Debbie Ortiz
teacher
Spencer,Iowa
Summary
Successful, caring, and experienced elementary teacher devoted to promoting student learning and enhancing individual potential. Skillful in directing positive classroom environments and fostering character development. Seeking a faith-based learning environment to enhance spiritual growth in students and myself.
Overview
31
31
years of professional experience
Work History
5th Grade Teacher
Spencer Community School District
08.2009 - Current
- Taught students subject-specific material, learning strategies, and social skills.
- Evaluated individual student abilities and created action plans based on current level and desired growth goals to support preparedness for transition to next grade level.
- Prepared materials for lessons, assignments, and assessments, and evaluated, corrected and graded student performance to identify gaps in skills or knowledge and set realistic goals.
- Incorporated [Software] technology into lesson planning to create engaging, multi-dimensional lessons.
- Worked one-on-one with students to determine strengths, weaknesses, and learning patterns.
- Built positive relationships with parents to involve families in educational process.
- Helped students develop self-esteem and life skills by fostering healthy conflict-resolution, critical thinking, and communication.
- Provided individualized and diversified instruction to support student comprehension and assist with navigating challenges.
- Implemented classroom management improvements to enhance class morale and engagement.
- Boosted individual perseverance and resilience by setting challenging goals and providing realistic support.
Instructional Coach and 2nd Grade Teacher
Spencer Community School
08.2009 - 06.2019
- Coached teachers to improve practices through professional development and modeling instructional strategies.
- Met diverse student population needs by planning and implementing lessons with wide variety of teaching strategies.
- Attended state and local conferences.
- Planned and implemented lessons utilizing variety of teaching strategies to meet diverse student needs.
- Recorded student performances for critical review and examination.
- Responsible for 2nd grade students with an hour release time for coaching during 2015-2018 school years. Maintained full responsibilities of a classroom teacher.
- Implemented Cognitively Guided Instruction in math and Units of Study in Language Arts.
Kindergarten Teacher and 2nd Grade Teacher
Storm Lake Community School District
08.1992 - 06.2009
- Built positive relationships with staff, students and families for safe, trusted learning support.
- Promoted learning through play with engaging activities, games and lessons with evidence based research.
- Delivered structured lessons on readiness skills by emphasizing phonics, language skills, literature, and handwriting.
- Teamed with other professionals to enhance student learning experiences.
- Utilized various assessment strategies to evaluate student performance.
Education
Master of Arts - K-12 English As A Second Language Teacher
Morningside College
Sioux City, IA05.2006
Skills
- Cognitively Guided/differentiated Instruction
- Faith based positive growth mindset
- Organized, self-directed, reliable
- Problem-solver, team player
- Technology Integration
Timeline
5th Grade Teacher
Spencer Community School District
08.2009 - Current
Instructional Coach and 2nd Grade Teacher
Spencer Community School
08.2009 - 06.2019
Kindergarten Teacher and 2nd Grade Teacher
Storm Lake Community School District
08.1992 - 06.2009
Master of Arts - K-12 English As A Second Language Teacher
Morningside College
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