Emily Potter
Boulder,CO
Summary
Enthusiastic and collaborative bilingual elementary teacher looking to boost student language development through engaging, culturally responsive instruction, targeted language supports, and meaningful integration of content and language in a dual language classroom.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
ELD teacher
University Hill Elementary, Boulder, CO
Boulder, CO
08.2024 - Current
- Collaborate with K–3 grade-level teachers to develop HMH-aligned writing unit plans and lesson materials.
- Design scaffolds and instructional slides to enhance the HMH curriculum and support language learners.
- Provide in-class support during writing instruction, including co-teaching whole-group lessons, facilitating small groups, and differentiating instruction for individual student needs.
- Implement translanguaging strategies to support students in leveraging their full linguistic repertoire to access and develop a second language.
- Administer the ACCESS assessment to approximately 170 students annually, ensuring organized, supportive testing environments that promote student success.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with students and families to strengthen the home–school connection while upholding Uni Hill expectations.
- Administer WIDA screeners to incoming students, welcoming families and initiating strong home–school partnerships with both families and classroom teachers.
Primary Teacher
University Hill Elementary, Boulder, CO
Boulder, CO
08.2011 - 05.2024
- Fostered strong relationships with students and families to create a safe, respectful, and engaging classroom community.
- Integrated social-emotional learning throughout the day using strategies from Second Step and Well-Managed Schools.
- Differentiated instruction across writing, math, reading, and foundational skills to meet diverse academic needs and varying levels of English language proficiency.
- Delivered early literacy and language instruction through songs, movement, modeling, and intentionally selected texts.
- Collaborated with grade-level team members weekly to ensure instructional alignment and consistency.
- Applied data-driven instruction to target math strategies, skill development, and differentiation.
- Integrated math and literacy standards across the school day, including during morning meetings and in both academic and play-based centers.
- Member of BVSD Kindergarten Leadership Team 2022 – 2024, Kindergarten Cadre 2015-2018, Kindergarten TS Gold Leadership Task Force 2013-2015
Primary Teacher
Spangler Elementary School, Longmont, CO
Longmont, CO
08.2009 - 05.2011
- -using standards, created parent involvement events within the classroom to support learning and the home/school connection
- -taught writing and reading in Spanish using Estrellita, Lectura and Lucy Calkins curriculums
- -taught English Language Development daily using the Avenues curriculum
- -taught math in Spanish using Investigations curriculum
Education
Masters of Arts - Culturally & Linguistically Diverse Education
University of Colorado
Boulder, CO05-2010
Bachelor of Arts - Spanish
University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA08-2003
Skills
Bilingual: English/Spanish
Colorado Teaching License Endorsements
Elementary Education K-6
Culturally & Linguistically Diverse Education K-12
Colorado Teaching License Designations
English Learner Professional Development
READ Act Teacher (Science of Reading)
Educational Trainings
Kagan Days 1 & 2
HMH Literacy
Imagine Math
Well Managed Schools
Timeline
ELD teacher
University Hill Elementary, Boulder, CO
08.2024 - Current
Primary Teacher
University Hill Elementary, Boulder, CO
08.2011 - 05.2024
Primary Teacher
Spangler Elementary School, Longmont, CO
08.2009 - 05.2011
Bachelor of Arts - Spanish
University of Iowa
Masters of Arts - Culturally & Linguistically Diverse Education
University of Colorado