Curriculum+Vitae



** Appendix A  ** ** Curriculum Vitae  ** ** La Sheonda Sanchez  ** 8530 Ewing Halsell San Antonio, TX 78229 (210)379-6100; lasheonda.sanchez@nisd.net ** Education/Certification  ** M. Ed. Educational Technology Leadership, Lamar University, Beaumont, TX, 2010 BA Christian Ministry, Abilene Christian University, Abilene, TX, 1999 Technology Texas (In progress) Applications Certificate Teacher Certificate EC-4 (Texas) 4-8 (Texas) Special Education EC-12 (Texas) ** Education Experience  ** ** BMC Teacher, Northside Children’s Center  ** ** Northside **** Independent School District ** ** San Antonio ****, TX **** ; 2009-present ** ** Co-Teacher and Resource Teacher, Alamo Heights Junior School  ** ** Alamo **** Heights Independent School District ** ** San Antonio ****, TX **** ; 2007-2009 ** ** Additional Training/Professional Development  **  · “Multisensory Teaching Approach,” San Antonio, TX, October 2007.  · “Quantum Learning,” San Antonio, TX, February 2008.  · “Crisis Intervention,” National Alliance on Mental Illness, September 2009.  · “TAKS-M Field Test Facilitator Training,” ESC-20, San Antonio, TX, October 2009.  · Texas Behavior Support Initiative,” San Antonio, TX, December 2009.  · Introduction to Applied Behavior Analysis,” San Antonio, TX, December 2009.  · “Differentiated Instruction Cadre”, San Antonio, TX, 2009-2010.  · “Differentiated Instruction Demonstration School,” San Antonio, TX, June 2010  · “Fourth Grade Integrated Science and Social Studies,” “Key Actions,” and “Reading and Language Arts Curriculum Overview,” Summer Institute, San Antonio, TX, August 2010.  · “Fountas and Pinnell Literacy Intervention,” San Antonio, TX, January 2010.
 * Selected as member of Differentiated Instruction Cadre, attending seminars and demonstrations covering differentiated instruction throughout the year.
 * Selected as district-level presenter at Differentiated Instruction Demonstration School to show teachers how to incorporate differentiated instruction techniques and strategies in the classroom.
 * BMC teacher on self-contained campus for emotionally disturbed students who have been removed from their home campus due to aggression and other destructive behavior
 * Team Leader for 4th and 5th grades. Facilitate meetings and act as liaison between administration and teaching team.
 * Developed BMC collaboration wiki for all district BMC teachers to share ideas and resources that are beneficial in the classroom
 * Demonstrated video announcements for campus to begin using ceiling-mounted projectors and screens to show announcements instead of simply hearing them over the intercom each morning
 * Began school newsletter for students and parents to see major events, announcements, and points of interest happening at the school
 * Led cooking club for students, demonstrating good nutrition, safety, and fun in the kitchen
 * Selected as Site Based Decision Making Team member. Revised campus improvement plan and rewrote campus one-, five-, and ten-year goals
 * Wrote grant for Classroom Performance System from iLearning for special education department, grant awarded
 * Wrote grant for twelve iPod nano units from Apple for special education department, grant awarded
 * Wrote grant for multiple sets of high interest/low reading level books for resource language arts department, grant awarded
 * Attended and implemented Quantum Learning/Teaching training to integrate research-based practices to enhance student success
 * Chosen as facilitator at TAPPestry middle school conference, helping educate teachers, administrators, parents, and other professionals on how to help students with special needs
 * Co-teacher in areas of math, science, reading, and language arts
 * Helped lead day of training for regular education teachers in co-teach best practices and strategies
 * Resource teacher in area of reading, language arts
 * Attended and implemented Multisensory Teaching Approach (MTA) training to provide remediation for students with dyslexia (and other linguistic learning disabilities) in reading and language arts
 * Used book and website __Teach With Your Strengths__ with myself and my students to identify strengths and encourage students to work from those to be successful
 * Member of social committee, providing activities and events for faculty and staff focusing on socialization, recognition, philanthropy, wellness, and appreciation