Co-teaching--the practice of having special education and regular education teachers work together in inclusive classrooms--is one way to ensure that all students have equal access to challenging academic content. But the practice is a challenging one, requiring thoughtful planning and execution by cooperative classroom professionals. Universal Design for Learning (UDL), a framework for designing inclusive learning environments, offers co-teachers structure and guidance in pursuing their goal to create successful learning environments for all students. In this book, veteran co-teacher and UDL expert Elizabeth Stein shows how to apply the UDL principles and guidelines to the practice of co-teaching. How does UDL inform the lesson-planning process? What does UDL look like in the classroom? What role does formative assessment play? How do you get buy-in for the UDL approach from administrators, parents, and students themselves? These and other questions are answered in this must-have book for anyone interested in co-teaching.

pt. IUnderstanding Co-teaching through the Lens of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) -- 1. Transform Co-teaching Approaches with Universal Design for Learning -- 2. Embrace Learner Variability the UDL Way -- 3. Instructional Design: Making the UDL Mind-set Shift -- pt. II Teacher Workshop: Elevating Co-teaching by Applying UDL -- 4. Planning Powerful Instruction -- 5. UDL in Action -- 6. Empowering Students as UDL Partners -- 7. More Strategies and Structures to Promote Learner Expertise.