Juliana Albuquerque is a notable teacher, consultant and motivational speaker who enjoy a very diverse background in her varied professional pursuits as she relates them to her unique teaching style. She was born and raised in New York City and earned her Bachelors of Arts at the College of Saint Benilde in Europe. After that, she served for two years in the Peace Corp. before becoming a teacher in Belize where she taught English as a foreign language, worked with native people on the Yucatan Peninsula and taught American Sign Language. After that she served for five years as a Director of Education in Santa Fe, NM, then spent eight years as an Executive Vice President of KUSD Schools in Tucson, AZ before retiring to teach in Belize.
What stands out about Juliana is her wide and varied knowledge, expertise and personality. You can see her at work in many different contexts in the classroom, on various management teams and as a motivational speaker who also enjoy a great sense of humor. From her experiences as a girl from a different nationality, she brings a unique and attractive viewpoint that inspires, motivates and energizes her audiences. Her wide-ranging knowledge of life and her national origin as a different but complimentary culture both help to add depth to her personality and her teaching style. It will be interesting to follow the different personalities, values and experiences that evolve as she grows and teaches across these many experiences, not to mention her enormous passion for children, as she relates them in her various workshops.
As a result, her wide variety of interests helps to keep the viewer engaged and engages with her message. That certainly is one of her greatest strengths and what makes people want to learn more about her teaching as she relates them to their own lives. But then, there’s one other thing that makes this teacher a personality unlike any other, and that’s the personal character she brings to the profession. Each of her personalities is important, and all of them add another great dimension to her vision as an educator. In short, if you like learning about young children and learning from new educators, you will love the DVD set” Juliana’s Secrets” by Julia Bernhardt.