Valerie

Valerie has many years of language teaching experience. She is a full-time language teacher at a private school and has also independently tutored students of various ages, ranging from 7 to 78, in Spanish, English, and French. Throughout her years of teaching, she has created, reviewed, and revised numerous examinations, quizzes, lesson plans, and activities to advance the learning of many diverse students. Spanish is her native language and she is well versed in the structure of the exam, as well as the required techniques and material. Additionally, she has taken pedagogy courses at the Kaneb Center for Teaching and Learning at the University of Notre Dame and numerous seminars at the McGraw Center at Princeton University. Additionally, she spent 10 years living in Mexico, several months living in France, and 20 years living in the United States among international communities; these experiences have given her a unique and nuanced cultural and linguistic knowledge. She also has over 8 years of experience editing student work. She looks forward to working with you!