Speaking Engagements: Workshops | Ateliers & Conferences
Rachèle is a presenter and trainer presenting different workshops (in both English and French), professional and personal development conferences and continuing teacher education sessions at a variety of institutions, clubs and companies.
She has spoken at a variety of places including: San Diego State University (regular presenter), the University of Southern California (Los Angeles), Mesa College, Palomar College, MiraCosta College, l'Alliance Française de San Diego, the American Association of Teachers of French (San Diego Chapter), Vivint Solar, Nitro Energy, Gilman, FLAM USA, FLAM San Diego amongst other places.
Her speaking engagements have often been featured in local newspapers: KPBS, The Coast News Group, Shout Out So Cal, as well as international magazines: Le Mag Fr@ncophone.
She has also been a speaker for different podcasts including Better Educator (Listen to the podcast here), Christopher Kaï, New Mommy Media (check out the podcast here) and more.
She has additionally spoke at various conferences including: the California Teachers Language Association annual conference (with Professor Paulino Mendoza) as well as the Learner-Centered Teaching Conference at Palomar College, the Fourth Annual World Languages Symposium, the Languages Conference (at Mesa College), at RI International (San Diego) and at the North County Jewish Club.
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“Smart, well organized, efficient, clear and concise workshop presenter.”
“Highly recommend ! One of the most informative and useful FLEX workshops I have attended. Thank you, Rachele.”
“I loved the practical application suggestions for implementing the learning theory.”
“Fast, easy ideas to implement into classroom activities.”
“Excellent workshop! Lots of great ideas and insights.”
“This was a fun workshop.”
“very enjoyable and informative”
“The workshop was very well run, professional and insightful.”
“Workshop was very well-organized and clearly presented. She did a good job.”
“I learned so many new activities to implement in my classes.”
“Excellent ideas”
“Active learning with easy to use strategies.”
“Great, easy ways to engage students.”
“Very helpful!”
“Excellent presentation, Rachele. Great ideas. Thanks for sharing.”
“I appreciated your insights and tips today. Even after 40 years of college teaching there are still genuine “professional development” discoveries for me.”
“This should be a mandatory workshop — polished presentation and syllabus!!”
“This FLEX activity tackled syllabus standards, issues, and practices in many more facets than most departments discuss. I would recommend this workshop to all faculty members, especially those teaching for the first time!”
“Thank you so much for the workshop on learning styles this morning. It sparked all kinds of ideas for me to use in my art history classes. I enjoyed your presentation and the interaction with our colleagues very much!”
“It is obvious that you’re a seasoned professor who loves to teach and isn’t afraid to think outside the box. Thank you for investing so much in inspiring us with fresh ideas.”
“Great ideas on how students can use a foreign language outside of class.”
“Simple, effective ideas that will be easy to implement.”
“A wealth of information on how to connect students to make learning a language relevant to their real life.”
“Great ideas. Thank you for the resources. Merci!”
“What I liked best about the session were all the ideas about learning styles and including that with learning a new language…”
"Everything was enlightening. I appreciate all the information regarding colors, scents and music."
"Both brainstorming and speed dating will adapt well to the population I teach. Very excited to implement this starting Monday!"
"J'ai trouvé les mots d'argots très utiles. Rachèle nous a expliqué très bien l'utilisation de ces mots et nous a montré une PPT avec des images où il fallait trouver un mot approprié pour exprimer notre réaction selon la situation. Rachèle a nous delivré une présentation très dynamique et effective."
"J'ai trouvé toutes les choses que j'ai appris utiles"
"Toutes les idées de jeux étaient vraiment intéressantes."
"Le jeu de conversation que Rachèle nous a proposé est un excellent outil pour pratiquer n'importe quelle règle de grammaire car on peut l'adapter à tous niveaux. Ce jeu était aussi engageant et très bien organisé. C'était super!"
"présentation très bien préparé et intéressante avec participation"
"Tout était très utile. Merci pour tout ce que vous faites!!"
"J'ai beaucoup appris et pour moi, partager l'expérience avec ma collègue (qui est aussi une ancienne élève) était absolument super!"
