Ramon A. Cruz-Lima
Edgewood Elementary
Grade 4, Bilingual Teacher
Education
Region
4 Alternative Certification Program, EC-4 Bilingual Teacher Certification, Aug. 2001- March
2003
University
of Houston, Biology, Geology and English courses for ACP credit hours, July 2001
Havana
University, Cuba. Diploma in Management and Administration, Oct. 1995 - Feb. 1996
Cuban
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Post grad Studies in International Economic Relations, Oct. 1995-Feb. 1996
University
of Kiev, Ukraine, USSR, Bachelors of Economics with honors, July 1978 – July 1932
Teaching History
Spring
Branch ISD, Edgewood Elementary, Spring Branch ISD, 2009 – PresentSchmalz
Elementary, Katy ISD, 2008-2009Edgewood
Elementary, Spring Branch ISD, 2000-2008
University
of Ciego de Avila, Cuba, Teacher and Vice Dean
27 years total of teaching experience
In his own words…
“Our
mission as teachers is to make children feel loved and respected and most
importantly, to provide them and their parents with the tools and the beliefs
to break the cycle of poverty. It is we, the teachers, who make the difference
for these children inspiring them to dream big and compete, encouraging them to
release the poet, the activist or the researcher that lives inside them.”
In the words of others . . .
“Mr.
Ramon Cruz exhibits all the attributes Spring Branch ISD values in a teacher.
There is something very magical about a teacher that can hold very high
expectations of his students and at the same time be highly respected by his
students.”
– Vivan Pratts, Edgewood
Elementary Principal
“It
is a delight to enter Mr. Cruz-Lima’s bilingual classroom. The classroom is
alive with all of the students actively engaged in their learning. They are
talking and writing to support their understanding of the content. The students
work together, in pairs or small groups, on hands-on activities. Frequently,
the students use technology to take their learning beyond the classroom.”
– Linder Alderman, Edgewood Elementary Interdisciplinary Coach
Selected Honors, Awards & Activities:
Excellence in Teaching
Ambassador, Teaching for America, 2013
Bilingual Student Mentor,
St. Thomas University and University of Houston Downtown, 2005, 2007, 2009,
2011
TEA Textbook Review Panel,
member, 2007
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