The purpose of this article was to understand the importance of providing teacher candidates with opportunities to critically read and reflect on theory and research. The author designed an assignment, Quadruple Entry Journals. The author explains the pedagogy followed when implementing Quadruple Entry Journals with teacher candidates. Their feedback showed that when theory and research are cooperatively analyzed by teacher candidates, they better understand the connection between theory and practice, thus creating a deep understanding of what to teach and how to teach.