Elizabeth Trainor Gomez
Summary
Dedicated and seasoned elementary school educator with over a decade of experience fostering a dynamic and inclusive learning environment for diverse student populations. Recognized for exemplary instructional practices that engage students of varying abilities and backgrounds, resulting in consistently high levels of academic achievement. Skilled in implementing innovative teaching methodologies and establishing strong rapport with students, colleagues, and families to create a collaborative and supportive educational community. Committed to promoting lifelong learning and empowering students to reach their full potential.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
4th Grade Teacher - Adams School
Santa Barbara Unified School District
08.2017 - Current
- Serve as the Grade Level PLC and SLT Team Lead
- Consistently design differentiated, effective lessons for a diverse group of learners
- Create assignments that foster student collaboration and allow for project-based learning
- Assisted principal in interviewing kindergarten teacher candidates
- Mentor to first year kindergarten teacher
- Cater to English Learners and students with special needs by providing additional support to increase fluency by using visuals, realia, teacher modeling, and giving students multiple opportunities to speak
- Piloted the Intervention Helper program for the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
- Featured as the Newsela Teacher Spotlight
- Provide small group tutoring after school, which increased students' performance in all subjects
- Teacher lead for Math Super Bowl in grades 4, 5, and 6
- Cooperating teacher to student teacher from Antioch University (2019)
- Offered support and guidance to multiple Santa Barbara City College and UCSB pre-professional students who volunteered in my classroom two to three times a week
- Worked closely with The Turner Foundation to support multiple students in my class (2017-2018)
- Administered the English Language Proficiency Assessments for California to all 4th grade students who are English Language Learners
1st Grade Teacher - Adams School
Santa Barbara Unified School District
08.2014 - 08.2017
- Served as the Grade Level PLC and SLT Team Lead for all three years
- Member of the District's Foundational Literacy Committee (2016-2017)
- Consistently used various resources and methods to best support all students in phonemic awareness and literacy
- Constructed standard-aligned lessons in all subject areas in an effort to maximize student engagement by creating games, using kinesthetic learning, and offering multiple opportunities for student autonomy and ownership
- Differentiated lessons with Specially Designed Academic Instruction in English (SDAIE) techniques, extensions, and modifications for English Language Learners and students with special needs
- Cooperating teacher to student teacher from Azusa Pacific University (2014-15)
- Served as the PTA Teacher Representative
- EL Parent Involvement Committee Leader
- Technology integrator District-wide (2015-2017)
- Rotary North Liaison
- Leader in implementing Writer's Workshop, taught strategies to fellow first grade teachers at District-wide meetings
- Provided small group tutoring after school,which increased students' performance in all subjects
- Summer School Teacher - Compass Learning (2015)
- Piloted phonics program, Words Their Way curriculum
- Openly welcomed and guided various volunteers and teacher candidates into my classroom including parents, Santa Barbara City College students, UCSB pre-professionals, and Rotary North members
Kindergarten Teacher - Adams School
Santa Barbara Unified School District
08.2013 - 08.2014
- Used a balanced literacy approach to support all students in phonemic awareness, word recognition, decoding, reading, and comprehension
- Fostered a strong classroom community by facilitating Morning Meetings and Closing Circles, provided opportunities for students to work in collaborative pairs, and aided in conflict resolution by modeling, providing sentence frames, and using restorative approaches
- Planned and adapted inquiry-based mathematics curriculum which incorporated realia, manipulatives, partner work, strong student discussions and discourse, multiple forms of assessment, and feedback through one-on-one student-teacher conversations
- Taught two classes to fellow teachers at the District's Summer Institute: 1. Bill Jacob's Context for Learning-Number Sense 2.Kindergarten projects/curriculum
Transitional Kindergarten Teacher - Adams School
Santa Barbara Unified School District
08.2012 - 08.2013
- Served as the Grade Level PLC and SLT Team Lead
- Implemented innovative phonics instruction methods resulting in a measurable improvement in students' decoding skills and reading fluency
- Tailored lesson plans to accommodate diverse learning styles, effectively fostering a deep understanding of phonemic awareness among students
- Utilized multisensory approaches to reinforce number sense concepts, enabling students to grasp mathematical principles with confidence and proficiency
- Designed differentiated lessons to accommodate and support the needs and learning styles of all students
- Fostered student success by catering to the whole child, focusing on social/emotional development as well as academics
- Created a safe and nurturing classroom environment where students flourished socially and academically
Education
Master of Education -
University of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA07.2012
Multiple Subject Teaching Credential -
University of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA06.2012
Bachelor of Science - Business Management
Keene State College
Keene, NH05.2006
International Exchange: Bond University
Gold Coast, Australia12.2005
Grant Recipient - Puppet Maker-Play Literacy Project
SBCEO Teachers Network Curriculum Project
2016
Instructional Strategy Team Member - Writer's Notebook
SBCEO Teachers Network Grant Recipient
2015
Skills
- Differentiated instruction
- Classroom management
- Adaptability to students' various needs
- Leadership
- Phonics instruction
- Assessment and feedback
- Effective communication
- Technology integration
Timeline
4th Grade Teacher - Adams School
Santa Barbara Unified School District
08.2017 - Current
1st Grade Teacher - Adams School
Santa Barbara Unified School District
08.2014 - 08.2017
Kindergarten Teacher - Adams School
Santa Barbara Unified School District
08.2013 - 08.2014
Transitional Kindergarten Teacher - Adams School
Santa Barbara Unified School District
08.2012 - 08.2013
Master of Education -
University of California, Santa Barbara
Multiple Subject Teaching Credential -
University of California, Santa Barbara
Bachelor of Science - Business Management
Keene State College
International Exchange: Bond University
Grant Recipient - Puppet Maker-Play Literacy Project
SBCEO Teachers Network Curriculum Project
Instructional Strategy Team Member - Writer's Notebook
SBCEO Teachers Network Grant Recipient
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