Achieving Effective and Inclusive School Settings

Summary

Skills underlying effective inclusion practices, especially for mildly handicapped students, should center on quality of instruction and the development of collaborative structures to support teachers' core competencies which also facilitate successful schools in general. However, ensuring professional growth in these competencies requires implementation of the best practices in staff development and adult learning. An example of how staff development is implemented in practice is described, using the example of one model program, Instructional Consultation Teams.

Key Words:

• Consultation
• teams
• collaborative instruction teams
• staff development