American education scholar, Professor Emerita at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, who developed and popularized the framework of culturally relevant pedagogy. Her 1995 article 'Toward a Theory of Culturally Relevant Pedagogy' argued that instruction should treat a student's own culture as a strength to build on rather than something to assimilate away, pursuing academic success, cultural competence and critical consciousness together. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Nationality / Culture Defining ContributionIntroduced culturally relevant pedagogy in 1995, establishing the framework this atlas's Culturally Relevant Pedagogy approach entity describes. 1 Notable WorkToward a Theory of Culturally Relevant Pedagogy (1995) 1 Connections
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Gloria Ladson-Billings was the Kellner Family Distinguished Professor of Urban Education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the first Black woman tenured as a professor in its School of Education.
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Gloria Jean Ladson-Billings FBA (born 1947) is an American pedagogical theorist and teacher educator known for her work in the fields of culturally relevant pedagogy and critical race theory, and the pernicious effects of systemic racism and economic inequality on educational opportunities.
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Gloria Jean Ladson-Billings FBA (born 1947) is an American pedagogical theorist and teacher educator known for her work in the fields of culturally relevant pedagogy and critical race theory, and the pernicious effects of systemic racism and economic inequality on educational opportunities.
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Gloria Jean Ladson-Billings FBA (born 1947) is an American pedagogical theorist and teacher educator known for her work in the fields of culturally relevant pedagogy and critical race theory, and the pernicious effects of systemic racism and economic inequality on educational opportunities.
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Ladson-Billings is Professor Emerita and formerly the Kellner Family Distinguished Professor of Urban Education in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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Culturally relevant teaching was made popular by Dr. Gloria Ladson-Billings in the early 1990s.
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