Posted by NEISD Communications on 11/6/2020 10:30:00 AM
Jennifer Montemayor has always felt called to the classroom. Her love of teaching started as a young girl, playing school with her siblings. This lifelong dream came true at Bulverde Creek Elementary School. Montemayor has spent 16 of her 18 years teaching kindergarten and has been a part of the Bulverde Creek family since it opened in 2005.
“I feel so blessed to work at Bulverde Creek,” said Montemayor. “I’ve been lucky enough to teach every sibling in multiple families and that has created special bonds that are priceless to me. The relationships with my amazing students and their families keep me coming back year after year.”
Montemayor discovered an unexpected passion in the classroom – Seesaw. This online application allows teachers to curate lessons and activities that keep students engaged. Montemayor says it’s been a game-changer for her students, especially in the virtual learning era.
“Seesaw has transformed my classroom,” said Montemayor. “Seesaw has given my students the opportunity to share their learning and demonstrate their understanding of skills through photos, text, audio and video recordings. It’s been so helpful in providing educator support and family tutorials that helped get them started with remote learning.”
Montemayor is a Seesaw Ambassador, which gives her the ability to create and share activities with teachers and students around the world. Her passion for getting the most out of this online resource led to her being featured in a New York Times article profiling the app and its role in virtual learning.
“Seesaw evolved overnight and became an app that students could use at home with student codes instead of just in the classroom,” said Montemayor. “I have several English Language Learners in my classroom and Seesaw translates text into 55 languages, which is extremely important for my students and their multilingual families.”
To date, Montemayor has had 223 activities published to the shared digital teacher library. More than 667,000 students have benefited from her creations.
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