Meet Trish De Orio
Biography: Patricia De Orio a proud graduate of the Howard County Public School System, and attended Waterloo Elementary, Mayfield Middle, and Long Reach High School. Mrs. De Orio began playing the piano at the age of 6 and the violin at the age of 8. She began teaching in Howard County in the fall of 2005, upon completion of her undergraduate degree. In the 2015-2016 school year Mrs. De Orio began her tenure at Forest Ridge ES. She has previously taught at Gorman Crossing ES, Jeffers Hill ES, Swansfield ES, Triadelphia Ridge ES, and Glenwood MS.
Mrs. De Orio completed her Bachelor’s degree in Music Education from Converse College in Spartanburg, South Carolina in 2005, and her Masters degree in Music Education from the University of Maryland-College Park in December 2009. She achieved her National Board Certification in November 2011, and renewed her National Board Certification in April 2020. Mrs. De Orio is currently a student at Boston University in the Doctoral of Musical Arts program.
In June 2014 Mrs. De Orio published her research on accommodating and modifying instruction for students with disabilities in the strings classroom, Teaching Students with Disabilities: A Resource Guide for the Strings Classroom.
Mrs. De Orio is a member of MENC (The National Association for Music Education) and ASTA (the American Strings Teacher's Association) and attends as well as presents at their conferences annually. Mrs. De Orio has presented her research from her book at multiple MMEA and ASTA conferences, including the 2010 ASTA conference in San Francisco, CA and the 2015 MMEA conference in Baltimore MD. Mrs. De Orio was also a guest lecturer for Baltimore County Public School Teachers on the same topic. Mrs. De Orio also served on the HCPSS Music Leadership Team during the 2018-2019 and 2019-2020 school years as the Elementary Orchestra Leadership Team Representative.
Mrs. De Orio lives in Laurel, MD with her husband over 10 years and two children.
School Telephone: 410-880-5950
Email: [email protected]
Mrs. De Orio completed her Bachelor’s degree in Music Education from Converse College in Spartanburg, South Carolina in 2005, and her Masters degree in Music Education from the University of Maryland-College Park in December 2009. She achieved her National Board Certification in November 2011, and renewed her National Board Certification in April 2020. Mrs. De Orio is currently a student at Boston University in the Doctoral of Musical Arts program.
In June 2014 Mrs. De Orio published her research on accommodating and modifying instruction for students with disabilities in the strings classroom, Teaching Students with Disabilities: A Resource Guide for the Strings Classroom.
Mrs. De Orio is a member of MENC (The National Association for Music Education) and ASTA (the American Strings Teacher's Association) and attends as well as presents at their conferences annually. Mrs. De Orio has presented her research from her book at multiple MMEA and ASTA conferences, including the 2010 ASTA conference in San Francisco, CA and the 2015 MMEA conference in Baltimore MD. Mrs. De Orio was also a guest lecturer for Baltimore County Public School Teachers on the same topic. Mrs. De Orio also served on the HCPSS Music Leadership Team during the 2018-2019 and 2019-2020 school years as the Elementary Orchestra Leadership Team Representative.
Mrs. De Orio lives in Laurel, MD with her husband over 10 years and two children.
School Telephone: 410-880-5950
Email: [email protected]