The Practical Guide to Empowering Students, Teachers, and Families, Second Edition

In today’s inclusive classrooms, teamwork between students, teachers, and families has never been more important. Focusing on the power of these partnerships, this book shows education professionals how collaborative learning addresses challenges like literacy, behavior issues, teacher success, access to the general curriculum, multiculturalism, and more. Readers will get

• an overview explaining why collaborative learning works
  
  
• updated research and best practices
  
  
• diverse perspectives on practices like peer tutoring and small-group learning
  
  
• research-based teaching strategies educators can use to foster teamwork in classrooms from preschool to secondary school

About the Editors
About the Authors
Preface
For the Reader

I. Toward Creativity and Collaborative Learning in the 21st Century

Toward Whole Schools: Building a Movement for Creativity and Collaborative Learning in the 21st Century
J. Michael Peterson

1. Democratic Education and the Creation of the Loving and Just Community
   Kathleen Kesson, Christopher J. Koliba, and Kate Paxton
   
   
2. Families as Creative and Resourceful Collaborators in Inclusive Schooling
   Barbara E. Buswell and C. Beth Schaffner
   
   
3. Beyond Benevolence: Supporting Genuine Friendships in Inclusive Schools
   Emma Van der Klift and Norman Kunc
   
   
4. Building Connections
   Mary A. Falvey, Marsha S. Forest, Jack Pearpoint, and Richard L. Rosenberg
   
   
5. Strategies for Creating Multicultural and Pluralistic Societies: A Mind Is a Wonderful Thing to Develop
   Gwendolyn C. Webb-Johnson
   
   
6. Teaching for Liberation: Promising Practices from Critical Pedagogy
   Paula Kluth, Rosario Diaz-Greenberg, Jacqueline S. Thousand, and Ann I. Nevin
   
   
7. Access to the General Education Curriculum for All: The Universal Design Process
   Alice Udvari-Solner, Richard A. Villa, and Jacqueline S. Thousand
   

II. Perspectives on Creativity and Collaborative Learning

Cooperative Group Learning as a Form of Creativity
Alice M.L. Quiocho

8. Problem-Solving Methods to Facilitate Inclusive Education
   Michael F. Giangreco, Chigee J. Cloninger, Ruth E. Dennis, and Susan W. Edelman
   
   
9. Supporting Students with Troubling Behavior
   Richard A. Villa, Jonathan Udis, and Jacqueline S. Thousand
   
   
10. Awareness Plans for Facilitating Creative Thinking
    Herbert L. Leff, Jacqueline S. Thousand, Ann I. Nevin, and Alice M.L. Quiocho.
    
    
11. Why Understanding the Theoretical Basis of Cooperative Learning Enhances Teaching Success
    Frank B. Murray
    
    
12. Cooperative and Collaborative Learning: An Integrative Perspective
    Neil Davidson
    
    
13. Ensuring Diversity Is Positive: Cooperative Community, Constructive Conflict, and Civic Values
    David W. Johnson and Roger T. Johnson
    
    
14. Cooperative Learning and Inclusion
    Mara Sapon-Shevin, Barbara J. Ayres, and Janet Duncan
    
    
15. Student Disruptions in the Cooperative Classroom: Experiences in a New Brunswick, Canada, School District
    Brian Kelly
    
    
16. Using Peer Tutoring to Prevent Early Reading Failure
    Kristen L. McMaster, Douglas Fuchs, and Lynn S. Fuchs
    
    
17. Partner Learning: The Power Source for Students, Schools, and Communities
    Mary E. McNeil and Antonette W. Hood

III. Putting Creativity and Collaborative Learning into Practice: Strategies and Lesson Plans

Creativity
Ann I. Nevin, Jacqueline S. Thousand, and Richard A. Villa

18. Partner Learning Systems
    Laurie LaPlante and Nadine Zane
    
    
19. The Role of Students in Resolving Conflict
    Fred Schrumpf and Golie G. Jansen
    
    
20. One Divided by Two or More: Redefining the Role of a Cooperative Education Team
    Richard A. Villa and Jacqueline S. Thousand
    
    
21. Cooperative Group Lesson Plans
    Ann I. Nevin, Jacqueline S. Thousand, and Richard A. Villa
    
    
22. Creating and Supporting Peer Tutor Partnerships in Secondary Schools
    Pamela J. Villalobos, Deborah Tweit-Hull, and Amie Wong
    
    
23. Creating and Supporting Peer Tutor Partnerships: Lesson Plans
    Pamela J. Villalobos, Deborah Tweit-Hull, and Amie Wong
    
    
24. Empowering Secondary Students to Take the Lead: Training Activities to Promote Advocacy, Inclusion, and Social Justice
    Pamela J. Villalobos, Lori Eshilian, and Jeff Moyer

Afterword
Index