Berkeley Unified Music Department

18 teachers supporting 2500 students grades K-12

Berkeley Unified Music Department (2019-20)

Teacher Scholars

Nancy Boyles, Roland Brown, Moises Chavez, Sarah Cline, Jan Davis, Mary Dougherty, Pete Gidlund, Olesia Gordynsky, Michael Hammond, JJ Hansen, Caroline Harrison, Shannon Houston, Carlotta Jacobs, Merlyn Katechis, Aimee Lubalin, Georgia Martin, Alison Sawyer, Steffanie Schaeffer, Karen Wells, Henry Viets

Chair

Peter Gidlund

Teacher Leaders

Aimee Lubalin, Georgia Martin, Alison Sawyer

School Focus

Berkeley Music Department In its seventh year of partnership. Berkeley Unified School District is using collaborative inquiry to engage all students to successfully learn to play an instrument and to set goals that will lead them to develop their creative potential. The group is focused particularly on students of color and other historically underserved groups.

Report Highlight
The Aspen Institute National Commission on Social, Emotional, and Academic Development

“Through the collaborative inquiry there’s a real aha moment,” said Carrie Wilson, executive director of Mills Teacher Scholars. “It gives teachers a chance to see how the competencies intersect with their instructional practices.”

-- A Policy Agenda in Support of How Learning Happens