Presented by

Gloria

Ladson-Billings

Gloria Ladson-Billings is Professor Emerita and former Kellner Family Distinguished Professor in Urban Education in the Department of Curriculum & Instruction and was Faculty Affiliate in the Departments of Educational Policy Studies, Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis and Afro American Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She is the current President of the National Academy of Education. She was the 2005–2006 president of the American Educational Research Association. Ladson-Billings’ research examines the pedagogical practices of teachers who are successful with African American students. She also investigates Critical Race Theory applications to education.  Ladson-Billings has an active community life that includes serving on several community boards such as the Urban League of Greater Madison, The Madison Children’s Museum, the United Way of Dane County, and the Susan G. Komen for the Cure of Madison. She is a member of the Links, Inc. and a 50-year member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. At the 2017 Leadership Summit she was named the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. International Citizen of the Year. As an active member of the Mt. Zion Baptist Church of Madison, WI she is the 2nd woman named to the 108 year old church’s Board of Deacons.

Gloria Ladson-Billilngs

Presentation

10:00 am
Thursday, June 16, 2022

Culturally Relevant Pedagogy: Asking a Different Question

Instead of a deficit perspectives that asked, “What’s wrong with those kids?,” Dr. Ladson-Billings asks a different question, ”What is right with those kids and what happens in classroom where teachers, parents and students get it right?”  This session will examine this theory, how it works, and its role and applications in education.