Celeste Lopez - Mrs. Lopez, also known by her students as Librarian Lopez, is the proud librarian of Victor Fields Elementary. Mrs. Lopez teaches all students (pre-kinder through 5th grade) Digital Literacy, STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math) and literacy skills through her daily library lessons. She has been an educator for 22 years and earned a Masters Degree in library science from Sam Houston State University in 2017 and a Bachelors Degree in English from the University of Texas Pan-American in 2001. In 2022, she was named the Campus Teacher of the Year and later became McAllen ISD's Elementary District Teacher of the Year. Librarian Lopez's passion is to develop better readers and enhance students' learning experiences beyond the classroom.She strives to help all students reach their greatest potential by teaching them how to think about themselves and the world around them.On the weekends I get to travel with Adobe Express #AdobeEduCreative to spread the love of creativity at EdTech Conferences around the United States or teach at Creative Institutes with the ACE Team #AdobeLife.
Travis Treadway My name is Travis Treadway. I come from central West Virginia, from a small town called Webster Springs. Growing up in W.V. was an experience in both extremely beautiful mountains and valleys, and growing up poor. I have been fascinated by technology and found that I had a knack for understanding computers and technology. I moved to McAllen in 2007. A few years later, I began to go to South Texas College and earned my Bachelors in Computer and Information Systems in 2014. That was also the year that I landed my first job here in McAllen ISD as a paraprofessional. My first job as a paraprofessional was with Alonzo DeLeon Middle School. It was a very different professional experience and environment from my previous experiences with the service industry. I worked in the computer labs, both helping students and teachers with their technical issues. I found myself going beyond simply fixing computer issues and trying to teach others how computers work and how to avoid similar problems in the future. I eventually came to realize that I needed to do more than what I was doing. It got to the point where most of my friends and family were telling me to become a teacher. In early 2019 I completed my certification and joined DeLeon in the 2019-2020 school year as a full-fledged teacher. I love to teach. I am always learning and growing my talent and experience each year. Knowing that the students have learned more about the technology that affects their everyday lives is a joy. Learning that they have been using those skills is the best way to know that their lives have been positively impacted by their time in my classroom.
