Experience Summary
I became a certified Spanish teacher back in 1994, and I have been teaching for several years since mostly in the middle and high school settings. I also have experience teaching college age students. I have found that I enjoy teaching students of all ages and ability levels. I have also traveled abroad having utilized my target language skills. Teaching language and culture via the 5 C's of Cultures, Communities, Communication, Connections, and Comparisons has been essential in both public and private schools.
Teaching Style
I think it is important to help learners make early connections to what is being studied through discussion of prior experiences and related meaningful discoveries. I like to teach using acronyms, graphic organizers, and other categorization strategies so that connections are made between nouns and verb structures. For the younger learner I have also used songs, games, crafts, and movement to augment the language learning journey.
My Hobbies
I also love to sing and engage in conversation with other Spanish speakers often.