Impactful practices for early childhood teacher educators Part I: Broadening Awareness Transforming Beliefs and Developing Community: Activity Plan Simulations Creating Voice Making Tacit Cultural Beliefs Visible in Early Childhood Teacher Education Toward Belonging Listening to Voices of Families as a Transformative Process A Pattern of Practice Professional Learning Communities from the Inside Out Part II: Innovation in Curriculum and Instruction: Hydroponic Gardens as a Learning Tool with Preservice Teachers Lets Have a Mathematical Conversation Connecting Things in ECE Teaching and Learning Seeking to Create Tech Savvy Teachers Using Online Teacher Education Preparation as a Way to Diversify the Early Childhood Teaching Force Index About the Editors and Contributors This book intends to provide the reader with multiple examples of effective and innovative practices when teaching preservice or inservice teachers. Chapters will describe in class activities and program level initiatives on a variety of important topics. The chapters are written by experts who have successfully implemented these practices. Provided by publisher