"I am an effective and experienced secondary Spanish and ESL teacher and am certified to teach middle school and high school Spanish and ESOL and have taught Spanish levels I - IV, including Spanish for Native Speakers and ESL grades K-12.

In addition to the traditional classroom, I have worked in an alternative education setting am a great motivational coach. I am skilled at finding appropriate supplemental materials that are fun and engaging so the student can improve their Spanish skills. Providing support to students in their core content areas was important to me as an ESL teacher and I am comfortable guiding students through most coursework that students may struggle with.

I have expertise in assessing language needs and assure individualized instruction since 1992. I am native English speaker that has endured the pitfalls of learning Spanish as a Second Language, which allows me to help the student avoid these experiences. Giving students the tools and positive support to improve their skills and achieve beyond their expectations is my goal.

Additional practical language and cultural experience includes but is not limited to:

In January 2014, some generous sponsors chose to send me to Nicaragua on a mission trip with AMOS Health & Hope. Our group installed approximately 40 water filtration devices in a rural community. Prior study abroad includes intensive one year language study at la Universidad de las Américas in Puebla, Mexico as well as time in Madrid, Spain." less...