Jacqueline D’warte is an Associate Professor in the School of Education at Western Sydney University and a Senior Researcher in the Equity Social Justice & Inclusion Research Group. Jacqueline’s research focuses on connections between language, identity, equity and learning in educational settings. Her research is informed by sociocultural theory and critical anthropological and sociological perspectives and employs qualitative methodologies, including visual methodologies. Jacqueline’s recent research includes engaging teachers and students in culturally and linguistically diverse educational settings as co-researchers and ethnographers of students’ language and literacy practices. Most recent research includes studies of multilingual pre-service teachers ‘funds of knowledge’ and professional learning for teaching and leadership in low SES, highly diverse schools.