COLLABORATIVE TEACHING AND INCLUSION

Abstract

In most cases, special education students are served in multifunctional resource rooms, either individually or in small groups. However, when teachers from Specialized Educational Services (AEE), who work in multifunctional resource rooms, and teachers from regular classrooms work in partnership, the chances of successful learning for the student increase. Collaborative Teaching is a collaborative effort between regular classroom teachers and special education teachers, who together articulate strategies and methodologies to meet the needs of special education students. Even though they are regulated, public educational policies on Collaborative Teaching are not yet fully implemented. This article aims to discuss this pedagogical practice as a proposal that needs to be adopted by the entire school, in which collaboration and commitment must be enabled in the pursuit of meaningful learning and an inclusive process. The studies highlighted reference units that support this idea and motivate the entire school community to adopt this practice, especially considering the recent National Policy on Inclusive Education presented by Decree No. 12.868 of October 2025.