Culturally Responsive Teaching Puts Rigor At The Center

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Culturally responsive teaching puts rigor at the center

Q&A with Zaretta Hammond

Vol. 39 No. 5

Zaretta Hammond is a teacher educator, researcher, and consultant committed to supporting leaders, coaches, and teachers in integrating neuroscience with instruction, equity, and literacy. Her work is informed by her classroom experience, her time in organizations such as the National Equity Project, and her own research about how neuroscience and culture impact learning. In her ongoing work with teachers, she has successfully supported educators throughout the country and beyond to develop culturally responsive habits of mind and instructional practices that support underprepared diverse students to lead their own learning. Q: Your book, Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain (Corwin, 2015), introduces the “Ready for Rigor” approach to culturally responsive teaching. How is it unique? A: For a long time, nationally we have been trying to address

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