Mr. Eder Maestre, M.A.

About Me:

Degrees:

• Doctor of Philosophy in Second Language Research (Expected 2024) from Inter American University of Puerto Rico

• Master's Degree in Spanish Language and Literature (2004) from Queens College of The City University of New York

• Bachelor of Arts. Major in Spanish, and English (1990) from Universidad del Atlántico, Barranquilla - Colombia

AP Course Teaching:

• AP Spanish: Language and Culture

Teaching Experience:​

• Teach AP Spanish and upper levels of Spanish classes at South Cobb High School (2019 - Present)

• Teach Spanish Language online courses at South Carolina State University - Orangeburg, SC ( 2020 - Present)

• Taught Spanish Language in Public Schools in South Carolina (2013 - 2018)

• Taught Upper levels of Spanish courses at Grover Cleveland High School in New York City. (2001 - 2004)

• Taught Spanish Language at Queen Sofia Spanish Institute in New York City (1994 - 2004)

• Taught English Language at GImnasio del Norte in Valledupar, Republic of Colombia (1991-1993)

• Taught Spanish Language in college for many years at:

  • • Western Kentucky University, KY

    • Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College, KY

    • University of South Carolina, SC

    • Denmark Technical College, SC

Interest & Hobbies:​

• I love traveling the world

• I like to attend World Language conventions and seminars

• I enjoy watching movies and sports

Interesting facts about myself:​

• I grew up in a Spanish Speaking Country

• I learned English as a second language in college

• I have two children who are fraternal twins. A boy and a girl

Favorite Quotes:

• “If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart.” - Nelson Mandela

• “Do not judge me by my successes, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again.” - Nelson Mandela

• "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin