This session will highlight ways that teachers are already being culturally responsive
and how they might expand their pedagogy to be more inclusive.
Dr. Lauren Diaz is Director of Music education at Hofstra University where she teaches Instrumental Music Education courses and works with music education students throughout the teacher education process. As an Educator, Lauren taught public school for 11 years before moving to higher education, teaching in
schools in New Jersey and New York City.
Lauren holds a BS in Music Education from the Indiana University of Pennsylvania and a Masters of Arts in Ethnomusicology from Hunter College, CUNY and a Doctoral degree from Teachers College Columbia University. She is an active horn player and has performed with the Eastern Wind Symphony and is currently a member of the Philadelphia Wind Symphony. Lauren has also participated in the NYU Summer Brass Workshop and The Smithsonian’s World Music Pedagogy Workshop. Her research interests include Culturally responsive teaching, World Music Pedagogy, and Teacher Education.
