Carla Sanchez

Carla Sanchez is a K-12 art teacher at Arp Elementary in Cheyenne, Wyoming in the Laramie County School District #1. She has been in the teaching profession for 17 years with 14 of those years in her current position. She integrates a variety of subject matter in her classroom instruction while teaching students to become self-learners. Sanchez is involved in both district and school-wide committees and activities. She received her Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University of Wyoming; her Master's Degree from Lesley University of Cambridge and is currently pursuing National Board Certification. She lives in Cheyenne with her spouse and two children and enjoys outdoor sports in the Rocky Mountains with her family, photography and creating art work in a variety of media.

Test driving National Board Certification

September 1, 2015

Over the past two years, thousands of teachers as well as undergraduate and graduate students field tested three components of the revised Board certification process. This summer one field tester was chosen at random to be awarded $3,000 for participating in the Component 3 field test, which involves video and analysis of one’s teaching practice. We’re excited to announce that the winner of this contest is… (drumroll please)…Carla Sanchez, a K-12 art teacher from Cheyenne, Wyoming! Last month our Standards and Assessment Program Associate, Trang Hoang, caught up with Carla to learn more about her experience as a field tester and…

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