Educators don’t become culturally responsive as the result of one professional development experience. But you can begin to lay the foundation that creates a roadmap for becoming more responsive over time. Based on the bestselling book, Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain, this 2-day seminar is designed to help you understand how the various elements of culturally responsive practice work together to create the conditions for students to thrive and embrace rigor. Using the Ready for Rigor frame, we will explore the dispositions and practices that lay a foundation for being more responsive to diverse students who are under-performing.