Hello! ¡Hola! My name is Ana Balarezo. I’m a native Spanish speaker, originally from Perú, South America. I graduated from Florida State University with a degree in Spanish and Multicultural Multilingual Education. I have fifteen years of classroom instruction and tutoring experience in elementary, secondary, and post-secondary educational settings. I’m a certified K-12 teacher and AP Spanish teacher certified by the College Board.

My classes are fun, interactive, and dynamic. I use engaging activities with clear objectives that include grammar, cultural awareness, communication strategies, language functions, and comprehension. However, language acquisition is most effective when students actively engage in class activities. I believe motivating students should be every teacher’s goal, so to create an effective learning environment, my philosophy includes the use of various methods, activities, and strategies such as storytelling, debates, projects, games, cooking classes, videos, movies, and virtual tours of Spanish-speaking countries for cultural awareness and enrichment. This helps students learn from a variety of materials.

The use of technology also facilitates making the class engaging and encourages students to get involved. I love my language and my culture, and it would be my pleasure to teach you!