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Sandy LaBelle Biography
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- Creator of Teaching Smarter
(focusing on how to implement systemic change to produce more
responsible learners and less fatigued teachers)
- Book one published in 1999 (Teaching
Smarter)
- Book II (Teaching Smarter II)
debut in Hawaii in September 2004
- Author of several magazine articles (see "Magazine Articles"
on navigation bar)
- Featured guest on TV and Radio.
- Keynoter and presenter at national and state conferences (see
"Calendar" on navigation bar)
- Over 30 years of classroom experience – 13 years teaching
various elementary school grades (gaining direct experience with
large blocks of instructional time and a variety of learning stages),
19 years teaching grades 9 – 12 (including “team teaching”
in blocks of 180 minutes with 90 students, “traditional
teaching” with 30+ students every 55 minutes to 30+ students
every 103 minutes
- Tahoma School District "Teacher of the Year" (primarily due
to the "amazing" Teaching Smarter
student-directed problem solving regarding lunch room behavior)
- National Science Foundation grant winner for Masters Degree
in Education. (majored in Physics, and active learning strategies)
- Current adjunct professor at Central Washington University
for "Teaching
Smarter" course.
- Past adjunct professor at Seattle Pacific University and University
of Washington (for hands-on science instruction)
- 2 years as a Science Coordinator (responsible for planning and
conducting district level in-service workshops for hands-on science)
- Graduate of David Langford "Total Quality Learning" workshops,
and the five day facilitator seminar in Billings, Montana
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