For more than a decade, Mr. Summers has worked to shift Wise Regional toward a "specialist model".
In the collaborative specialist model, teachers are selected for groups based on "their proven expertise in subject-matter content and pedagogy" (p. 74).
The collaborative specialist model (Nelson and Landel 2007) describes a similar grouping of teachers but distinguishes itself from team teaching by its emphasis on deliberate selection of content specialization areas for teachers and strong collaboration around content and students.
Additional sections related to factors influencing the initial impetus and continuation of the specialist model; teacher beliefs about math and science instruction; enthusiasm and preparedness for subject areas; and professional development experiences and needs.
Although we have characterized five of the six models here as team teaching models, it may also be important for educators to revisit the notion of the collaborative specialist model when considering alternatives to self-contained classrooms (Nelson and Landel 2007).
For Leah (double participant, model B), ECS allows more opportunity for change to take place: Leah: And I think the specialist model – especially for intermediate – because there's so many things that teachers have to know really deeply that making change is hard when you're trying to make change in so many different subject areas.
Although the collaborative specialist model may not describe an instructional arrangement that differs from the various team teaching situations identified above, it is important to recognize that there may be differential opportunities and expectations for collaboration between teachers who share students.
Leah: And I think the specialist model – especially for intermediate – because there's so many things that teachers have to know really deeply that making change is hard when you're trying to make change in so many different subject areas.
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Emergency department staffing historically has been based on a "Multi-Specialists Model" with Specialist Physicians representing different services.
The specialist model is similar to the former except that a specialist TB hospital is located in the same area.
