Foreword -- Preface -- I Tenets of Program Design -- 1 The Tenets of a New Kind of Master's Degree in Education -- 2 Reconfiguring Programs in the University Context -- 3 Dilemmas with Program Design -- 4 Addressing Dilemmas and Sustained Challenges-Implementing the Big Ideas -- II Evidence of Effectiveness -- 5 Evidence of Course Effectiveness -- 6 Evidence of Program Effectiveness -- 7 Evidence of Effectiveness: Portfolio as Program Pedagogy -- III New Discourses -- 8 New Dimensions of Accountability -- 9 New Roles for Education Faculty -- 10 Looking Back and Looking Ahead -- Appendix A ASTL Framework of Outcomes, Courses, Performance-Based Assessments, and NBPTS-Related Assessment Activities -- Appendix B Rubric for Multigenre Assignment -- Appendix C Rubric for Integrative Case Study -- Appendix D ASTL Core Self-Assessment Questionnaire -- Appendix E Rubric for Culturally Focused Action Research Study -- Appendix F The ASTL Professional Portfolio -- References -- About the Authors.