Chairpersons – John Niska, Nancy Ruppert, Anita Dutrow

Presenters:

Charlie Beard, Lourdes College , Joining Forces for the Future

Chris Cook and Shawn Faulkner, Northern Kentucky University , Engaging Pre-service Teachers in Service Learning Through the Development of a Student Mentoring Program

Clarence E. Davis, North Carolina Central University , Supporting Initially-Licensed Teachers through Graduate Student Action Research Projects

Elizabeth Dole, Radford University , Part II - Middle School Student Teachers and Special Education Student Teachers Working Together

Tonja Fillippino , Arkansas State University-Beebe , Making 2 Plus 2 = 4

Oliver Dreon, Millersville University , Preparing Middle School Teachers through Professional Development Schools

Mark McJunkin, Arkansas State University , School Partnerships

Cal Meyer, Morehead State University , Where DO You Fit? Examining a Continuum of Multicultural Sensitivity Mentoring

Nancy Mizelle and Karynne Kleine , Georgia College and State University , Mentoring:

Developing Middle Grades Change Agents

Nancy Ruppert, UNC Asheville , Can a SAALE Model Provide Pre-service Candidates with Tools for Assessing Impact on Student Learning?

Dan Saurino, UNC Charlotte , The Hybrid Classroom: A Call for Outside Technologies in the Classroom

Penelope Saurino, Limestone College , Getting Graphic: Engaging Reading and Writing Through Graphic Novels

Ronald Towery, Arkansas State University , Staying on the Same Page

Cherry Watts, University of Tennessee at Martin and Al Seed, the University of Memphis , The Middle School Concept in Practice: How Tennessee Schools Do It: Year 2

Michelle Williams and Claudia Whitley, Stephen F. Austin State University ,

Preparing Teacher Candidates for Interdisciplinary Teaming

Robert Ziegenfuss, Shippensburg University , Modeling Alternative Assessment for Pre-Service Middle Level Teachers