About me
Ofelia Oronoz is a creative and passionate educator, who serves as an English Language Learner teacher in grades K-5 at Ashlawn Elementary. She supports English, Math, Science and Social Studies co-teaching, and also in pull out and push in scenarios providing academic support for a diverse social, economic, and linguistic student body. With about three decades of experience teaching Spanish and English at the elementary and middle school levels, she is always looking to incorporate best practices in her curriculum and instruction. She discovered WISIT as a precious gem in 2024, while looking for research based practices in teaching and learning. Her curiosity brought her to Harvard Project Zero Classroom in 2025 to learn more about the culture of thinking applications. Then, she went to her second WISIT to deepen her knowledge about thinking routines to support her peers, students, and her own practice reflection. Her expertise includes Multicultural & Multilingual Education, Curriculum Writing, Interdisciplinary Planning, Language Acquisition & Social Emotional Learning. Her roles as an educator encompass the General Ed and Special Ed classrooms, Chair of World Language Department, Advisor, Diversity Committee Co-chair and Adjunct University Professor. Ofelia is passionate about fostering students’ interests and abilities with inquiry that embraces cultural linguistic integration and language proficiency. She holds a BA in Translation and Interpretation from Universidad Central de Venezuela, an M.Ed in Multiculture and Multilingualism from George Mason University, and an IB Certificate for Global Education from DePaul University.Outside the classroom, she can be found practicing TaiChi under trees, walking barefoot to do earthgrounding, or just laying on the grass to soak sunlight and warm energy. This is her third WISIT and she is delighted to serve as a Learning Group Fellow en Español to deepen the culture of thinking, reflecting more about PZC ideas, and sharing some of her expertise in educating a diverse social, economic and linguistic student body.
