Published: August 8, 2007

Getting Ready for the School Year: Part III

The Mentor

Coleen Armstrong taught secondary school for 31 years in Hamilton, Ohio. She hosted a TV talk-show that covered education issues from 1990-1999 and in 2002, co-authored

I’m a resource teacher. What are some good strategies for working with general educators to implement inclusion when some teachers are reluctant?

General educators are reluctant only because they’re afraid it will increase their workload. So when you check in, you might give them a few simple power-and-control choices: Should you two communicate by phone, by personal visit, or by e-mail? Should they fill out evaluation sheets, or should you show...