Dedication Foreword Introduction Section 1. Context and Evolution Chapter 1. Teacher Work Sample Methodology at Western Oregon University Section II. Practice Chapter 2. Answering the Call: How do we know they can teach? Chapter 3. The Development, Implementation, and Institutionalization of The Renaissance Teacher Work Sample Model Chapter 4. Preparing Principals to Use the Teacher Work Sample in Their Schools Chapter 5. Connecting Teaching and Learning: Teacher Work Samples in a Partnership Context Chapter 6.

Practicing connecting teaching and learning using the Cook School District simulation Chapter 7. Sowing the Seeds of Multi-institutional Collaborative Research: A Case Study Section III. Research Chapter 8. Using TWS Methodology to Establish Credible Evidence for Quality Teacher Preparation Chapter 9. Generalizability of Teacher Work Samples Across Occasions of Development Chapter 10. Research on First and Second Year Teachers Using the TWSM and Pathwise Observation Form B Chapter 11. Contextualizing the Teacher Work Sample: An Evolving Early Childhood Perspective Chapter 12. Using Teacher Work Sample Data for Program Improvement Section IV.

Policy Chapter 13. "Student Learning" in Accreditation Chapter 14. Teacher Work Samples in Louisiana's Teacher Assistance and Assessment Program Chapter 15. The Performance Assessment for California Teachers: A Policy Case Study of Teacher Work Sampling Reflections Chapter 16. Connecting Teaching, Teacher Preparation And Student Learning: Education's Equivalent In Theory Development And Research To Biology's Genome Agenda About the Contributors Index.