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Meet Your Instructor
Learning a language is about more than mastering grammar and vocabulary: it’s also about building confidence, making connections, and discovering new cultures.
Click below to learn more about my journey with languages and cultures
Credentials & Experience
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New Jersey Certified Spanish Teacher, K–12
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20+ years in language education, including 18 years teaching high-school Spanish
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Extensive experience teaching AP Spanish Language & Culture and AP Spanish Literature & Culture, with additional experience teaching IB Spanish B SL
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Proven AP success: 100% passing rates, with class averages consistently in the mid-4s on the AP 1–5 scoring scale.
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Led student language and cultural exchange programs in Spain and Brazil
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M.A. in Foreign Language Education — New Jersey City University (now Kean Jersey City)
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M.S. in Production Engineering — University of São Paulo, Brazil | B.S. in Industrial Engineering — Technological University of Havana, Cuba
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Native Spanish speaker | Fluent in English, Brazilian Portuguese, and Italian, learned through immersion
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Lived, studied, and worked in Cuba, Brazil, Italy, and the United States
My Teaching Philosophy
- A language is not just a subject, it's a way of connecting with people and seeing the world. Culture is part of the language itself.
- Grammar and accuracy matter, but they are tools. The real goal is authentic communication: for students to express themselves, understand others, and feel a genuine connection to another culture.
- Students are met where they are, whether they need more structure, more conversation, or time to gain confidence.
- AP and IB preparation combines focused exam preparation with meaningful language development, helping students work toward excellent results while becoming more confident and independent users of Spanish.
- Technology can help, but nothing replaces the human exchange at the heart of learning.