Hi, I’m
DENISE MARTINEZ
Instructional Coach
Taylorsville,Utah
"If you always do what you've always done, you will always get what you've always got. So, if you don't like it...change it."
Summary
Purpose:
To obtain the position as Teacher Specialist, Teacher Onboarding & Instructional Coaching to enhance educational practices and support educators.
Overview
25
years of professional experience
6
years of post-secondary education
2
Certificates
2
Languages
Work History
Granite School DistrictSalt Lake City, UT
Instructional Coach
08.2019 - Current
Job overview
- Coached teachers to improve practices through professional development and modeling instructional strategies.
- Maintained confidentiality while recording and keeping detailed track of teacher growth goals.
- Developed staff members' attitudes, skills, and knowledge through various professional development targeted topics.
- Built and maintained positive relationships with students, parents, colleagues and administrators.
- Analyzed student data with teachers and administrators, diagnosed instructional needs and identified research-based instructional strategies.
- Planned and implemented lessons with teachers utilizing variety of teaching strategies to meet diverse student needs.
Thomas Jefferson Jr High – Granite School DistrictKearns, UT
Teacher/Instructional Coach
08.2009 - 06.2019
Job overview
- Fulfilled instructional coach duties as listed above in district position.
- Facilitated monthly Provisional Teacher meetings, submitted monthly mentor log reports; helped teachers achieve EYE goals.
- Taught Spanish 2 & Spanish for Native-speakers and French 1-3.
- Created instructional materials for world language classes implement best practices with variety of engagement strategies.
- Collaborated as member of School Transformation Team with administrators, faculty, and management consulting firm (EdDirection) to make decisions to improve student growth and learning.
- Directed student government including training students to use various media types and running all school-wide assemblies, dances, service activities, recycling, etc.
- Co-chaired and collaborated with administrators, faculty and students on school's Professional Learning Committee.
Logan High – Logan City SchoolsLogan, UT
Teacher
08.2008 - 06.2009
Job overview
- Taught French 1-2 and Spanish 1-2.
- Collaborated w/French & Spanish teachers to align curriculum & assessments.
- Participated in monthly New Teacher Professional Development classes: to enhance teaching strategies, assessments & classroom management.
- Served on Programs and Services Responsive School Team.
- Traveled abroad with students to provide students with real-life culture and language experiences.
- Implemented creative ways to foster curiosity for and learning of complex principles through hands-on learning, group collaboration, and active learning opportunities.
- Worked with parents to address questions, discuss academic progress, and encouraged learning goals.
Alta High – Jordan School DistrictSandy, UT
Teacher/Mentor
08.2004 - 06.2008
Job overview
- Mentored provisional teachers in school.
- Worked as cooperating teacher for 3 university student teachers from BYU.
- Taught French 1-AP and Spanish 1-3.
- Collaborated with French & Spanish teachers.
- Collaborated with committees of both Spanish and French teachers and Utah State Board of Education to align world language standards, benchmarks, pacing guides, and assessments to be used statewide.
- Traveled abroad with students to provide students with real-life culture and language experiences.
University of UtahSalt Lake City, UT
Teacher
06.2004 - 06.2007
Job overview
- Taught non-matriculating Spanish 1-2 classes to adults who were seeking to use Spanish for travel, business, and fun.
- Taught French to pre-K-6 for Summer French Program.
- Planned and implemented integrated lessons to meet national standards.
Shelley High School, Shelley Joint School DistrictShelley, ID
Teacher
08.1996 - 07.2001
Job overview
- Taught French 1-3, Spanish 1-3 & Journalism 1-3.
- Served as World Language Department Chairperson.
- Served on Shelley District Curriculum Alignment (Mapping) Committee for English to align and implement Idaho Standards & Benchmarks to align with national standards.
- Served on the Shelley District World Language Curriculum Alignment Committee for French & Spanish to align and implement Idaho Standards & Benchmarks to align with national standards.
- Expanded World Language program which resulted in need for additional full-time Spanish teachers.
- Taught ESL to Hispanic parents in community on behalf of District.
Education
Concordia UniversityPortland, OR
Master of Arts from Curriculum Instruction & Methodologies
06.2014 - 07.2015
Southern Utah UniversityCedar City, UT
Bachelor of Arts from French & Spanish
09.1993 - 06.1996
WESTARK COMMUNITY COLLEGEFort Smith, AR
No Degree from General Education
09.1988 - 06.1990
Skills
Passionate and creative with valuable experience developing and implementing classroom administration, professional development, and project planning
Highly skilled at motivating teachers and students through positive encouragement and reinforcement of concepts via interactive instruction in wide range of subjects
Successful in helping teachers implement effective behavior supports, lesson design, positive classroom culture and student engagement
Equipped with extensive background in versatile education environments
Competent at performing independently or as member of teaching team
Well-versed in adult learning, child development and online technologies
Student-centered, academic facilitator, and motivational coach
Accomplishments
- Earned an Instructional Coaching Endorsement
- Earned a Masters in Curriculum Instruction & Methodologies at Concordia University in Portland, OR
- Mentored as the cooperating teacher 4 university student teachers
- Mentored several university students while fulfilling their Teacher Education Practicums at BYU, U of U, and Westminster College
- Created & wrote interactive Workbooks for my French 1-3 and Spanish 1-3classes which are also used by other teachers, in many schools, school districts and states.
- Traveled abroad to over 15 countries.
- Became a trained Mentor for Jordan School District (prior to the transition to it being Canyons School District)
- Served on the World Language Mapping & Curriculum Committee for Granite School District
- Served on the Utah Standards & Benchmarks for World Languages Committee
- Served on the French Curriculum Mapping Committee (Multi-district)
- Served on the Spanish Curriculum Mapping Committee (Multi-district)
- Served as Treasurer & Secretary, and President-Elect of the AATF (American Association of Teachers of French)
- Prepared and instructed yearly educator professional development workshops at UFLA (Utah Foreign Language Association) on teaching French and Spanish.
Certification
Instructional Coaching Endorsement
Timeline
Level 2 Secondary License
06-2023
Instructional Coaching Endorsement
08-2021
Instructional Coach
Granite School District
08.2019 - Current
Concordia University
Master of Arts from Curriculum Instruction & Methodologies
06.2014 - 07.2015
Teacher/Instructional Coach
Thomas Jefferson Jr High – Granite School District
08.2009 - 06.2019
Teacher
Logan High – Logan City Schools
08.2008 - 06.2009
Teacher/Mentor
Alta High – Jordan School District
08.2004 - 06.2008
Teacher
University of Utah
06.2004 - 06.2007
Teacher
Shelley High School, Shelley Joint School District
08.1996 - 07.2001
Southern Utah University
Bachelor of Arts from French & Spanish
09.1993 - 06.1996
WESTARK COMMUNITY COLLEGE
No Degree from General Education
09.1988 - 06.1990