Prior to teaching at UWSP, Sydney Bueno was a special education teacher in the Glendora Unified School District and Los Angeles Unified School District. She was also an adjunct professor for California Polytechnic University-Pomona.<\/p>\n
My Grandmother’s Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies<\/em> by Resmaa Menakem<\/p>\n Success doesn’t always come to those who are the “best” at something, but it does come to those who persist.<\/p>\n A professional dancer, a veterinarian, a heart surgeon, a professional dancer, and then a teacher.<\/p>\n Little by little a little becomes a lot. \u2013 Tanzanian proverb<\/p>\n Everyone in the School of Education is focused on the student. We LOVE our students. I am also very proud that I work alongside not only compassionate but intelligent and kind individuals.<\/p>\n The students, the students, the students. I love to be around people, I love learning, I love reading, and I love that I have students who are dedicated to the same profession that I am dedicated to. The students.<\/p>\n Do not take for granted the time you have here in school. Engage even when you don’t feel like it. Push yourself, make mistakes, get up, and try again. Know that your time, dedication, and challenges now will only help you to become a better teacher for your future students.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Bio Prior to teaching at UWSP, Sydney Bueno was a special education teacher in the Glendora Unified School District and Los Angeles Unified School District. She was also an adjunct professor for California Polytechnic University-Pomona. Experience and Interests Teaching Assistant Professor, Special Education, UW-Stevens Point (2016-present) Director of Graduate Programs, UW-Stevens Point (2019-2024) Lecturer, California […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":304,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"phone":"715-346-2354","email":"sydney.bueno@uwsp.edu","office":"454 College of Professional Studies","title":"","building":"","room":"","website":"","bio":"","image":"","pronouns":"","first_name":"Sydney","last_name":"Bueno","position-type":["Faculty"],"education":[{"degree":"Ph.D. in Special Education ","school":"Claremont Graduate University, 2016","year":""},{"degree":"M.Ed. in Education, Curriculum, Instruction, and Technology","school":"Temple University, 2004","year":""},{"degree":"B.S. in English ","school":"Lebanon Valley College, 1998","year":""}],"courses":[{"number":"","name":"EDUC 351 - Education Students with Special and\/or Other Needs in the General Education Environment"},{"number":"","name":"EDUC 362 - Classroom Management Techniques and Strategies"},{"number":"","name":"EDUC 368 - Career, Vocational, and Community Education for Youth with Disabilities"}],"titles":[{"title":"Associate Professor - Special Education"},{"title":"Global Affiliate Scholar - Ed.D. in Language and Literacy"},{"title":"Liaison - Project Search"}]},"department":[90,135,13],"class_list":["post-303","uwsp_directory","type-uwsp_directory","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","department-ed-d-dissertation","department-edll-global-affiliate-scholar","department-scheducation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/directory\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/uwsp_directory\/303","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/directory\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/uwsp_directory"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/directory\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/uwsp_directory"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/directory\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/directory\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=303"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/directory\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/304"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/directory\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=303"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"department","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/directory\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/department?post=303"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Best advice you ever received?<\/h4>\n
What did you want to be when you were growing up?<\/h4>\n
Favorite Quote?<\/h4>\n
One thing about your school that you are most proud of?<\/h4>\n
What do you enjoy most about teaching?<\/h4>\n
A piece of advice for students in your school?<\/h4>\n