Sheryl  Crenshaw                                 
is a dynamic, energetic instructor with extensive international experience working with ages preteen to adult.  She began her career in Texas where she was born.  With the passport stamps to prove it, she has lived, worked, and traveled for over 14 years in Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean.  Sheryl is fully fluent in Spanish and has been able to master “survival” level of other languages as she travels.   She currently resides in Austin, Texas having returned to her natal roots.   

No matter what the subject matter, she brings the learning environment alive with stimulating activities that engage the learners while creating a safe micro-community.    In particular, her methods blend the best of brain-based research, Gardner’s theory of Multiple Intelligences, “Habits of the Mind” by Art Costa and Jane Pollack, TRIBES® strategies and philosophies, in addition to “Accelerated Learning”.   Sheryl has trained and mentored her colleagues in several of these strategies.   

One of the primary goals for all groups she works with is to create a safe environment whereby participants may feel comfortable to take risks and more readily access their own talents and skills.   

Her charisma and leadership skills have put her at the forefront of  almost every organization to which she has belonged, to name a few:  past president of the Ladies Guild of Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic and  Vice President of the Santo Domingo Little Theatre.  Sheryl also plays a key role in creating and coordinating team-building social events on both large and small scales.  One of the best received was a “Fabulous Fifties Rally” that featured games, contests and a presentation showcasing the organization’s own members. 

She is a member of Phi Delta Kappa, ASTD and The International Alliance For Learning. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Spanish and Mathematics from Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas and later received her Master’s of Education from Framingham College through an overseas program while living in the Dominican Republic.  

“Sheryl has a particular flair for developing projects and investigations which both motivate… and develop… understanding.  Other members of her department regularly rely on her for creative, effective ways to teach some of the otherwise less-than-exciting parts of the curriculum… Creativity echoes from her classroom walls and displays, motivating students and teachers alike….She is often the one on her team to draw the group back to the big picture and focus on what will really work.”

– Bambi Betts, director of PTC, Principals Training Center 

“In the time that Ms. Crenshaw has worked for me I have found her to be an energetic teacher who made extensive use of cooperative learning strategies…This year she was heavily involved in the planning of a service learning project involving soil reclamation and tree planting.  She acted as our liaison to the Peace Corps in helping to set up this project, which was a tremendous success and has been institutionalized for next year.”

– Bryn Gabriel, administrator, Carol Morgan School, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic