SHONA LANSDELL
Providing practical and realistic guidance
Always approachable and empathetic, Shona taps into her 25 years of experience as a teacher, coach, and building leader to offer practical and realistic guidance to teachers.
LITERACY CONSULTANT
The perfect fit
How do I start learning from Shona?
What other educators say
Lora Krugh
Principal,
Holy Rosary School, St. Mary’s, OH
Crystal Lembke
Teacher,
Washington Township Elementary School, Valparaiso, IN
“Shona did an excellent job of making the information easy to understand. I have never walked away from a training with this level of confidence and understanding!”
Mary Byrne
Teacher,
Milroy Elementary School, Milroy, IN
Background
Always growing
Shona’s love of learning (and an opportunity to run on the cross country team) is what led her to Ball State University to pursue her BA in Elementary Education. After she had a decade of classroom experience and three children under her belt, Shona earned her Master’s Degree in School Administration from Indiana University.
Before joining the Smekens team of literacy consultants, Shona dedicated more than 20 years to the students and teachers at Perry Township Schools in Indianapolis. In this diverse urban district, she taught a variety of grades and subjects, served on committees, led building-level professional development, and helped to launch a district-wide initiative on Trauma-Informed Schools.
In her role as a literacy consultant with Smekens Education, Shona offers professional development for teachers through on-site school visits, virtual training, and remote coaching.
She and her husband, Joseph, live in Greenwood, IN where they enjoy spending time with their three young-adult children and their silky Maltese named Penny.
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