Sergio Uribe Guinard
IB-Certified Language Educator — Spanish · French · English · Secondary & Middle School
● Available July 2026 — passport, degrees, police clearances obtainable on request
Professional Profile
IB-certified Language Educator with a Master's in ELE (GPA 3.8/4.0) and four years of international classroom experience across Colombia, Turkey, and Thailand. Specialised in Spanish for Secondary and Middle School learners (Grades 6–12), with a track record of outstanding engagement outcomes, DELE accreditation leadership, and 30+ original H5P/digital resources produced. Developer of NeuroSpanish, a proprietary Spanish methodology grounded in SENSUM scaffolding and Comprehensible Input. Fluent in Spanish (native C2), English (C1), and French (B2). Currently in Vietnam; available to relocate from July 2026.
Professional Experience
NeuroSpanish — Research & Curriculum Development
Nov 2025 — PresentDa Nang, Vietnam
- Developing NeuroSpanish: a proprietary Spanish acquisition methodology built on SENSUM scaffolding, narrative immersion, and 4E Cognition; designed for IB Language Acquisition contexts.
- Building AI-generated Comprehensible Input pipelines and interactive H5P resources for Grades 6–12 secondary learners.
Spanish MFL Teacher · IB MYP Language Acquisition
Aug — Oct 2025UWC Thailand · Phuket, Thailand
- Delivered IB MYP Spanish Language Acquisition; designed differentiated tasks for mixed-ability Secondary classes across phase levels.
- Served as Grade 6 Co-Advisor (Homeroom): pastoral care, social-emotional transition support, parent communication.
- Facilitated interdisciplinary modules including Experiential Learning and MANTAS outdoor education.
Spanish MFL Teacher
Nov 2021 — Jul 2023Tarsus American College · Tarsus, Turkey
- Designed and delivered full Spanish curriculum (A1–A2 CEFR) for 120+ students, Grades 9 & Preparatory; authored all unit plans, assessments, and scope-and-sequence.
- Led accreditation of the region's first official DELE examination centre with Instituto Cervantes — a first for the province.
- Developed 30+ interactive H5P and web-based resources; achieved a documented 40% improvement in student engagement metrics.
- Implemented data-driven formative assessment via LMS, reducing feedback turnaround by 35%; presented methodology to department.
Communication & Intercultural World Teacher
Jan 2020 — Jul 2021Colegio Alvernia Bilingüe · Bogotá, Colombia
- Taught English to 150+ secondary students; led cross-curricular project integrating language learning with ecological awareness.
- Implemented Canvas LMS assessment architecture, reducing grading turnaround by 30%.
Spanish and English Teacher
Apr — Sep 2019Vicariato Apostólico de Inírida · Guainía, Colombia
- Designed place-based language curriculum integrating indigenous cultural context for Primary and Secondary learners in a remote multilingual community.
Education
IB Certificate in Teaching and Learning
Universidad Camilo José Cela · Spain
IB methodologies, CAS, TOK, Approaches to Teaching and Learning (ATL).
Specialisation Diploma in International Education
Universidad Camilo José Cela · Spain
International curriculum development and global citizenship frameworks.
Master's in Teaching Spanish as a Foreign Language (ELE)
Universidad de Sevilla · Spain · GPA 3.8/4.0
Thesis: The Hero's Journey: A Didactic Proposal from Conceptual Metaphor Theory and 4E Cognition.
Bachelor of Education in Spanish and Foreign Languages
Universidad Pedagógica Nacional · Colombia
Equivalent to PGCE with QTS for non-UK trained educators. Research: Multisensory Modality for Oral Production in FLE.
Languages
Teaching Skills & Technology
- IB: MYP Language Acquisition (all phases), DP Spanish B & ab initio, IB PYP awareness
- Methodology: Comprehensible Input, CEFR A1–C2, NeuroSpanish/SENSUM (proprietary), 4E Cognition
- Assessment: DELE Examinations (accredited centre lead), IB criterion-referenced assessment, data-driven formative feedback, GCSE/IGCSE awareness
- Pastoral: Homeroom advisor, Grade 6 co-advisor, cross-cultural pastoral support
- LMS: Canvas, ManageBac, Moodle, Blackboard, Google Workspace
- EdTech: H5P (30+ resources produced), AI-generated CI pipelines, digital storytelling, interactive multimedia
- Programming: Python 3, HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript (EdTech resource development)
- Safeguarding: Enhanced DBS-equivalent (Turkey, Thailand); police clearances available for all countries of residence
Professional References
Available upon request.