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Zaretta Hammond has provided professional development and teaching strategies to close the achievement gap for African-American and Latino students. She's worked as a professional development specialist and as a curriculum developer for the National Equity Project based in Oakland, Calif. Literacy, culturally responsive pedagogy, evaluation, teacher change initiatives and collaborative partnerships are among her areas of expertise. Zaretta has taught writing at the high school and community college levels. She currently writes a blog at Ready4Rigor.com and has completed her first book on culturally responsive pedagogy.