Samantha Ortiz Whitelaw

Sam has been in elementary education for over 14 years. She has taught first grade, 4th grade, Spanish Immersion, and spent three years supporting English Language Learners as an ESOL teacher. Samantha has been implementing the Modern Classrooms model for about 4 years now in her math class and has begun implementing in History and Science as well. She has recently earned the Distinguished Modern Classroom Educator credential and is excited to become an expert mentor as a way of supporting teachers on their Modern Classroom journey. When Samantha isn't in teacher mode you can find her at home or out and about with her husband Kevin, daughter Isabel, and their dog Popeye.