"Hi! My name is Maria. I am a native Spanish speaker originally from Bogota, Colombia. I studied Modern Foreign languages with a focus on pedagogy in Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Colombia for one year. I graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in K-12 Spanish Education and a Minor in ELL in Augustana University. In completed my student teaching at Washington High School, where I taught Spanish II - AP Spanish. I taught two years of High School Spanish I and II in Chicago and this is my third year teaching World Language, Spanish I, Exploration Spanish and Humanities at Edison Middle School. I also have two years experience teaching English as a Second language online to Chinese students.

I would love to connect with you and help you reach your individual goals. English is my second language, so I know firsthand the struggle of learning a Foreign Language. I will use effective methods and real life experiences to help you get to where you need to be. Please feel free to contact me with any additional questions or schedule a lesson!

I am a certified Spanish Teacher.

I would love to connect with you and help you reach your goals!" less...