
4. What factors motivate educators to collaborate in teams?  Do you see some of these factors as more viable reasons than others?  Describe why the educators you work with in your placement/job collaborate or consult in teams.
5. Using the roles listed in figure 1.2 (Knackendoffel, Dettmer, & Thurston, 2017, p.15) and the chart in the Ch 1 powerpoint (slide 15), describe one collaborative relationship in your placement/job.  Be sure to name the consultant, consultee, and client, and describe.
6. What is the difference between a professional perspective and a personal preference?  Provide an example of each.
7. Using Knackendoffel, Dettmer, and Thurston (2017), Describe some of your own professional perspectives and personal preferences (use prompts in Activity 2.4 (pp.57-58) and Activity 2.5 (p.61).  How might these create challenges and opportunities in collaborating in your placement/job?