About Me
Welcome to my teaching portfolio! I'm Dr. Jennifer Lorch.
I am passionate about teaching and enjoy finding creative ways to make learning engaging and enjoyable for students. I specialize in working with gifted learners, helping them explore new ideas and develop problem-solving skills.
My journey in education is a continuous process of reimagining learning, evolving traditional approaches, and fostering lifelong curiosity. Join me as I challenge traditional norms to create learning communities that nurture and celebrate learners for who they are and aspire to become.
Lorch 2024
Professional Documents
Evaluation Samples
5th grade
gifted ELA
social studies
5th grade
gifted ELA
6th Grade
ELA & Gifted ELA
Professional Licensure and Certifications
OTES 2.0
Evaluator
Resident Educator
Mentor
Letters of Reference
5 Year Professional License
Coteacher
Parent
Program
Director
Supervisor &
Evaluator
Lorch 2024
Professional Development
Community Building in the Classroom
Classroom Management -
Stop the Fight
OAGC Grading in the Differentiated Classroom
SEL Needs of the Gifted
PHOTOS
Text Feature Surgery
Classroom Management Humor
Columbus Coalition for the Homeless
Backpacking ‘conservation of
mass’ challenge from the principal: “Help! My bag is too heavy.”
T-Shirt Book Report Fashion Show
Exploring the layers of the earth
Work time: learning the states, indigenous village, geometry house.
Family Gifts
Working through frustrations
Weathering and Erosion with Augmented Reality Sand Box
Excitement with Science Phenomena
September 11
Apple Unit
Test Taking
Survival Kit”
“You’re more than a test”
Geometry Houses