Leadership is the ability to envision connections and inspire change. The University of Idaho, College of Education is engaged in a project to integrate service learning into coursework for educators. These efforts are designed to inspire the leaders of tomorrow to link formal learning with community needs. The purpose of the study is to discuss the use of service-learning as a leadership strategy to help teachers become independent learners continuously seeking to integrate community concerns with educational needs. The authors discuss how to partner with community organizations, both public and private, to augment university coursework in education. Results of a survey of participants will be reviewed with discussion of implications for teacher education.

Looking beyond the actual product, the process of creating a teaching portfolio can have multiple benefits for the preservice teacher. 1hroughout the process, the individual is able to reflect on their own needs and strengths, offering an opportunity to reflect on one's learning and to articulate who one is as a teacher. It is this personal and individual portrait of one ' .s self as a teaching professional that is a powerful tool of inquiry of the teacher as learner. 1his study e~amined preservice teacher:, personal experiences of creating their own teaching portfolio. The study concluded that the process of portfolio creation can result in greater personal confidence as a preservice teacher, it also affects the surety of their educational philosophies and classroom practices while preparing them for the job search process.

Abstract:-College students in the United States are quickly becoming the experts of technological advancements and their implementation into everyday life. Arguably one of the most popular advancements within the last decade is the use of Short Message Service (or texting) with mobile phones. The researchers chose to investigate how texting, within a romantic couple of the college generation, affected the relationship. Specifically, the researchers explored the effect texting had upon self-disclosure and the balance between autonomy and connectedness within a couple. Participants of the study hailed from a faith-based institution of higher education in an urban area of the Midwestern United States. The study thoroughly addressed the relationship between the frequency of texting and its aftereffects on both self-disclosure and the dyadic tension between autonomy and connection.

The study explored preservice teachers' experiences and pcrCC]Jtions oj.in111le1nentation o_f'scrvice-learnincr; into the teacher pre11aratio11 progrcun and its use as a teaching methodology in their own teaching. Through quantitative data generated fl-0111 a survey instrun1ent, the conceJJl oj'service-learning as a viable teaching n1ethod \\'as ivell received .. 4fter an initial introduction to the conce11t qf'service-learning 111ethodology, a nioderate percentage ojjJreservice teachers stated they vvoulcl likely use it in their 0H 1 n teaching. Data suggests no s_ysten1atic rclationshi]J bctiveen certainty qf'teaching; a,v a career choice and.perceptions• <~/'service-learning. l!oivc•ver; the data does suggest significant d~fjCrences in the types qf'service-learnin,g JJr<~jects in11J!en1cnted and the grade the ]Jreservicc teacher \'Vas ex11ected to teach.