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Winning teams execute sound strategies and good coaching. It is no different in today's inclusive classrooms where teamwork and collaboration are essential for success. Join Drs. Rebecca Hines and Lisa Dieker from the University of Central Florida as they provide winning strategies for general and special education staff working in inclusive environments. These strategies not only improve team functioning, but also raise student achievement. Utilizing a sports metaphor including pre-game and post-game analyses, Hines and Dieker take you into elementary classrooms where they present and review strategies that empower inclusive teams to more effectively: Manage Their Time Use Their Expertise Collaborate on Content Understand Their Roles & Responsibilities Learn how to execute winning Co-Teaching, Facilitative Support and Paraeducator staffing patterns and move your inclusion program forward. An informative, reality-based, fun-filled and practical DVD that can be used for general staff development as well as for enhancing current team practice and/or coaching new teams for success. Also included is a Viewer's Guide that assist staff developers, trainers and coaches in building strategies for successful inclusive teams.