This resource presents and describes a model for teaching and learning mathematics responsively in the elementary and middle grades. Developed through the Responsive Math Teaching (RMT) project—a seven-year collaboration between teachers, teacher leaders, school and district administrators, and researchers from a network of K-8 urban schools—this book equips any mathematics educator with the tools to enhance instruction and increase equitable outcomes for students and communities historica...

Intimacy and love can be some of the most potent forces in the universe, capable of inspiring us to do incredible things. They can give us strength and courage in the face of adversity and can help us connect with others in meaningful ways.But at the same time, Intimacy and love can be fragile and fleeting. All too often, it can feel as if they are slipping away, leaving us feeling vulnerable and exposed, as if our hearts have been laid bare and we can do nothing to recover them.

In 1864 in Washington, Lot Flannery and his brother own a monument company. Lot is a stonecutter responsible for carving the names and dates on the memorial monuments. But he dreams of being a sculptor and creating beautiful statues. Every morning a group of young women walk past the stonecutter's workshop on their way to the Washington Arsenal where they work. Lot is attracted to one of the young women and soon, the two of them form an unlikely romance. On one particular morning, Lot wave...