Best practices for education professionals / edited by Heidi L. Schnackenberg, Beverly A. Burnell.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [151]-159) and index.

So what's the "big idea?" : the great uncover-up / David Iasevoli and the students of "Content and pedagogy" Fall 2010 -- Teaching and learning with care and commitment : faculty cohorts as best practice / Jean Ann Hunt ... [and others] -- Applying art-based self-study techniques within qualitative research teaching / Rocci Luppicini and Jessica Backen -- Moving beyond test-driven and textbook-driven curricula : five questions to facilitate school change / Jean Ann Hunt, Caroline Knight, and Robert Ackland -- The literacy tapestry : language arts (the warp) and creativity (the weft) / Peggy L. Snowden -- Students' experiences in learning communities within teacher education / Beverly A. Burnell ... [and others] -- Inclusion as a design strategy for teacher-preparation programs / Alicia Roberts Frank -- Sexual and gender identity development and school climate : what do professional educators need to know? / Noah S. Jawitz, Matthew M. Wagar, and Beverly A. Burnell -- Understanding and utilizing quantitative research as a best practice in education / Julia Davis -- Technological sophistication and teacher preparation for Generation Y / Heidi L. Schnackenberg and Edwin S. Vega -- A Socratic apology in favor of educational technology / Margarita Garcia-Notario.