Heather Orth

Educator with 32 years of experience in the classroom and at the district level.

Experience in educating students in grades 4K-12.

Language Acquisition Coordinator and instructional coach for the Department of Language & Global Learning, working with and supporting Dual Language, ESL, World Language, and classroom teachers with effective educational strategies in a large urban school district.

Highly experienced and dedicated Educational Consultant with over 32 years of experience in diverse educational settings. Proven expertise in language acquisition program development, teacher training, curriculum development, and strategic school improvement. Skilled in fostering collaborative learning environments and driving positive student outcomes. Holds multiple Wisconsin, Arizona, and Illinois teaching licenses pre-K - Grade 12 and a Master's in Educational Psychology from UW Madison. Passionate about empowering educators and enhancing educational opportunities for all learners.

Experienced in WI DPI guidance and its implementation for supporting and educating multilingual learners. Knowledgeable in the use of Title III Federal Funding.

Experience in and knowledge of dual language programming as well as strategies to support multilingual learners in a bilingual or monolingual classroom setting. Certified Educator in Be GLAD Strategies for Instruction and Trained in AIM4S³™ Math Framework teaching strategies

Collaborative, bilingual (proficient in German), organized, efficient, experienced as a Newcomer student, life-long learner

National presenter at multilingual and dual language professional educational conferences, including the Translanguaging Institute 2024 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, sponsored by Dual Language Education of New Mexico