March 13, 2022.
Presented by Suzanne Hall, Temple University, and Leila Ramagopal Pertl, Lawrence University.
The most powerful resources for curricular content are the students in your music classroom; their histories, ideas, and experiences. At the heart of inclusive pedagogy is the co-created learning space where teachers and students collaborate to uphold every person’s right to be a valuable contributor to this new community.
In this joyful, interactive workshop, Professors Suzanne Hall and Leila Ramagopal Pertl, will present approaches to engaging students that draw upon the cultural and musical capital they bring to the music education classroom. They will briefly touch on inclusive educational theories and practices that propound the idea of students as active participants and contributors of new knowledge. Attendees will participate in student-centered activities that can be replicated in any music classroom setting and will be provided tools to share with pre-service teachers to increase the level of engagement with their future students.
Leila Ramagopal Pertl is a passionate advocate for placing student collaborative creativity at the center of their music education. She currently teaches courses in elementary music methods, introduction to music education, and Deep Listening at Lawrence University and is the Music Education Curator for the Mile of Music Festival. Leila has recently given presentations and teacher workshops for the Northeastern Philosophy of Education Society at Tufts University, Appleton Area School District, and WMEA State Conferences. She is chair of composition and improvisation for the WMEA Council, and serves on the Smithsonian Folkways Music Education Committee. Leila continues to study Ghanaian Ewe music and Samba. She believes that music is a birthright, and loves being with people in collaborative, creative spaces!
Suzanne Hall is Associate Professor of Music Education at Temple University where she teaches courses in general music and introduction to music education. Her primary research interests focus on pre-service music teacher training, music and language arts connections and comprehensive musicianship. She is a frequent presenter at conferences and presents professional development workshops on music and literacy integration strategies for school districts across the country. She is co-author of Teaching Elementary Music: Integrative Strategies between Music and Other Subjects and General Music: A K12 Experience. Her articles can be found in various journals including Journal of General Music Education and the Journal for Music Teacher Education.