About Noemí
Noemí Rodríguez-Grimshaw is the founder of Lo Logramos Consulting LLC (@team_lologramos) and is a veteran language educator who has been sharing and supporting teachers across the globe since 2005. As an award winning teacher, she specializes in language curriculum, assessment design, technology integration, reading and communication strategies. In 2014, FLENJ awarded her workshop “Best of NJ” and most recently, the President’s Award for her continued leadership in language education. She has presented at state, regional, national and international conferences over the past fifteen years. Noemi’s mission is to provide ongoing, customized support to ensure the best world language proficiency-based programs in all schools.
Noemí's Full Biography
Noemi attended Rutgers University, where she earned her B.A. in Spanish and Ed.M. in Language Education. She obtained a second Ed.M as a Reading Specialist. Working with the Rutgers University, The Graduate School of Education and Montclair State University, she has taught different teaching methodology courses to aspiring educators in the World Language programs. Also, prior to her current role in supervision, she taught Spanish in the Freehold Township and Marlboro Township school districts in Monmouth County. She continues to find opportunities to teach within her local community by tutoring students, organizing community reading events (Reading Buddies) and facilitating conversational Adult English & Spanish classes. She also serves as a Lead Seal of Alignment Reviewer (English/Spanish) for International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE).
Noemi has presented a variety of workshops related to the use of technology, assessment design and literacy in the language classroom. In 2014, her workshop was selected as Best of NJ and she presented at the regional NECTFL conference. She has presented workshops and provided consulting services to the World Language/ESL departments in Hamilton, Lenape Regional, New Milford, Paramus, Ramsey and Rumson Public School Districts in New Jersey. She has also presented at the FLENJ, NECTFL, ACTFL, AATSP, ISTE conferences. Past conference presentations & workshops are all linked and fully accessible.
As the World Language, ESL, Music and Family & Consumer Science District Supervisor, Noemi has led curriculum & assessment revision in all disciplines, new course & program implementation (Heritage Spanish, State & Global Seal of Biliteracy, Dual Enrollment with Seton Hall & Bergen County Community College), hosted a variety of roundtable meetings in her district (ESL, K-12 Supervisors & College Professors, Chinese teachers, Bilingual Advocacy Committee–Multicultural Festival) and facilitated full day professional development workshops such as edcamp for Music, edcamp for FCS and an array of language workshops. She founded the WL Tech Institute (@WLTechInstitute) in 2016 and successfully held EdCampWL (@EdCampWL) for five years until 2019 with a team of WL colleagues.
She served on the Board of Directors for her state world language organization: FLENJ (The Fellowship of Language Educators of New Jersey) from 2020-2023 and as a part of the Executive Board is the Vice President of Programs. In her role, she has organized both in-person and virtual state conferences (Tech Chats in April 2020, Summer 2021, The Future is Language Spring 2022, Summer 2022 Share a Thon, Languages Connect Us All Spring 2023) and workshops (Workshops for 20-21, 21-22 & 22-23) for World Language educators. She strives to ensure that the best professional development is easily accessible to New Jersey educators.
Most recently, Noemi was awarded the FLENJ President’s Award in April 2023 for her continued dedication, passion and leadership in the field of language education.
Noemi’s presentations are top-notch! My teachers are huge fans that we had to bring her and her team back to our district multiple times. Our department is excited to see a session that has Noemi’s name on it as they know they will get amazing resources and teaching strategies that they can use immediately. Her content is engaging and informative. Noemi is able to break down complex topics into easy-to-understand concepts. She is a dynamic and passionate speaker. She is able to capture the attention of her audience and keep them engaged throughout the presentation. She provides practical and actionable strategies. Her resources are not just theoretical; they can be used in the classroom right away. She is responsive to feedback. She is always willing to adjust her presentations to meet the needs of her audience. A true 5-star rating for Noemi and Team Lo Logramos!
Noemi provides an invaluable resource, which is current and exciting tools for world language instruction. After Noemi’s visit, teachers were reinvigorated about their practice, and no longer feared using AI to design and deliver instruction. Noemi is the ultimate rockstar in our field right now. I recommend her highly!
