Mikkaka Overstreet, Ph.D. (2015), University of Louisville, is an Assistant Professor of Literacy Education at East Carolina University. Her research reflects work with preservice and practicing teachers to empower and engage students through culturally responsive education. Lori Norton-Meier, Ph.D. (1998), University of Iowa, is a Professor of Literacy Education at the University of Louisville. She has published extensively about the power of teacher learning when given the opportunity to engage in the act of inquiry.

• AcknowledgementsList of Figures and TablesNotes on Contributors1 Introduction: Making the Case for the Study of the “Messy Realities” in the Preparation of TeachersMikkaka Overstreet and Lori Norton-Meier2 From Professional Development Schools to P-20 Clinical Teacher Preparation Partnerships: Contemporary Shifts in Addressing the Complex Lives of Students and Educators in Diverse SettingsAnn Larson and Amy Lingo3 Mentoring and Third Space in the Academy: The Complexities of Community Engaged Scholarship in Clinical PartnershipsLori Norton-Meier4 Navigating Synergic Boundaries: A Collaboration between an Urban Elementary School and a School-Based Mathematics Methods CourseLateefah Id-Deen, Gabrielle Read-Jasnoff, Shannon Putman and Tim FosterBridging the Theme: Relationships MatterMikkaka Overstreet and Lori Norton-Meier5 Ball Pythons, Bartering and Building CommunityMikkaka OverstreetBridging the Theme: Stories MatterMikkaka Overstreet and Lori Norton-Meier6 From Saviors to Safety Nets: How a Unique Semester Helped Pre-Service Teachers Think More Deeply about Their Field Placements and CourseworkTammi R. DavisBridging the Theme: Identity MattersMikkaka Overstreet and Lori Norton-Meier7 Approaching Educational Equity with White Pre-Service Teachers through an Intersectional Understanding of SelfBianca Nightengale-LeeBridging the Theme: Reflective Action MattersMikkaka Overstreet and Lori Norton-Meier8 Positioning Students as Writers: A Discourse Analysis in Teacher EducationEmily ZuccaroBridging the Theme: Inquiry MattersMikkaka Overstreet and Lori Norton-Meier9 Perspectives from a First-Year TeacherAnetria SwansonBridging the Theme: Argument MattersMikkaka Overstreet and Lori Norton-Meier10 Conclusion: Lessons Learned from Research and Practice on the Path to “Ideological Becoming”Lori Norton-Meier and Mikkaka Overstreet

Mikkaka Overstreet, Ph.D. (2015), University of Louisville, is an Assistant Professor of Literacy Education at East Carolina University. Her research reflects work with preservice and practicing teachers to empower and engage students through culturally responsive education. Lori Norton-Meier, Ph.D. (1998), University of Iowa, is a Professor of Literacy Education at the University of Louisville. She has published extensively about the power of teacher learning when given the opportunity to engage in the act of inquiry.

• AcknowledgementsList of Figures and TablesNotes on Contributors1 Introduction: Making the Case for the Study of the “Messy Realities” in the Preparation of TeachersMikkaka Overstreet and Lori Norton-Meier2 From Professional Development Schools to P-20 Clinical Teacher Preparation Partnerships: Contemporary Shifts in Addressing the Complex Lives of Students and Educators in Diverse SettingsAnn Larson and Amy Lingo3 Mentoring and Third Space in the Academy: The Complexities of Community Engaged Scholarship in Clinical PartnershipsLori Norton-Meier4 Navigating Synergic Boundaries: A Collaboration between an Urban Elementary School and a School-Based Mathematics Methods CourseLateefah Id-Deen, Gabrielle Read-Jasnoff, Shannon Putman and Tim FosterBridging the Theme: Relationships MatterMikkaka Overstreet and Lori Norton-Meier5 Ball Pythons, Bartering and Building CommunityMikkaka OverstreetBridging the Theme: Stories MatterMikkaka Overstreet and Lori Norton-Meier6 From Saviors to Safety Nets: How a Unique Semester Helped Pre-Service Teachers Think More Deeply about Their Field Placements and CourseworkTammi R. DavisBridging the Theme: Identity MattersMikkaka Overstreet and Lori Norton-Meier7 Approaching Educational Equity with White Pre-Service Teachers through an Intersectional Understanding of SelfBianca Nightengale-LeeBridging the Theme: Reflective Action MattersMikkaka Overstreet and Lori Norton-Meier8 Positioning Students as Writers: A Discourse Analysis in Teacher EducationEmily ZuccaroBridging the Theme: Inquiry MattersMikkaka Overstreet and Lori Norton-Meier9 Perspectives from a First-Year TeacherAnetria SwansonBridging the Theme: Argument MattersMikkaka Overstreet and Lori Norton-Meier10 Conclusion: Lessons Learned from Research and Practice on the Path to “Ideological Becoming”Lori Norton-Meier and Mikkaka Overstreet

Mikkaka Overstreet, Ph.D. (2015), University of Louisville, is an Assistant Professor of Literacy Education at East Carolina University. Her research reflects work with preservice and practicing teachers to empower and engage students through culturally responsive education. Lori Norton-Meier, Ph.D. (1998), University of Iowa, is a Professor of Literacy Education at the University of Louisville. She has published extensively about the power of teacher learning when given the opportunity to engage in the act of inquiry.

• AcknowledgementsList of Figures and TablesNotes on Contributors1 Introduction: Making the Case for the Study of the “Messy Realities” in the Preparation of TeachersMikkaka Overstreet and Lori Norton-Meier2 From Professional Development Schools to P-20 Clinical Teacher Preparation Partnerships: Contemporary Shifts in Addressing the Complex Lives of Students and Educators in Diverse SettingsAnn Larson and Amy Lingo3 Mentoring and Third Space in the Academy: The Complexities of Community Engaged Scholarship in Clinical PartnershipsLori Norton-Meier4 Navigating Synergic Boundaries: A Collaboration between an Urban Elementary School and a School-Based Mathematics Methods CourseLateefah Id-Deen, Gabrielle Read-Jasnoff, Shannon Putman and Tim FosterBridging the Theme: Relationships MatterMikkaka Overstreet and Lori Norton-Meier5 Ball Pythons, Bartering and Building CommunityMikkaka OverstreetBridging the Theme: Stories MatterMikkaka Overstreet and Lori Norton-Meier6 From Saviors to Safety Nets: How a Unique Semester Helped Pre-Service Teachers Think More Deeply about Their Field Placements and CourseworkTammi R. DavisBridging the Theme: Identity MattersMikkaka Overstreet and Lori Norton-Meier7 Approaching Educational Equity with White Pre-Service Teachers through an Intersectional Understanding of SelfBianca Nightengale-LeeBridging the Theme: Reflective Action MattersMikkaka Overstreet and Lori Norton-Meier8 Positioning Students as Writers: A Discourse Analysis in Teacher EducationEmily ZuccaroBridging the Theme: Inquiry MattersMikkaka Overstreet and Lori Norton-Meier9 Perspectives from a First-Year TeacherAnetria SwansonBridging the Theme: Argument MattersMikkaka Overstreet and Lori Norton-Meier10 Conclusion: Lessons Learned from Research and Practice on the Path to “Ideological Becoming”Lori Norton-Meier and Mikkaka Overstreet