This is Teacher Alex, and she is from Texas. She currently lives abroad in Lisbon, Portugal. Previous to Portugal she lived in Spain. She speaks fluent Spanish and is able to hold a simple conversation in Portuguese. She studied a BA in Rhetoric and Writing with a minor in Spanish at the University of Texas at Austin. She graduated in 2013. In total, she has over seven years teaching experience. She thinks languages provide us opportunity to grow personally and professionally. In her free time, she enjoys traveling and reading. Her hobbies include hiking, handcrafts, and videogames.

I acquired my 120 hour TEFL/TESOL certification from Global Language Training in 2019 with a Grade A. I also have my BA in Rhetoric and Writing with a minor in Spanish.

Offline teaching experience: 6

Online teaching experience: 3

I started teaching in 2013 in Austin, Texas. I worked for the UTeach Outreach program that was affiliated with my university. I worked three times a week (twice teaching/once lesson planning or training) for two semesters as an After School Tutor teaching low-income elementary students STEM curriculum. My students were fourth graders around 9-10 years old. I wanted to work with UTeach in order to gain teaching experience with young learners before leaving the U.S. to teach English in Spain. I started teaching English in the fall of 2014 in Seville, Spain in Western Europe. I applied to the Auxiliares de Conversación de Inglés (English Conversation Assistants) program hosted by the Spanish government. I spent three wonderful years teaching English in Andalucía, Spain to young learners and adolescents ages 6 to 18. I taught everything from math, history, science, P.E., philosophy, etc. in English as a part of the Spanish public school system's bilingual program. Additionally, I gave private English lessons to supplement my income. My private students in Spain included children, teens, and adults. I also helped other teachers in their English lessons, supervise field trips, and monitor students during recess and lunch time. I learned a lot during my time in Spain. In 2017, I moved to Lisbon, Portugal. I started working with a private English academy. There, I taught English to students of all ages from 5 up, but I mostly taught adolescents and adults. At the academy, the classes I taught were CEFR based and focused on conversation. I was expected to give feedback or grades, lesson plan, and determine English levels based on CEFR. As mentioned above, I started teaching private lessons to adults in Spain in order to supplement my income. However, my experience teaching adults really grew when I started working at the English academy in Portugal in 2017. I trained hard and learned what it was like to give group classes to adults with varying English levels and from all backgrounds. I managed classrooms and planned lessons that fit class levels from A1 to C2. I also gave one-on-one lessons during my time there, too. With each student, I was able to gain more experience and knowledge about how non-natives learn English and what they expect from native English teachers. My time there made me appreciate how important my work is to a lot of people who see English as a tool for bettering their lives. My online teaching experience began with VIPKID in 2017, prior to my moving to Portugal. Since then, I have continued to work with VIPKID, each year growing with them. I have maintained regular students on the platform, the majority of which are from China. I teach all levels from their Level One young learners to more advanced students in Levels 7 and 8. I have been certified in and taught most of the curriculum provided by the VIPKID platform. I have trained on how to keep young learners invested in their online lessons through the use of TPR, props, regalia, etc. I sing songs, dance, and have conversations daily. I implement reward systems and AR in class as well. I started working online full-time when I joined Cambly in 2019. In the mornings, I focus on VIPKID (due to the time zones), and in the afternoons I work on Cambly. Cambly has given me more freedom to work when I want. I give class to children, teens, and adults on the platform. I use the Cambly curriculum that is provided along with my own materials that I have gathered over the years. On Cambly, most of my students want conversation classes, so I give them guided conversation lessons. Other students want test preparation or have questions about business English. Some students want grammar lessons. I try my best to give comprehensive and productive classes to each student. If you book with me, I can guarantee you a fun and productive class that will leave you feeling accomplished in your English skills. As a language learner myself, I know and appreciate the hard work and determination it takes to learn a new language. So with some patience, guidance, and kindness, together we can reach your goal of English fluency! I hope to see you in the classroom soon!