1.) Identify skills that you believe educators need in order to consult, collaborate, and work in professional teams for serving students special needs, and incorporate them in a "job description" or "qualifications summary" that could be used to solicit applicants for such a school position.

2.) Present one strategy for overcoming each of the following obstacles to school consultation, collaboration, and teamwork.

Lack of time:

Lack of role clarification:

Lack of preparation:

Uncertainty and lack of information about effectiveness of the consultation and collaboration:

3.)Give three of the five rules recommended for effective brainstorming.

4.) Name 2 strategies that a collaborative consulting teacher could propose to a school administrator for freeing up time to co-plan and collaborate.