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Spanish Language – Amarilys Heard

A native of Puerto Rico, Amarilys Heard has been a resident of Florida since 1988. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Foreign Language Education from the University of Central Florida, and a Master of Education in Instructional Technology with an emphasis in World Languages from the University of Maryland University College, now University of Maryland Global Campus. Teaching experience includes teaching English for Speakers of Other Languages, Spanish for Natives/Heritage Speakers, and Spanish as a Second Language. Currently in her thirtieth year of teaching, Amarilys has 17 years in AP Spanish Language and Culture and 6 years in AP Spanish Literature and Culture. She has been a presenter at the AP Annual Conference, ACTFL Conference, Florida Council of Independent Schools (FCIS) Conference, the Florida Foreign Language Association (FFLA) Conference, the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP), and the AATSP Florida Chapter Conference.

She is the AP Spanish Language and Culture Lead Consultant and has conducted workshops in Alabama, North Carolina, Texas, Louisiana, Florida, and Minnesota in person and online. Amarilys sponsors the Florida State Spanish Competition (FSSC) team for her school (Miami Country Day School) and is the President of the FSSC organization. She is the President-elect for the Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica (SHH) or Honor Society for Spanish, and the Florida State Director of SHH. She enjoys traveling and enjoys spending time with her husband and two daughters. Her whole family loves anything and everything Disney. She is a strong advocate of teaching and learning languages in early childhood and believes that educators are life-long learners who look for opportunities to adapt, modify, or innovate their current practices for better student outcomes.

 

Amarilys Heard is teaching one workshop at Augsburg this summer. See our registration site with the button below.