Teaching

Spanish Lead Teacher

Early Childhood Language Immersion, The Language Tree Immersion School, 2024

Lead instructor for early childhood Spanish immersion:

Designed age-appropriate curricula using storytelling, music, and interactive play to facilitate natural language acquisition.
Conducted ongoing observational assessments and communicated individualized developmental progress to families.
Adapted teaching strategies to support multilingual learners with varied language backgrounds.

Undergraduate courses, University of Missouri, Department of Romance Languages, 2022

Instructor of record for multiple undergraduate sections of elementary and intermediate Spanish:

Taught four sections of Spanish 1200 and four sections of Spanish 2100 (80+ students total).
Designed communicative lesson plans, interactive visual aids, and authentic class materials connecting language practice to real-world tasks.
Graded weekly coursework, discussion prompts, and analytical essays.
Held weekly office hours to support students with coursework and international study abroad opportunities.
Organized monthly extracurricular activities to engage students with the local Latino community.

Undergraduate courses, Webster University, Department of International Languages & Cultures, 2021

Instructor of record for undergraduate introductory and intermediate Spanish courses:

Instructed Spanish 1100 and Spanish 2090, maintaining an immersive 90% target language environment in the classroom.
Integrated varied pedagogical resources to support diverse learning styles, including interactive multimedia, comic strips, and gamified activities.
Organized and facilitated biweekly Spanish language and cultural roundtables for undergraduate students.
Coordinated hands-on experiential cultural workshops and arranged a campus-wide multilingual fair with educational scavenger hunts.

Professional & Corporate Training, CPLC / Corporate Training (Eventbrite & Aconcagua Software Factory), 2020

Language instructor for international test preparation and corporate technology teams:

Prepared students for Cambridge University international English examinations, leading academic essay and formal writing workshops.
Delivered tailored business and technical English instruction for software engineers and cross-functional teams at Eventbrite and Aconcagua Software Factory.
Focused on real-world communicative goals including technical presentations, cross-border client meetings, and international negotiations.

Undergraduate courses, Dickinson College, Department of Spanish & Portuguese, 2019

Instructor of record for undergraduate Spanish courses during exchange appointment:

Taught Spanish 101 and Spanish 201 to undergraduate cohorts.
Prepared and facilitated weekly conversational language tables for 30+ students.
Coordinated extracurricular cultural immersion activities, including dance sessions and Latin American culinary tastings.