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Across the United States, mainstream and ESL teachers have been enhancing their classrooms by adopting coteaching and collaboration strategies inspired by special education inclusion models (Nordmeyer, 2008; Wertheimer & Honigsfeld, 2000). In this workshop, we will explore how Southwestern College is championing teacher collaboration through an IET immersion model, showcased through authentic case vignettes. We will demonstrate how collaborative experiences and coteaching between content teachers and ELL professionals lead to significant improvements in student learning. By using successful cooperative planning and techniques, classroom content educators and ESL professionals are discovering effective ways to improve lesson delivery and differentiate instruction.