Andrea Honigsfeld & Maria G. Dove 
Collaborating for English Learners 
A Foundational Guide to Integrated Practices

Looking for a silver bullet to accelerate EL achievement? There is none. 



But this, we promise: when EL specialists and general ed teachers pool their expertise, your ELs’ language development and content mastery will improve 
exponentially. Just ask the tens of thousands of 
Collaboration and Co-Teaching users and now, a new generation of educators, thanks to this all-new second edition: 
Collaborating for English Learners.




Why this new edition? Because more than a decade of implementation has generated for Andrea Honigsfeld and Maria Dove new insight into what exemplary teacher collaboration looks like, which essential frameworks must be established, and how integrated approaches to ELD services benefit all stakeholders. Essentially a roadmap to the many different ways we can all work together, this second edition of 
Collaborating for English Learners features: 

• All-new examples, case studies, illustrative video, and policy updates 


• In-depth coverage of the full range of strategies and configurations for determining the best model to adopt


• Templates, planning guides, and other practical tools to put collaboration into practice


• Guidelines, self-assessments, and questionnaires for evaluating the strategies’ effectiveness

By this time, the big benefits of teacher collaboration are well documented. Where teachers and schools struggle still is determining the best way to do so, especially when working with our ELs. That’s where Andrea Honigsfeld, Maria Dove, and their second edition of 
Collaborating for English Learners will prove absolutely indispensable. After all, there are no two better authorities.

Table of Content

Preface

Acknowledgments

About the Authors

1. What Is This Book About?

Overview

What Guided Us When We Wrote This Book?

The Purpose

Structure and Organization of the Book

The English Learner Population

Collaboration

Program Models Serving English Learners

What Can We Learn From the History and Research on Collaborative Practices?

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Summary

Discussion Questions

Key Online Resources

2. Why Is Collaboration Needed?

Overview

Understanding English Learners

Challenges School Administrators Face

Why Collaboration Is the Answer to the Challenges Teachers and Administrators Face

Why Co-Teaching Is a Possible Answer to Challenges Teachers and Administrators Face

Administrators’ Role: Creating a School Community to Support Effective Instruction for ELs

Summary

Discussion Questions

Key Online Resources

3. Who Does Teacher Collaboration and Co-Teaching for ELs Concern?

Overview

All Stakeholders

Administrators’ Role: Developing and Sustaining a Collaborative School Culture

Summary

Discussion Questions

Key Online Resources

4. What Are the Essential Components of an Integrated, Collaborative Service Delivery for ELs?

Overview

Informal Collaborative Practices

Formal Collaborative Practices

Administrators’ Role: Creating Collaborative Opportunities and Supporting Collaborative Efforts

What Administrators Need to Consider

Summary

Discussion Questions

Key Online Resources

5. How Do Teachers Plan, Instruct, Assess, and Reflect Collaboratively?

Overview

Making a Case for Collaborative Efforts

Launching the Collaboration Team: Top Down or Bottom Up?

Collaborative Teams in Action

A Framework for Effective Collaborative Instruction

Technology and Collaboration

Co-Teaching for Powerful Instruction

Collaborative Student Assessment

Administrators’ Role: Effective Management of Resources

Summary

Discussion Questions

Key Online Resources

6. When Do Teachers Collaborate and Co-Teach?

Overview

Time and Structure for Teamwork

Setting a Purpose for Collaboration

Two Observations of Ongoing Collaboration

A Remedy for Time Limitations: Conversation Protocols

When Do Collaborative Teams Meet?

Expectations for Teacher Collaboration

Time frames for Co-teaching

Administrators’ Role: Scheduling and Supporting Collaborative and Co-Teaching Practices

Summary

Discussion Questions

Key Online Resources

7. Where Do Teachers Collaborate and Co-Teach?

Overview

Reexamining the Importance of Positive School Culture

Spaces and Places for Teacher Collaboration

Collaboration Inside the Classroom

Classroom Design for Co-Taught Lessons

The Impact of Classroom Design

Administrators’ Role: School Organization and Logistics

Summary

Discussion Questions

Key Online Resources

8. What Next? Reviewing and Evaluating Integrated, Collaborative Service Delivery for ELs

Overview

Reflective Practices

Self-Assessment Tools

Ongoing (Formative) Collaborative Program Assessment

Program Evaluation

Administrators’ Role: Leading Effective Assessment Practices

Summary

Discussion Questions

Key Online Resources

9. Portraits of Collaboration

Overview

Districtwide Case Study

Elementary School Case Study #1

Elementary School Case Study #2

Middle School Case Study #1

Middle School Case Study #2

High School Case Study #1

High School Case Study #2

Summary

Discussion Questions

References

Name Index

Subject Index

About the author

Maria G. Dove, Ed.D, is currently a Professor in the School of Education and Human Services at Molloy College, Rockville Centre, New York. Prior to working in higher education, she spent over thirty years as an English-as-a-second-language teacher in public schools and adult English language programs. She is well-known for her professional development work across the United States, focusing on culturally and linguistically diverse students. Dove′s work has led her to publish books, articles, and chapters on collaborative teaching practices and instructional strategies for English learners. In collaboration with Andrea Honigsfeld, she has co-authored four best-selling Corwin Press books including Collaboration for English Learners: A Foundational Guide to Integrated Practices (2019).