Publishing, Presentation, and Research Interests Eduardo M. Valerio, Ph.D.

NCATE National foreign language standards for content ACTFL Five Cs Elaborate what students should know and be able to do Translated into foreign language standards of most states

NCATE National standards for teacher education programs ACTFL Program Standards for the Preparation of Foreign Language Teachers Elaborate the skills teachers should have and the kinds of acceptable evidence necessary to achieve accreditation for language teacher education programs

NCATE INTASC—Interstate New Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium Developed by CCSSO—Council of Chief State School Officers Elaborate the ways in which language teachers translate their teaching skills into language learner achievement

NCATE Reading Articles concerning NCATE requirements and how language education programs can achieve accreditation through compliance with these standards

NCATE Attending conferences highlighting principles that meet accreditation requirements. conferences dealing with technology

NCATE ACTFL/NCATE Foreign Language Program Reviewer Review two programs per semester since 2009

Presentations 2012 PBCOHE Annual Conference Harrisburg, PA Fostering Connections through Foreign Languages This presentation discusses the importance of language learning and teaching within the African-American community and highlights the presence of African heritage in many countries that have made significant contributions to those cultures. Suggestions for increasing participation are given.

Presentations 2012 PSMLA Enhancing Your Teaching Toolbox Workshop, Philadelphia, PA Gassessment: Using Games to Assess Student Language Achievement This presentation discusses the value of games as a regular part of foreign language classrooms and shows how rubrics and score sheets can be developed to use games as a valid assessment tool. Co-presenter: Dr. José Ricardo-Osorio, Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Presentations 2011 ISLS International Society of Language Studies Oranjestad, Aruba Connections and Comparisons with other Cultures through Games This workshop demonstrates how games played within target cultures can be evaluated for inclusion in language classrooms. Discussions of a variety of possible presentations are suggested allowing the culture to be compared to students’ own culture with valuable insights.

Presentations 2011 AATSP State College Chapter ANNUAL MEETING AND MINI-CONFERENCE State College Area High School-State College, PA AATSP Language Panel: Why Studying Language is Important and What Teachers can do to Advocate for their Language Programs Served on language panel in a mini-presentation followed by a question-and-answer forum.

Presentations 2010 ACTFL Annual International Conference Boston, MA Gassessment: Using Games to Assess Student Language Achievement This presentation discusses the value of games as a regular part of foreign language classrooms and shows how rubrics and score sheets can be developed to use games as a valid assessment tool. Co-presenter: Dr. José Ricardo-Osorio, Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Presentations 2010 CMHS Department of Foreign Languages Mill Hall, PA How Foreign Language Teachers in High School can better prepare students for success in College Language Courses This presentation was requested by local high school teachers to determine what college language professors value in regard to language preparation to succeed in upper level courses at the university.

Presentations 2008 RECAP 2008 (Technology conference) West Chester University, West Chester, PA Using Video-Conference Technology as a Tool for Distant Supervision of Teacher Candidates This presentation presented the idea of using video-conference technology for distant supervision of teacher candidates. Attendees were surveyed and presented with ideas for conducting the research. Grant ($3,500) was awarded in 2009 for this project (LHU Foundation Grant)

Teacher Education Presentation and publication interests extend into these areas of teacher education… Professionalism Technology (research interest) Standards Culture Language Curricula

Teacher Education Professionalism in personal communications effectively expressing concerns avoiding criticism of other teachers

Teacher Education Professionalism in personal professional development maintaining language proficiency keeping current with cultural issues and trends disseminating research membership in language associations participation in conferences

Teacher Education Professionalism community building fostering student involvement outside the classroom partnering with teachers and professionals in other disciplines reaching into communities of native speakers encouraging more participation among African-Americans in language learning and teaching

Teacher Education Professionalism cooperating teachers professional communications setting realistic expectations establishing trust through information sharing, respectful assurances, and frequent contact

Teacher Education Presentation and publication interests extend into these areas of teacher education… Professionalism Technology (research interest) Standards Culture Language Curricula

Teacher Education Technology (research grant) Awarded grant (2009) for evaluating the effective use of video-conferencing for distance supervision of teacher education candidates through survey of faculty supervisors teacher candidates cooperating teachers videoconference technology professionals

Teacher Education Technology (distant supervision) Provided research-based evidence for this practice in regard to effectiveness best practices advisability

Teacher Education Technology (distant supervision) Benefits significant savings of faculty time and resources

Teacher Education Technology (research interest) Benefits may provide for more frequent observation of candidate

Teacher Education Technology (research interest) Benefits safer in inclement weather

Teacher Education Technology (research interest) Benefits may allow candidates to serve in more diverse settings

Teacher Education Technology (research interest) Benefits allows qualified faculty to supervise candidates, as required in accreditation standards, in locations where qualified faculty are not available

Teacher Education Technology (research interest) Benefits may provide access to student teaching where prospective job is available

Teacher Education Technology (research interest) Benefits may allow student to be located near personal resources at far distances from the university where training occurred

Teacher Education Technology (research interest) Currently working to contact providers of video-conference technology to determine their interest in involvement in projects such as publication, promotion, and adaptation of technology to provide optimum service for using it in teacher candidate supervision.

Teacher Education Presentation and publication interests extend into these areas of teacher education… Professionalism Technology (research interest) Standards Culture Language Curricula

Teacher Education Standards (writing and presentation) How to incorporate standards into teaching materials and presentation of language Developing seminar to inform in-service teachers of foreign language standards and new concepts in assessment and offer Act 48 credit for participation

Teacher Education Presentation and publication interests extend into these areas of teacher education… Professionalism Technology (research interest) Standards Culture Language Curricula

Teacher Education Culture Important considerations for including culture into language presentations Methods for including culture in language classrooms Increasing awareness and seeking to extend culture through integrated projects

Teacher Education Presentation and publication interests extend into these areas of teacher education… Professionalism Technology (research interest) Standards Culture Language Curricula

Teacher Education Language Curricula (digital and written) Dissertation research discussed method of evaluation of curricula for standards In 2009, this research was published… Valerio, Eduardo M. An Analysis of Two Levels of High School Spanish Textbooks. Saarbrücken, Germany: VDM Verlag Dr. Müller Aktiengesellschaft & Co. KG. 100 pp. 2009. Print. [ISBN: 978-3-639-01091-6]

Teacher Education Language textbook publishers have expressed an interest in developing this research method into a guide they can apply to evaluation of language texts prior to publication

University Writing Significant scholarly writing has been done in support of LHU foreign language education program LHU Cooperating Teacher Handbook, 2006. In-house publication

University Writing Significant changes in program have consistently required complete rewriting of course requirements and development of teaching materials and assessments. Currently collaborating with a professor in the Criminal Justice Department to construct a text for teaching Spanish to criminal justice majors.