Patrice R. LeBlanc is a professor at Nova Southeastern University in the Fischler School of Education teaching undergraduate teacher candidates, and she also teaches at the master's and doctoral levels. Her research interests span multiple areas, with social and emotional learning as the central focus, and she has over 100 presentations and publications. Nancy P. Gallavan is professor of teacher education at the University of Central Arkansas specializing in performance-based assessments, social studies, and multicultural education. An active member of the American Educators Research Association, the Association of Teacher Educators, the National Association of Multicultural Education, and the National Council for the Social Studies, she has authored more than 60 publications including four books with Corwin Press.