is Professor Emeritus of English Education at Teachers College, Columbia University where his work focused on issues of language, identity, sociocultural perspectives, and dialogical pedagogy as they relate to adolescent literacy among marginalized populations. His single and co-authored books include Two Years in the Lives of Two Teachers: To Be, To Do, To Become; Dialoguing across Cultures, Identities, and Learning: Crosscurrents and Complexities in Literacy Classrooms; and Teaching for the Students: Habits of Heart, Mind, and Practice in the Engaged Classroom. His book, “Is This English?” Race, Language, and Culture in the Classroom received the James N. Britton Award (CEE/NCTE) recognizing exemplary studies published by English/language arts teachers. Other awards include the Richard Meade Award for Education Research (CEE), as well as the Alan C. Purves Award (NCTE). He hopes to someday finish writing Hard Coal, a crime fiction novel.