From United StatesLiving in Miami, United States (04:07 UTC-05:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Apr 2, 2021
I am an extremely fortunate person. I married my best friend 29 years ago and together we have five children and now a granddaughter. He viajado dentro de mi país (los EEUU) e internacionalmente en Rumanía, las Bahamas, Honduras, España, Puerto Rico, y México. My hobbies include tennis, fishing, hiking, and a newly discovered love for drawing with charcoal and pencil. Si fuera posible, probaría una comida típica de cada país del mundo. (There are a lot of countries where I have not eaten the typical food, but there is still time to try!) I prefer foods with deep, rich flavors. Soy honesto, generoso, curioso, y amable.
Me as a Teacher
I am patient with my students, and persistent. In every lesson I strive to find successes to build on and demonstrate enthusiasm, energy and readiness. We always plan for the next part of the language journey and find ways to practice what we have learned.
My lessons & teaching style
AGES 13 TO ADULTS
Each time a lesson begins with a student, I listen carefully for what my student needs. I continually keep in mind that successful students are persistent students, and persistence is built through success. En mi Maestría de Educación estudié la autoeficacia (concepto de Bandura) en el contexto de la adquisición de idiomas extranjeros. I combine a student's need for success (gauged most often by speaking and listening skills) and Bandura's work on self-efficacy, or the willingness to keep going when it is hard, to create a success upon success model in which I guide a student to where they need to be in order to experience a victory with the language.
5.0
Rating
62
Students
291
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
100%
Response rate
5.0
Rating
62
Students
291
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
100%
Response rate
English Lessons
English
Spanish
Trial Lesson
30 lessons completed
USD 5.00+
Let's Talk: Learning While Speaking AGES 13 TO ADULTS
B1 - C1Language Essentials160 lessons completed
USD 8.00+
Package with 13% off
Individualized English Lesson AGES 13 TO ADULT
B1 - C2Language Essentials91 lessons completed
USD 8.00+
Package with 13% off
Presentation Help: How can I improve my presentation? AGES 13 TO ADULT
B1 - C2Language Essentials2 lessons completed
USD 9.00+
Package with 21% off
Availability
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51 Reviews
17e1d9
8 English lessons
Thanks Don! You transmit me a lot of motivation, every lesson I learn interesting things and new vocabularies!
May 27, 2021
9be92f
11 English lessons
Nice suggestions to improve my English listening, it's come in handy
May 26, 2021
17e1d9
8 English lessons
Great speaking lesson! The lessons really motivate me to work on my English! I’m looking forward the next classes!:)
May 25, 2021
157eb9
22 English lessons
Amazing teacher! Always helping me to improve my english!