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Since
1993, Mr. De Mado has
directed John De Mado Language Seminars, Inc., a full-service
consulting firm dealing exclusively with language acquisition
issues. He has also been the Foreign Language Instructional
Leader to Shepaug Valley Regional School District #12 in Connecticut
where his primary task was to articulate a K-12, content-related
language program. He is co-author of Allez, viens!
and Bien dit!, high school, proficiency-based, French
programs published by Holt McDougal, En avant and En
route, a middle school, proficiency-based, French program
published by Holt McDougal, co-author of ¡Avancemos!,
a high school, proficiency-based, Spanish program published
by Holt McDougal, co-author of !Viva el español!,
a primary/ elementary school Spanish program published by
The Wright Group, McGraw-Hill, Inc. and co-author of Keystone,
a middle/ high school ELL program published by Pearson Longman
Publishers. John has also consulted to the US Department of
Defense Schools in Europe. A member of several national, regional
and state language organizations, John is best known for his
motivational keynotes, provocative conference sessions and
insightful professional and staff development workshops. Mr.
De Mado has also produced and recorded instructional Spanish
and French rap CD/ DVDs entitled !Festejemos!, ?Somos campeones!
La boutique magique and Une boum cool!, respectively.
Each features several original raps and animations designed
to teach specific language functions and related vocabulary.
Please visit his
website, and come participate to his keynote and workshop
at the 2013 IUP Spring Methodology
Conference on Foreign Language Teaching. |
