DIANE E. KERN, Ph.D., is Assistant Professor of Education at the University of Rhode Island and a member of the School of Education’s ad hoc committee on licensure tests. She resides in Wakefield, Rhode Island.

JANE R. BURSTEIN, M.A., is an Adjunct Instructor and Student Teaching Supervisor in the College of Education at Hofstra University, where her work includes preparing ELA teacher candidates to create effective edTPA portfolios. She resides in Roslyn, New York.