Magdalena Spurlock


1307 Bramblebury Drive, Sugar Land, TX 77498

713-494-7689

PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION
All children can learn when their environment is safe, welcoming, and conducive to acquiring knowledge. Creating this positive
learning environment requires educators to utilize effective communication, strong classroom management, parental involvement,
academic rigor, high expectations for all, collaboration and collegiality, acceptance of change, and accountability.

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Education professional with six years teaching, six years reading specialist/intervention experience, and 6 years district adminis-
tration experience as teacher trainer. Specialty areas include knowledge of instructional strategies, data interpretation and disag-
gregation, working with at-risk populations and GT students, staff development, teacher coaching and program modification and
implementation.

CERTIFICATIONS
-Certified General (1-8),
-Administration Certification (UST)

-Bilingual Certification (1-8)

-Spanish Certification and ESL (1-8)

- GT Certified (1-8)

LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE
- Gifted and Talented campus coordinator k-5
-Magnet Coordinator for a foreign language school

-Campus Fundraiser Coordinator, PAWS sponsor, Spanish Club and Anthology Club sponsor, GT Pay it forward project sponsor

-Monitored Reading Recovery/DLL teachers in area districts

-2004, 2008-2011 Adjunct professor for University of St. Thomas and UH Victoria

-Presenter -Early Childhood Conference in Houston, Texas

Reading Recovery/Literacy Conference in Dallas, Texas

National Reading Recovery Conference in Columbus, Ohio

Teacher Leader Institute and Leadership Academy in Washington DC


WORK HISTORY
2017-Present 4th Grade Teacher, Commonwealth Elementary, FBISD
2016-2017 present-Magnet Coordinator, GT Coordinator, HISD

2013-2016-2nd grade teacher, Commonwealth Elementary, FBISD, GT campus coordinator

2011-2013-Data Specialist, ESL Specialist and Reading Recovery, Armstrong Elementary

2008-2011, Reading Recovery/Descubriendo la lectura Teacher Leader in Fort Bend ISD
2007-2008, 1st grade bilingual teacher, Chambers Elementary, Alief ISD

2006-2007, Reading Recovery/Descubriendo la Lectura Teacher Leader in Deer Park ISD
2003-2006, Reading Recovery/Descubriendo la lectura Teacher Leader in Alief ISD

2001-2003, Descubriendo la lectura/Title 1 Specialist (K-4), GT teacher

2000-2001, Language Arts Specialist, Chambers Elementary, Alief ISD
2000, 3rd grade bilingual teacher, Chambers Elementary, Alief ISD

1998-2000, 1st grade bilingual teacher, Chambers Elementary, Alief ISD


EDUCATION

2007-Texas Women’s University-Doctoral hours for Reading Recovery Teacher Leader certification
1998-2001, Master of Education (Language Arts Specialist) and reading specialist certification, University of St.Thomas

1994-1998, Bachelors of Science in Applied Learning and Development, UT Austin