Nanci Orth Wins
In its 14th year, “Hats Off To
Teachers” recognizes outstanding teachers in the county. Ms. Orth is one of four
teachers in San Diego County named to receive this prestigious honor. The award,
consisting of a “Hats Off To Teachers” commemorative plaque, will be presented
to Ms. Orth at the May 28th Board meeting at Olivenhain Pioneer School. Ms. Orth will also
receive a commendation letter and certificate from the San Diego County Superintendent of
Schools. Additionally, she will be featured in an issue of the San Diego County Office of
Education's Education San Diego County newsletter which is disseminated to all
administrators and teachers throughout the county. The special recognition program
is funded by Mr. & Mrs. George Bernard, two community leaders who also present the
Hats Off to Teachers plaque at the Board meeting. Ms. Orth, exemplifies the qualities of an outstanding teacher and an exceptional human being. She possess the qualities and life skills valued by the Encinitas Union School District. She has been a teacher for 24 years and has taught first through fifth grades. She has taught in the Encinitas Union School District for 17 years. She earned her B.A. at San Diego State University in Liberal Studies. She was selected as Olivenhain Pioneer’s Teacher of the Year because of her continual demonstration of her commitment to the principle of "Children First." Ms. Orth is responsible for teaching several Service Learning Projects including The School Box Project, The Gift of Learning Project , The School Bag Project , and The Seed of Kindness Project . Currently, Ms. Orth serves as a PAR (Peer Assistance and Review)
Consulting Teacher and is working with one voluntary teacher. Additionally, she has
represented the Encinitas Union School District at the San Diego County Office of
Education on the "Standards in Action" committee where she wrote curriculum that
supports the California Math Standards for Geometry at her grade level. She has also
presented lessons on thematic teaching, integrated learning and instructional strategies
at numerous workshops throughout the district and at the Starfire Academy. As part of her mentor teaching experience a few years ago, Ms. Orth compiled a handbook on "Mainstreaming Special Education Students into the Regular Education Classroom" which was used by the North Coastal Consortium for Special Education in the Integration Resource Manual. While accomplishing all of the above, she has still continued to be an outstanding
classroom teacher who provides creative, exciting lessons that motivate children to be the
best they can be. She plans and designs differentiated instruction that meets the needs of
every child in her class. As a participant in the first Learning Network training, she
consistently implements strategies to address different learning styles of students. She
truly models lifelong learning and is a mentor to others. Special congratulations to Nanci Orth for receiving the Hats Off to Teachers award. |
Nanci Orth, Teacher of the Year
at Olivenhain Pioneer School and Teacher of the Year for the entire Encinitas Union School
District, has been selected to receive the “Hats Off To Teachers” award from the
San Diego County Office of Education.