Cari L. Klecka is an assistant professor of Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and associate editor of the Journal of Teacher Education. Sandra J. Odell is professor and chair of the department of curriculum and instruction at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and editor of the Journal of Teacher Education.W. Robert Houston, former Association of Teacher Educators president, is the John and Rebecca Moores Professor of Education at the University of Houston and has authored or edited forty-five books including the first edition of the Handbook of Research on Teacher Education.Robin Haskell McBee is a professor in the Teacher Education Department at Rowan University.

It is well documented that the achievement of P-12 students is enhanced by improving the quality of the teachers in their classrooms. In the same way, the quality of the teachers will be enhanced by improving the quality of those who educate the teachers in preservice as well as inservice programs. This volume significantly contributes to the critical conversation about the quality of teacher educators. The chapters outlining the Standards for Teacher Educators and the clarifying indicators powerfully define and further expand on the operational definition of a teacher educator's role - a much needed contribution to the field.

• Part 1 Foundations for Teacher Educator StandardsChapter 2 The History of Teacher Education as a DisciplineChapter 3 Who Is a Teacher EducatorChapter 4 Conceptualizing, Developing, and Testing Standards for Teacher EducatorsPart 5 Conceptualizing Visions for Teacher Educators through StandardsChapter 6 Standard One: TeachingChapter 7 Standard Two: Cultural CompetenceChapter 8 Standard Three: ScholarshipChapter 9 Standard Four: Professional DevelopmentChapter 10 Standard Five: Program DevelopmentChapter 11 Standard Six: CollaborationChapter 12 Standard Seven: Public AdvocacyChapter 13 Standard Eight: Teacher Education ProfessionChapter 14 Standard Nine: VisionPart 15 Multiple Voices: Examples of Applying the Standards across DisciplinesChapter 16 A Multicultural Approach to ATE's Standards for Teacher EducatorsChapter 17 How School-Based Teacher Educators Exemplify the StandardsChapter 18 Perspectives on Standards from a Literacy Teacher EducatorChapter 19 Teacher Educator Standards through the Educational Technology LensChapter 20 Voices: Alternative Routes to LicensureChapter 21 Diversity PerspectiveChapter 22 ATE Standards as a Guide for the Evolution of a Music EducatorChapter 23 Roles and Perspectives of State Directors of Teacher EducationChapter 24 ATE's Standards for Teacher Educators: A Tool to Clarify and Inform Teacher Educators' Professional GoalsPart 25 Perspectives on StandardsChapter 26 The Role of Standards on the Educational Landscape: Perspectives on Standards for Teacher EducatorsChapter 27 What Can Standards Do for Teacher Educators?Chapter 28 The Teacher Educator Standardss as a Foundation for Professional Self-StudyChapter 29 Be Careful of What You Ask for: Do We Really Want or Need Standards for Teacher Educators?Chapter 30 Afterword