Figures and Tables – Acknowledgments – Mary Poplin: Enter the World of Highly Effective Teachers … – Claudia Bermúdez: "My classroom is not broken": Interviews with Highly Effective Teachers – Wendy Moore and Claudia Bermúdez: "She wants us to be the best and change the world": How Middle and High School Students Perceive Highly Effective Teachers – Wendy Moore: "The sky is the limit": The Essential Teaching Practices of Successful Teachers of Latino English Learners – David Tarazón: "She won’t give up on you": Math Instruction as Cultural Capital for English Learners – Kim Hall: "Her method of teaching is extraordinary": Preferred Strategies for Reclassification of English Learners – Calista E. Kelly: "I’m not sittng at my desk": The Essential Practices of Teacher Talk and Structured Group Work – Matthew Smith: "She kept me in the game": How Black Males Perceive Effective Teachers – Jaquet Dumas: A Culture of Honor: Highly Effective Teachers of African American Students in Grades 4–12 – Alejandro B. López: "He keeps me on track and prevents me from lollygagging": Insights from a Native American Tutoring Program – Rebecca Hatkoff and Claudia Bermúdez: "Believe you have something to say": Successful Community College Teachers of Developmental English Classes – Rebecca Hatkoff: Challenging Class: How Highly Effective Teachers Mitigate Social Class Reproduction in Working-Class Communities – June K. Hilton: Finding the Experts: Selection Criteria of Highly Effective Teachers – Mary Poplin "He never leaves someone behind": Effective Practice Informing Policy and Theory – Paul Kirschner: Epilogue: What Makes a Great Teacher? – Contributors.