MS. ORTIZ

MS. ORTIZ

Hi! My name is Maria Edith Ortiz, I am number 7 of 8 children. I love my mother so much and I am blessed she is still alive. I was born in Cordoba, Veracruz. Veracruz is one of the states in Mexico. In Mexico, I received my degree to be a Preschool Teacher and worked at Gandhi Elementary School for many years. In addition, I attended several workshops, seminaries and conferences related to education. We relocated to another state in Mexico and I worked at Montessori School. Later, my family and I decided to move to United States and now live in Houston. I decided to go back to school and enrolled at Lone Star College to improve my English. I received my Associates degree in Education. I continued my education at The University of Houston Downtown. In 2015, I graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Spanish with a minor in Education. I worked as a Substitute Teacher in Katy ISD. I started working at Royal ISD with a long-Term position as an RTI Bilingual Teacher. I am going to be a 1st Grade Bilingual Teacher here at ECC. One of my major passions is to teach. I love teaching! I am patient, enthusiastic, organized, and creative. I believe children learn and develop best in a safe, inviting, and friendly atmosphere. I feel mutual respect is a fundamental key in every classroom. I have many talents that aid in making my classroom a fun and exciting place to learn. I love to prepare class presentations, dramas and plays, dances, and art exhibits. I am able to teach the core skills in an interesting way. I feel that doing many things in a classroom make learning more effective and fun for students. I believe in having good communication with my students and their parents. I enjoy working with other teachers and faculty.

I know for sure that you know many Maria’s here in the United States-that’s why I prefer to go by Edith-it is the way my family and friends refer to me. But I know everyone now knows me as Mrs. Ortiz. I would like to share a little bit about my family! I am married to my fantastic husband! His name is Erasto and he is Agriculture Engineer. I have two children. My oldest child is Daniel. He graduated from UHD with a degree in communication. He is married to his wife Camille and she will graduate next August from MD Anderson Cancer Center. with a degree in Health Care Disparities, Diversity, and Advocacy. I have a beautiful daughter named Flor. She is almost finished with her degree to be a Teacher in Special Education. She is married to her husband Rockwell, He is a young veteran soldier and a Paramedic. I have a dog named Diamante or Diamond in English. He is a white Labrador Retriever. He has only 3 years old. I love to play and walk with him every day! My mother and siblings live in Mexico, but I love to visit with them. I have many hobbies including camping, reading, and listening to music of the 50’s and 60’s era (rock & roll and Swing). I also love to dance. I love Italian food, Tiramisu cake, and Starbucks green tea Frappuccino! I have 4 favorite phrases that I always share with my children and students:

PHRASES & CITATION

"Put color to your life"

"Be part of the world, but don't be like the world"

"Reading is having great power in knowledge"

“Everything is possible even the impossible”

CONTACT

PHONE:

832-444-3511

EMAIL: mortiz@royal-isd.net