Lidia is a graduate teacher of English from Universidad del Museo Social Argentino. She has a double Master's degree in Teaching English as a Foreign Language and a Master's in Teaching Spanish to speakers of other Languages from the Universidad Europea del Atlántico, Spain. Lidia is a Specialist in Education and ICT from the Ministry of Education, Argentina.
Teaching experience
With more than 20 years of experience teaching English at different levels, she has been involved in different projects. Since 2015, she’s been teaching remotely. In 2016 and 2017 she worked for the British Council Argentina as a remote teacher of English for Uruguayan primary schools within the Programme Ceibal. While teaching at high schools, in 2018, Lidia started tutoring students in Spanish and English from elementary through university level. In 2019, she started tutoring students from the US and Hong Kong from all levels of schooling K-12 and beyond.
Online classes
Lidia is a lifelong learner and a passionate teacher. Her love for teaching is always making her to (re) create her teaching practices to enhance motivation, boost confidence, and to increase learning potentials of her students in an engaging and fun atmosphere. She loves working with one-on-one students and small groups since it helps her cater for her students’ needs and make her classes more dynamic. As a teacher of Spanish and English, Lidia strongly believes that students’ efforts and time devoted to learn a language deserves a reward. This is why, as an ICT specialist, she always integrates technology in her classes, both for students to learn the contents, spark their creativity and for them to develop their digital skills.
What are Lidia's beliefs about language teaching?
As a lifelong learner and a passionate, commited teacher, Lidia's principles for language learning are:
People learn languages to communicate in real life.
Learning a language can & must be engaging and fun.
Learning other languages open our minds to other cultures & makes us more sociable and tolerant of others.
A second language opens doors in academic and professional fields.
Learning a second language help us spark creativity, develop problem-solving and critical-thinking skills.
Some Apps and resources used during the class and for homework:
Zoom
Boomcards
Quizziz
Baamzoole
Genial.ly
EdPuzzle
FlipGrid
YouTube songs
Video segments
Recordings for listening comprehension
My interests
I love my teaching profession and learning with and from others. I enjoy spending time with my family and friends.
I love travelling and making new friends around the world.
What parents are saying
Some resources for Spanish practice
Spanish- English language exchanges
Spanish-English exchanges set up by Lidia- Middle and High Schools in US and Europe. https://www.scribblemaps.com/maps/view/Language_exchanges/jpoH0Lc0sS
Websites for students