I’ll never forget the moment two students walked into my office for their usual morning check-in. One of them looked at me and said,“Come on, Dr. H — am I really gonna need to know how to use the periodic table to get a job?” Before I could answer, the other chimed in, chuckling,“Yeah, Miss… […]
Alexis Hamlor
Alexis L. Hamlor, Ed.D. is an educational leader and author of multiple self-development and inspirational books. She is currently completing her eighth book, 31 Days of Me: A Self-Care Journey for Teens. With over a decade of experience in NYC DOE and charter schools, she has served as a special education teacher, instructional coach, mentor, and former Dean of Special Education. Her work centers on supporting co-teaching, culturally responsive teaching, differentiated instruction, inclusive learning, and teacher development.
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The Hidden Toll of ICT: When Co-Teaching Isn’t Really Co-Teaching — And Students Pay the Price
By the third period on a Tuesday morning, I had already received six emails about IEP service logs, two messages from classroom teachers asking how to “modify something quickly” for an upcoming lesson, and a report about a student who had gone more than a week without receiving his mandated small-group support. Integrated Co-Teaching (ICT) […]