Dr. Eduardo Valerio

Education:

• Ph D Foreign Language Education; Purdue University, W. Lafayette, Indiana – 2003
• Master of Arts: Applied Linguistics; Spanish, Purdue University, W. Lafayette, Indiana – 1998
• Bachelor of Science: Spanish and Biology (double major); University of Wisconsin, Whitewater – 1992

Courses Developed:

• SPAN 105 Basic Spanish for Criminal Justice
• SPAN 101 Online delivery of Spanish 1
• SPAN 102 Online delivery of Spanish 2
• SPAN 201 Online delivery of Spanish 3
• SPAN 202 Online Delivery of Spanish 4
• SPAN 110 Basic Spanish for Medical Personnel
• LART 610 Multicultural Education (online)
• (Spanish for Business-currently under development)

Programs Developed:

• ESL Program Specialist Track (under development)

Professional Publications:

• 2014 - An Analysis of Two Levels of High School Spanish Textbooks: A Method for Rating Language Textbooks for ACTFL Five CsStandards. ISBN: 978-3-639-66036-4; Saarbrücken, Germany: Scholar’s Press. Book, 117 pp., dissertation research project. (Note: Also published in 2009. This volume was revised in format.)
• 2000          “Impact Grammar” book review
  TESOL Journal, Summer 2000         

Professional Presentations:

• Identifying Specific Challenges in Higher Education, Pennsylvania Black Conference on Higher Education (PBCOHE), Harrisburg, PA Mar. 5-7, 2015.
• Important Influences from Africa in Latin American Cultures, Pennsylvania Black Conference on Higher Education (PBCOHE). Philadelphia, PA. Feb. 2013
• Making the Most of Teacher Candidate Field Experiences, ACTFL International Convention, Philadelphia, PA. Co-presenters: Steven Klebacha, SCASD; and Doug Madenford, M.Ed. KCSD, mentor teachers cooperating with LHU FL teacher education program. Nov. 2012
• Keynote Speaker: International Education Week, Mansfield University of PA
• Ways to Foster International Connections while Attending US Universities. (Featuring video of LHU International Students and one LHU alumnus with international travel experience) Nov. 2012
• El proceso de acreditación, Primer congreso internación de educación. Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala, Guatemala City, Guatemala. [Translation: The Accreditation Process, First International Congress on Education] June 2012
• Requisitos y estándares en la preparación de profesores de idiomas modernos, Primer congreso internación de educación. Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala, Guatemala City, Guatemala. June [Translation: Preparing Candidates to Teach Modern Languages, First International Congress on Education] June 2012
• Filosofía y educación, Ética y Valores, Primer congreso internación de educación. Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala, Guatemala City, Guatemala. June [Translation: Philosophy in Education: Ethics and Values, First International Congress on Education] June 2012
• Visual Representation and Cultural Authenticity in the Second Language Classroom, Biennial Modern Languages Conference, Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, PA, Apr. 2012
• Gassessment: Using Games to Assess Student Language Achievement. PSMLA Enhancing Your Teaching Toolbox Workshop, Philadelphia, PA. Co-presented with José Ricardo-Osorio from Shippensburg University of PA, Feb. 2012
• Fostering Connections through Foreign Languages, PBCOHE Annual Conference, Harrisburg, PA, Feb. 2012
• PANEL: Why Studying Language is Important and What Teachers can do to Advocate for their Language Programs, AATSP State College Chapter annual meeting and mini-conference, State College, PA, Nov. 2011
• Connections and Comparisons with Other Cultures through Games
• International Society for Language Studies Annual Conference, Oranjestad, Aruba, June 2011
• Gassessment: Using Games to Assess Students' Language Achievement, ACTFL Annual Conference, Boston, MA. Co-presenter: José Ricardo-Osorio, Shippensburg University of PA, November 2010
• How Foreign Language Teachers in High School can better prepare students for success in College Language Courses, Central Mountain High School Department of Foreign Languages, October 2010
• Using Video-Conference Technology as a Tool for Distant Supervision of Teacher Candidates. RECAP 2008 technology conference. West Chester University, West Chester, PA, May 2008