Sean Nank, Ph.D., teaches at California State University San Marcos, American College of Education, and Oceanside Unified School District. He received the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. He has published on creating equitable space, technology, assessment, and adaptive pedagogy.Jaclyn Murawska, Ed.D., is a STEM Instructional Coach in Skokie, Illinois, a Mathematics Education Researcher, a former Associate Professor of Mathematics, and a former Grades 6–12 Mathematics Teacher. She has published on developing mathematical knowledge for teaching and equitable student discourse strategies.

• ForewordSteven LeinwandAcknowledgmentsList of FiguresNotes on ContributorsIntroductionSean Nank and Jaclyn MurawskaPART 3: Belonging and Identity1 Yearning to BelongRania Saeb2 My Queer Coyote Story: How to Use Empathetic Storytelling to Critically Challenge—To Queer the Systematic Educational StructuresAnne René Elsbree3 Daring to Let My Crowning Glory ShineCarol Battle4 Hear What We Have to Teach YouEisa Al-Shamma and Suzanne M. Van Steenbergen5 Dyslexia Is My SuperpowerSarah Catherine Vaughan6 Beholden to Betrayed: The Clarifying Conflict of Identity FormationNoor Ali, Mark Hevert, Lily Mittnight and Viviane King-Adas7 Beyond Classroom Inclusion: The Surprising Impact of Unstructured TimeJackie Palmquist, Michael Palmquist and MJ Palmquist8 I Am My Language: Soy mi lenguaAna M. HernándezPART 4: Caring and Relationships9 If We Don’t Take the Test Today, Then the Terrorists WinEdward D. Kim10 Empathetic Storytelling: Four Mentoring Stories of Care to Support Novice Urban Teachers in Becoming Critical EducatorsAmanda Moody Maestranzi11 Connecting Internationally: A Tale of Two TeachersKaren Toralba12 ConclusionSean Nank and Jaclyn MurawskaAppendix A: Call for ChaptersAppendix B: Instructional RoutinesAppendix C: Assignment Directions for History of My LanguagesAppendix D: History of My Two Languages RubricAppendix EIndex