Conference Program/Sessions

This presentation will focus on the results of a co-teaching professional development presentation. This session will start with an overview of a partnership development between a local elementary school and university, which will also include an overview of a co-teaching professional development. The presenters will address the growing need for professional development for general education and special education teachers (Shaffer & Thomas-Brown, 2015). The presentation will include a detailed description of the professional development that was designed along with the results of the implementation of this professional development. The presenters will review the challenges encountered. There will also be a discussion of the results of a post professional development survey and a follow-up survey. The presentation will reflect on the successes and challenges the encounters with administration and teachers. Through the challenges of building this professional development the presenters will discuss next steps. The hope is this presentation will be interactive in nature and lead to discussion among participants.