Commentary: Part II

Abstract

As we look across the chapters in the second section of the book, a number of themes emerge, themes much related to those that arose in the first section of the book. We find that the authors continue to work to elucidate the details of professional development practice that address equity, support teachers to figure out how to make sense of equity within classroom practice, and understand what influences teacher learning and practice. Three themes emerged for us as we read and discussed these chapters: leveraging existing approaches to address equity, supporting teachers to see what students can do, and negotiating the design and evolution of professional development.