STACEY MARTZ

Red Deer, AB T4R 0R8

stacey.martz@rdcrs.ca 403.302-7202

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHER

Goal driven professional with a solid commitment to the emotional, social and academic
development of every student.

Proven success with communication and collaborative skills in a school setting.

Dedicated to my on-going learning about best practices that benefit all learners.

Areas of Teaching and Technical Proficiency

Fountas and Pinnell Reading Assessment / Level B Assessment / Barbara Mariconda Writing Teacher
Differentiated Lesson Plans and Long Range Programming / Literacy Place / Google Docs /
Google Classroom / Google Sheets / Chromebook and IPad Classroom and Personal Use

EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Middle Years Education Degree, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
Level B Assessment Accreditation

Applicable Safety Tickets:

Hour Zero Training

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools, Red Deer, AB Present

St. Teresa of Avila School -Inclusion Lead Teacher; ELL Lead Teacher
Facilitate a 4-person team through the implementation of modified and adapted programming to be
used in Kindergarten-Grade 5 classrooms with the collaboration of classroom teachers. Responsible
for doing Level B Assessments for children who are struggling with their learning. Create
programming for Benchmarked ELL children aged 5-10 using an approach that honors their cultures
and dignifies their traditions and language.
 Responsible for managing mild-severe coding documentation for a school with 520 students.

Plan and implement Literacy programs for at-risk children in Grades 2-3

Work collaboratively with Speech Pathologists and Occupational Therapists to ensure

students with needs are assessed and provided with services.

Organize school activities for ELL children and their families to help foster a positive
multicultural school community.

St. Teresa of Avila School- Grade 4 Teacher 2005-2011

2013-2015
Instructed Grade 4 curriculum, designing and developing lessons to meet the academic and social
needs of my students. Taught Language Arts, Math, Religion, Social, Science, Art, Music and Health
with passion and great dedication.

Used Literacy Place to implement reading and writing lessons that taught children skills at
their specific pre-assessed learning levels.

Enhanced student academic and social growth by using varied teaching strategies and
techniques; including whole group, individual, small group and teacher modeling to provide
a solid academic foundation and structure.

Facilitated regular formative and summative assessments to ensure students were being
successful with their learning.

St. Teresa of Avila School- Grade 4/ 5 Blended Classroom Teacher 2011-2013

Instructed in a Blended Grade 4/5 classroom with proven success in finding connections in curricular
outlines and lesson development to meet the academic and social needs of every learner. Taught
Literacy 4/5, Math 4/5, Science 4/5, Social 4/5, Religion 4/5, Art 4/5, Music 4/5, and Health 4/5.

Literacy Place teaching including Read Alouds, Shared Reading and Guided Reading lessons
with ongoing daily formative assessments.

Barbara Mariconda Writing lessons to foster growth in student writing. Writing conferences.

Variety of teaching strategies including whole group, small group and one-on-one settings
with daily modelling to ensure students understood directions and outcomes expected in my
multi-disciplinary lesson plans.
St. Teresa of Avila School- Grade 3 Special Education Teacher Feb. 2005-June 2005

Instructed a Grade 3 Strategies classroom with children experiencing academic, social and
behavioral difficulties.

Modified and adapted curricular programming for students with varying academic needs.
Created and managed Individual Program Plans for each student to ensure their instruction
was purposeful and differentiated.
Guided an Educational Assistant and collaborated with her to meet the social and academic
needs of every child.