This book provides a theoretical basis and practical strategies to counter resistance to learning to teach for diversity (in culturally and gender-inclusive ways), and resistance to teaching for understanding (using student-centered and inquiry-based ped "Much has been written about teachers' resistance to change and practices that "work." In contrast to books that describe teachers' experiences, Preparing Mathematics and Science Teachers for Diverse Classrooms: Promising Strategies for Transformative Pedagogy provides models that can be used by methods and content instructors to elicit conversations about supporting diverse students in the classroom. "--Jo Clay Olson, Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, July 2009