About me
I’m Yanilis
I’m Yanilis Romero, an English teacher from Montería, Colombia. For more than a decade, I’ve been taking learning beyond the classroom: research projects with my students, a sister-school partnership in the United States, academic and cultural immersions in South Korea, Mexico and Peru, and STEMGLISH+H, my project for learning English, science and technology by solving real problems in our community.
I also speak at conferences and share strategies with other teachers. I believe education transforms realities and ways of thinking, and that it works best when it’s more human.
In my own words
- Educator
- International speaker
- Researcher
- Emotional coach
- Ambassador for global and bilingual education
My journey
Fourteen years of projects, told through what’s on my YouTube channel.
- 2012
Her first classroom projects on video, such as the “English House Project”.
Watch the video - 2013
The “Transforming Realities and Thinking” forum: the idea that has guided her ever since.
- 2014
Research with her students: how does English influence business in Montería?
- 2015
“Why do people use English to advertise?”: the city’s linguistic landscape, with interviews at 20 businesses.
- 2016
Social media as a source of English learning: an experiment with her students.
- 2017
She launches the “I Love Tech & Learn English” blog, and her students teach English to children.
Watch the video - 2018
Model United Nations and “Peace Making Students”: global citizenship from the classroom.
Watch the video - 2019
Sister-school partnership with Eastside High School in Gainesville, Florida: an academic and cultural exchange.
Watch the video - 2020
Home learning during the pandemic, online telecollaboration and “Home Revolución: Digital Inclusive Practices”.
Watch the video - 2024
Academic and cultural immersion in South Korea.
Watch the video - 2025
STEMGLISH+H in action: solar panel prototypes and recovering historical memory. An immersion in Mexico.
Watch the video - 2026
AI in the classroom, the U.S. Embassy, talks for teachers and an immersion in Peru.
Watch the video
On stage and in the media
