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Inclusion
By special ed. teacher

I teach inclusion all day long. In my case, the teacher that I work with switches off teaching duties with me- every other class period or every other unit lesson. As the special ed. teacher, I would be responsible for accomodations
for the special needs students in my classes, and it is my responsibility to know their IEPs. However, I feel equally responsible for all of the other students in my classes, too. The other teacher and I do not draw any distictions between ourselves- the students don't know that she is a 'regular' teacher and I'm a 'special ed.'
teacher. This is important to their self-esteem,

in my opinion. We share grading duties.
As for lesson plans, we've decided to write one set of plans, and both of us are turning them in to administration. It just seems silly to both write them, when we teach together all day long.

I hope this helps. It's great that you and the new teacher get along well- that's going to make everything so much easier. I get along with my co-teacher, too, and I think we both feel comfortable proposing new ideas to each other. Communication is so important; if you tell the students something, or speak to a parent or other staff member, make sure she knows. Good luck- I completely believe in inclusion, done well.