Education Beat

Jazzing up the classroom with music

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As California schools ramp up arts education, they may need 15,000 new teachers who are passionate about both the arts and teaching the next generation. 

One person with both those passions is Guillermo Tejeda. He's a jazz musician and former classroom teacher who's currently developing music production curriculum for kindergarten through eighth grade.

Guests:

  • Guillermo Tejeda, Musician and teacher, The Neighborhood Orchestra Collective
  • Karen D'Souza, Reporter, EdSource

    • Read more from EdSource:

    • Teacher uses jazz to explore California history, race and culture
    • Gov. Newsom’s budget proposal calls for expanding arts ed pathway

      • Education Beat is a weekly podcast hosted by EdSource’s Zaidee Stavely. This episode was produced by Jennifer Molina.

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