I am an educator that has worked with learners in all capacities over the last 25 years.  I have worked with preschoolers, special education students, ELL students in Spain, online ELL students in China. I taught High School Spanish for 8 years and have been running an alternative microschool I opened in 2019.  

I have k-12 Spanish certification, a Master's degree in International Affairs and Administration, a Bachelor's degree in Psychology and an Associate's degree in Music.  

I am raising my own gifted children in a bilingual home and understand the ups and downs of being bilingual in a predominantly monolingual area.   I was a non-traditional Spanish learner and am a non-traditional teacher who believes anyone who speaks one language is capable of learning another.  

Everyone in my family is learning at least one additional language to English. We enjoy cooking meals from all over the world, my oldest has spent the last two summers playing with classical ensembles across Europe and my younger children are avid Kpop stans.  

I am trained as a proficiency & fluency-based teacher using Comprehensible Input, a methodology based on Dr. Stephen Krashen's Natural Approach to Second Language Acquisition Theory. This means I believe language is most easily learned when it is understandable and interesting to students.  

I was the first to offer foreign language conversation clubs on Outschool because most children did not have access to real spontaneous practice of the language they were learning. I recently became the first to offer Stray Kids fan clubs on Outschool as Kpop and Kdramas have taken over my home LOL. I love the plethora of opportunities that exist on Outschool!  I am innovative and flexible as a teacher/facilitator and work to create a relaxed, fun, and shame-free environment. 

I currently focus on Spanish conversation clubs and Stray Kids Fan Clubs, both public and private.