Anna Balika
About Anna Balika
Anna Balika is an English Second Language Teacher and Graphic Designer with experience in remote education and design. She emphasizes student-centered learning approaches and has worked with diverse cultural backgrounds in her teaching career.
Work at Cambly
Anna Balika has been employed at Cambly Inc. as an English Second Language Teacher since 2021. She works remotely and has accumulated three years of experience in this role. In her teaching practice, she emphasizes student-centered learning approaches, focusing on enhancing conversation skills for adult learners and employing modeling techniques for children. Her experience includes teaching English to students from diverse cultural backgrounds, which enriches her instructional methods.
Work at Etsy.com
Since 2020, Anna Balika has been working as a Graphic Designer at Etsy.com. She has been in this remote position for four years. In her role, she utilizes her graphic design skills to create visual content that aligns with the company’s branding and marketing strategies. Her background in graphic design complements her teaching role, allowing her to develop engaging materials for her students.
Education and Expertise
Anna Balika studied at Cayuga-Onondaga BOCES from 2014 to 2016, where she focused on Graphic Design and New Media, achieving a Technical Endorsement. She furthered her education at the State University of New York College at Oswego from 2017 to 2020, earning a degree in Child Development with a focus on Human Development. This educational background supports her dual expertise in graphic design and ESL instruction.
Previous Experience in Education
Before her current roles, Anna worked as a Lead Teacher at Childtime Learning Centers for two months in 2021 in Liverpool, New York. This position provided her with valuable experience in early childhood education. Additionally, she has taught English to students from various countries, including China, Brazil, and Saudi Arabia, which has contributed to her understanding of diverse educational needs.
Graphic Design Experience
Anna Balika has experience as a Graphic Designer at Brunstad Christian Church, where she worked for one year from 2016 to 2017 in Oslo, Norway. This role allowed her to develop her design skills in a different cultural context. She integrates her graphic design expertise into her ESL teaching, creating engaging and visually appealing learning materials for her students.