147- Culturally Relevant Music Education with Casey Hall

In today's episode, Casey Hall came on the podcast to talk about culturally relevant music education.  

We discuss: 

• what culturally relevant music education is
• why it's so important
• why forming relationships with your students is so important
• understanding the culture of your students
• researching what music your students like

Mr. Casey Hall is a Fine Arts Education Program Specialist at the Georgia Department of Education. As a Fine Arts Education Program Specialist, it is our mission to create the next generation of fine artists and foster a deep appreciation of the arts for students and fine arts patrons in the State of Georgia. In Georgia, we believe this occurs with a world-class fine arts education, fine arts experiences in the arts community, and fine arts extensions of learning after school.

He joins the GaDOE Fine Arts Department team from Fulton County Schools as a Fine Arts Support Teacher (FAST) and the Music Specialist at Wolf Creek Elementary School in Atlanta, Georgia. On the FAST Team, he coached and provides support for elementary music teachers across the district. He was a member of Fulton County's Vanguard Team and works with educators across all grade levels and disciplines to support a personalized learning environment in their classrooms, build capacity, and seamlessly integrate technology. He was selected to be a member of the Working Committee to revise the Georgia Performance Standards for Music in 2017. Most recently, he was awarded the title of 2019-2020 South Learning Community Teacher of the Year for Fulton County Schools.

He holds a bachelor's degree in music education from the Schwob School of Music at Columbus State University and a master's degree in music education from Georgia State's School of Music. While at GSU, he studied and developed the term, culturally driven pedagogy (a comprehensive term which uses students' culture to drive instructional practices) as well as developed a songwriting curriculum for the Johnny Mercer Foundation. Mr. Hall has presented at various conferences on topics such as Project-Based Learning, Personalized Learning, App Smashing, Cultural Pedagogies, Culturally Driven Pedagogy, and Behavior and Classroom Management at international, national, state, and local school district professional development sessions.

Connect with Casey here:

GaDOE Fine Arts Website: https://www.gadoe.org/Curriculum-Instruction-and-Assessment/Curriculum-and-Instruction/Pages/Fine-Arts.aspx

GaDOE Fine Arts Twitter: https://twitter.com/Jesbooth

GaDOE Fine Arts Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/GADOE-Fine-Arts-Department-104588351442666

My Personal Education Twitter: https://twitter.com/mrhallpass

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