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Video link: Coteaching 
Description: Two Baltimore-area school teachers explore what it's like to work in an inclusive classroom every day. Challenges and positive outcomes are discussed.
Learning Objective: Define the critical elements of collaboration and describe the role of interactive communication, problem-solving, and conflict resolution in effective collaboration. Create examples of when collaboration did and did not work and explain why. 
508 Compliant and accessibility: Audio & CC

Audio link: Choosing The Right School For Special Needs
Description: Three women, all mothers of children with special needs, discuss their experience with their children’s education. 
Learning Objective: Describe and provide examples of best practices when working with paraeducators and students’ family members.
508 Compliant and accessibility: Audio & Transcript

Video link: The Role of the Paraprofessional in the Inclusive Class
Description: This video presents resources, strategies, and tips for developing paraprofessional skills that support inclusion.
Learning Objective: Describe and provide examples of best practices when working with paraeducators and students’ family members.
508 Compliant and accessibility: Audio
 

Video link: Paraprofessionals in Inclusive Classrooms: Increasing Student Learning and Independence
Description: This video presents the role of paraprofessionals as effective educators in the inclusive classroom setting.
Learning Objective: Describe and provide examples of best practices when working with paraeducators and students’ family members.
508 Compliant and accessibility: Audio & CC
 

Web link: Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students
Description: This website defines cultural diversity and provides strategies for teaching culturally diverse students.
Learning Objective: Describe how cultural differences impact the manner in which individuals collaborate. Provide examples of strategies teachers can use to engage family members across cultures.
508 Compliant and accessibility: Audio & CC
 

Video link: TED Talk: Building Relationships Between Parents and Teachers
Description: In this TED Talk, Megan Olivia Hall stresses the importance of developing and maintaining positive relationships between parents and teachers.
Learning Objective: Describe how cultural differences impact the manner in which individuals collaborate. Provide examples of strategies teachers can use to engage family members across cultures
508 Compliant and accessibility: Audio & CC