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I have 20 years of experience teaching Spanish at the middle school, high school, and university levels. I have worked with a wide range of learners and know how to design lessons that are engaging and effective in real classrooms. I have served in leadership roles and co-presented at the ACTFL conference on project-based learning, sharing strategies for communicative, student-centered instruction. My work is informed by extensive travel and cultural immersion across Europe, the Caribbean, Mexico, Central and South America.
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Spanish Imperfect Tense Project | Era una época en que | Spanish 2–4
Students choose a historical era from the Spanish-speaking world — Al-Ándalus, the Siglo de Oro, the Aztec Empire, Cuba Colonial, Argentina del Tango, and 9 more — research it across 8 cultural categories, write a reflective essay in the imperfect tense, and present to the class using a visual slide deck. Every student gets a different era. No repeats. This is the imperfect tense project that actually sticks — because students are describing a world, not completing a worksheet. WHAT'S INCLUDED ✔
8th - 12th
Latino and Hispanic Studies, Other (World Language), Spanish
Mi Familia y Mi Vida — Spanish Oral Presentation Project
Mi Familia y Mi Vida — My Family & My Life. Every student in your room is an expert on exactly one topic: their own life. This project puts that expertise to work. Students build a PowerPoint, write a typed essay in Spanish, and deliver a 4–6 minute oral presentation to the class — entirely in Spanish, without reading off a page. It's one of those projects where even your quietest students surprise you. Because when the topic is their family, their house, their memories — they have things to say
8th - 12th
Spanish
FREE | Spanish Participation Rubric | CLT, IB, AP Communicative Classroom
FREE — because every Spanish teacher should have a participation rubric that actually makes sense for a communicative classroom. This one was built around a simple idea: in a language class, participation isn't about raising your hand. It's about using the language. ―――――――――――――――――――― ✅ WHAT'S INCLUDED • 4-category participation rubric (20 pts total) • Bilingual labels — English and Spanish throughout • Teacher philosophy note explaining the CLT rationale • Student improvement guide — 9 specif
7th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
French, Spanish
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About the store
Experience
I have 20 years of experience teaching Spanish at the middle school, high school, and university levels. I have worked with a wide range of learners and know how to design lessons that are engaging and effective in real classrooms. I have served in leadership roles and co-presented at the ACTFL conference on project-based learning, sharing strategies for communicative, student-centered instruction. My work is informed by extensive travel and cultural immersion across Europe, the Caribbean, Mexico, Central and South America.
Teaching style
My teaching is communicative, project-based, and built around authentic materials. Novels, music, film, poetry, and real cultural texts drive my upper-level classes. Students speak, discuss, create, and reflect. Grammar lives inside meaningful context, not on a worksheet.
My own education history
Masters degree in Language Education
Additional biographical information
I was born in Belgium and have lived in the Caribbean, Spain, Italy, and the United States. I speak French, Spanish, and English fluently and have traveled extensively across Latin America and Europe. Languages and culture are at the core of everything I teach and everything I make.
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