Introduction
Section I: Teachers and Teaching
Section I: Introduction
1. What Teacher Candidates Believe About Teaching and Learning
Nancy Caukin, Middle Tennessee State University

2. College Students’ Perceptions of the Characteristics of Effective Teachers in Higher Education: The Students’ Voice
Leona M. Johnson, Hampton University

3. Analyzing Hope, Strength, and Courage to Enhance the Efficacy of Teacher Education Interns and Supervisors
Nancy P. Gallavan, University of Central Arkansas and Jennifer P. Merritt, University of Central Arkansas

4. Collaboration: A Skill that must be Explicitly Taught
Heather K. Dillard, Middle Tennessee State University

5. Field Experiences with Children of Trauma: Supporting Emotionally and Psychologically Injured Children (EPICs): Value Beyond Institutional Measure
Jayne M. Leh, The Pennsylvania State University Berks Campus

6. Inspiring Teachers across the Professional Continuum through Collaborative Coaching and Lesson Study
Jennifer M. Suh, George Mason University and Kim Dockery, Educational Consultant

7. Strengthening Culturally Responsive Teaching through Existing Professional Development School Partnerships
Emily Reeves, Midwestern State University and Angela Malone Cartwright Midwestern State University and Daphney L. Curry Midwestern State University

8. Teacher Candidates’ Courage in Developing Cultural Capacity through an Aboriginal Co-Curricular Community Service-Learning Program
Glenda L. Black, Nipissing University and Mair Greenfield, Nipissing University

Section I: Summary

Section II: Leaders and Leading

Section II: Introduction

9. Preparing the Leaders/Teachers of Tomorrow by Improving the Well-Being of Teachers Today
Denise Deemers , University of Central Arkansas

10. “I need collaboration too!”: Exploring the Nature of Collaboration between a Literacy Coach and University Teacher Collaborator
Grace Kang, Illinois State University

11. Charter School Special Educators: Expressions of Hope, Courage, and Strength
Sarah Irvine Belsen, American University

12. A Telling Case of the Principal’s Role in Fostering Teacher and Collective Efficacy
LeAnn G. Putney, University of Nevada, Las Vegas and Shelley Nordick, Jordan School District and Suzanne H Jones, Utah State University

13. Preparing Elementary School Mathematics Specialists: Aspirations for a University Endorsement Program
Susan Swars Auslander, Georgia State University, Stephanie Z. Smith, Georgia State University, Marvin E. Smith, Kennesaw State University

14. Fighting for Hope and Inspiration: Developing Reflective Spaces for Leaders in Elementary School Mathematics

Ryan Flessner, Butler University, Courtney Flessner, Indiana University, Katherine Reed,Hinkle Creek Elementary School, Susan Adamson, Butler University

15. The Impact of Privatized Funding in Education and a Proposal for Reform
Todd Cherner, Portland State University and Catherine M. Scott, Coastal Carolina University

16. Are You a Hope Buster or a Hope Muster?
Angela Webster, University of Central Arkansas
Section II: Summary