David Howard Sherman
624½ Tulane Pl. NE
Albuquerque, NM 87106
(505)265-8337
eyebox@mindspring.com


EDUCATION

2004    M.A., Special Education, University of New Mexico
1995    M.F.A. candidate 1995, Naropa institute, Boulder, Colorado
1992    B.A., English, 1992 from SUNY Albany. Albany, New York

 Other Education
'97 - '01   NMAEYC conferences and preschool workshops.  Albuquerque, New Mexico.
                            (New Mexico Association for the Education of Young Children)
'98 - '99  UNM, Albuquerque, NM.  Music education training workshops in the audiation-centered
                            Jump Right In music curriculum.

 Spanish Education
Immersion at ICO, Instituto Cultural de Oaxaca (Mexico), Summer 2000.
Spanish 101, Fall 2000, TVI. Albuquerque, NM.
Spanish 102, Spring 2002, UNM.
Travels to Spain and Europe, 2001-2002
Teaching (and coaching soccer) in a primarily Spanish-speaking school, 2002-2005.

                                      MUSIC & TEACHING

<>'05-pres.     Jefferson Middle School, ABQ, NM. Special Education teacher, grades 6-8.
<>                         math/science.  Self- containted & inclusion.  Poetry team coach.   
<>‘02-'05        Harrison Middle School, ABQ, NM.  Special Education teacher, grades 6-8.
<>                        math/language arts/social studies/science:  full inclusion.  Soccer coach.
<>'01-'03        Hummingbird Music Camp, Jemez Springs, NM. Summer piano & guitar teacher.
<>'99-'02        First Congregational Pre-school, ABQ, NM.  Early Childhood music and
<>                        movement teacher, ages 3-5.
<>'98-'00        Solomon Schechter Day School, ABQ, NM, General music teacher for grades 1-6.
<>'98-'05        EarlyBird Music, ABQ, NM. Private piano students in my home and theirs.
<>'97-'98        Congregation B'nai Israel ABQ, NM. Lead teacher,  pre-school aftercare program.
<>'97-'00        Musical Starts, Cedar Crest, NM. Keyboard teacher, on-site group classes.
<>'96-'97        Congregation Albert, ABQ, NM.  Pre-school teacher.
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                            COMMUNITY SERVICE & FIELD WORK

'97-'98       Peacecraft. ABQ, NM. Volunteer for ATO (Alternative Trade Organization).
Served as editor of newsletter.
'96              Rusty's Morningstar Ranch. Cornville, AZ. Live in care-provider for 5 autistic
adults.  Meals, meds, work tasks, hygiene, etc.
'95              Chestor House. Boulder, CO. Live-in care provider for two adults, one autistic
and the other hydrocephalic.  All meds, hygiene, etc.
'94-'96        Carmel. Boulder, CO.  RLS (residential living specialist) for adults with mental
and emotional issues including mental retardation,  pedophilia, seizure disorder, autism.  Duties included medication administration, hygiene, daily living management.
'94            Volunteers for Israel.  A volunteer program in conjunction with the IDF (Israeli Defense Force)
'93            Bozeman Free Press  Bozeman, MT.  Co-founder of alternative newsweekly.
  Reporter, staff writer, editor, photography, layout.