Zaretta Hammond

Zaretta is a former writing instructor for the past 25 years who has supported school teams in integrating culturally responsive pedagogy and the science of learning to accelerate student learning within equity-focused PLCs.

Posts by Zaretta

Rebuilding Students’ Learning Power with Learn-to-Learn Skills

9Nov2025

by Zaretta Hammond

We can teach our hearts out, but in the end, only the learner learns. So, how do we get students to own their learning?

3 Tips to Make Any Lesson More Culturally Responsive

1Apr2015

by Zaretta Hammond

Google “culturally responsive teaching” and you can find a dozen videos of well-meaning teachers leading some call-and-response chant about exponents or rapping about the Boston Tea Party while students sit back and giggle.