5. INCLUSIONARY THINKING AND TECHNIQUES: EXTENDING ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITY TO ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
Hyatt Carmel B, 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Presenter: John De Mado, John De Mado Language Seminars
Students from around the world are streaming into US classrooms daily. Understanding that it is an entire teaching faculty’s responsibility to help with English Language Learning, this workshop will highlight organizing principles and strategies necessary to help us more successfully integrate these students into the American curriculum. John De Mado, an internationally-known popular speaker, has been an energetic force in the field of language acquisition for several years. He is the founder and president of John De Mado Language Seminars, Inc., an educational consulting firm devoted exclusively to language acquisition and literacy issues. John has authored several textbook programs and produced a series of music CD/DVDs designed to help students acquire other languages.