Moving Teacher Education into Urban Schools and Communities/

I. Democratizing Knowledge and Prioritizing Community Strengths
1. Democratizing Knowledge in Urban Teacher Education Kenneth Zeichner and Katherina Payne
2. Learning to Produce Knowledge: Reconstructing Teacher Preparation for Urban Schools Ronald David Glass and Pia Lindquist Wong II. Focus on Pre-Service Teachers
3. Urban Immersion: The Impact of Preservice Preparation in an Urban School-University Partnership Andrea J. Stairs and Audrey A. Friedman
4. Beyond the Ivory Tower: The Role of Contextually-Based Course Redesign in a Community-embedded Urban Teacher Preparation Model Robert E. Lee, Brent D. Showalter, and Lucille L. T. Eckrich III. Focus on Children
5. The Poetry of Voice Susan Catapano and Candace M. Thompson
6. Listening to K-12 Students’ Advice Barbara Morgan-Fleming

IV. Focus on Practicing Teachers and Schools
7. Transformations in Site-Based Teacher Preparation Courses: The Benefits of Challenges Jill V. Jeffery and Jody N. Polleck
8. Creating Intentional Partnerships in Urban Spaces: Schools, Communities, and Teacher Preparation Programs Eleni Katsarou, Bree Picower, and David Stovall

V. Focus on Community Partners
9. Partnering in a Community’s Efforts to Transform Urban Education Jana Noel
10. A Community-University Partnership to Develop Urban Teachers as Public Professionals Cynthia Onore and Bonny Gildin VI. Focus on University Faculty
11. Sustaining Teacher Educators Engaged in Partnering to Prepare Urban Teachers Francine P. Peterman
12. Teacher Preparation Faculty in Urban Partnerships: Learning and Leading Deidre B. Sessoms VII. Grow Your Own: A Final Example of Prioritizing Community Strengths
13. Teacher Preparation With/In an Urban Community Elizabeth Skinner Conclusion: Prioritizing Community Strengths in Urban Teacher Education Jana Noel Notes on Contributors