This collection of 19 papers focuses on implications of the professional standards recently developed jointly by the Council for Exceptional Children and Council on Education of the Deaf (CEC/CED). The following papers are included: (1) "Introduction: Helping the Professorate Implement the Standards" (Judy Egelston-Dodd); (2) "CED Standards: Meeting Diverse Needs through Collaboration" (Kathee Christensen); (3) "Using Cases and Case Methods in Teacher Preparation in Deafness" (Mary Compton and Susan Shroyer); (4) "Distance Learning through Telelinking" (Karen L. Dilka and Deborah Haydon); (5) "Model of Formal Collaboration between Two State Universities: Meeting the Challenge of the CEC/CED Standards" (Susan Easterbrooks and Joan Laughton); (6) "A Framework for Exploring Students' Personal Cultures: A Tool for Use in IEP Development" (Ruth Fletcher and Doris Paez); (7) "Multicultural Education Applications for Teachers of the Deaf: Creating Culturally Responsive Curricula" (Barbara Gerner deGarcia); (8) "Teacher Trainees' Classroom Communication Preferences" (Tom Jones); (9) "Results of a National Survey of Reading Instruction" (Carol LaSasso); (10) "Test-Taking Abilities of Deaf Students: A Missing Component of the Curriculum" (Carol LaSasso); (11) "Parents as Partners: Preparing Deaf Children for Bi-Bi Programs" (Carol LaSasso and Melanie Metzger); (12) "Visual Activities Using the Internet: Enhancing Experiential Learning, Concept Development and Literacy" (Pamela Luft); (13) "Using Electronic Dialogue Journals To Model Whole Language Procedures" (Pamela Luft); (14) "Teacher Subject Matter Competencies in Mathematics: Where Do We Go From Here?" (Claudia Pagliaro); (15) "Parental Improvement: Deaf versus Hearing Children" (Gerald Powers); (16) "Speech/Language Pathologist or Teacher of Deaf/Hard of Hearing: Who Is More Qualified To Serve?" (Gerald Powers and Christopher L. Schwilk); (17) "Can I Read between the Lines: An Outsider's Reflection on the CEC/CED Standards" (Rosemary Saur); (18) "The Relationship between ASL Skill and English Literacy" (Michael Strong and Philip Prinz); and (19) "Multicultural Needs of Students Who are Deaf: The Bilingual Experiences of a Deaf Native American" (James Woodenlegs). Individual papers contain references. (DB)