Emily J Klein Author

Emily J. Klein is a professor at Montclair State University in the Department of Teaching and Learning, the PhD program in Teaching and Teacher Education, and the Department of Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies. She is also academic co-editor of The Educational Forum, the journal of Kappa Delta Pi, and co-PI on the WIPRO Science Education Fellows grant that supports science teacher leadership in five districts in New Jersey. The author of several articles on teacher professional learning, teacher leadership, and urban teacher residencies, she is the author of two books, Going to Scale with New School Designs: Reinventing High School and A Year in the Life of an Urban Teacher Residency: Using Inquiry to Reinvent Math and Science Education.

Monica Taylor is the Director of Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies and a feminist professor in the Department of Educational Foundations at Montclair State University. She is academic co-editor of The Educational Forum. She writes about feminist pedagogy, self-study, LGBTQ+ inclusive practices, teaching for social justice, and teacher leadership. She is co-PI of the WIPRO Science Education Fellows grant, which supports science teacher leaders in five districts in New Jersey. She recently co-edited The 2nd International Handbook of Self-Study of Teaching and Teacher Education Practices. She serves on the Board of Planned Parenthood of Metro NJ, and volunteers as an advocate for asylum seekers and voter protection. Her commitments to fighting sexism, heteronormativity, and racism manifest in all aspects of her life.