RESPONSE FROM EDUCATORS

I felt so affirmed today as a teacher and so confident that I am in the right profession.  It's so exciting to think I can get better at this every year. Thank you also for making these tools accessible to all disciplines.
                                           Michelle Cawley, AP Environmental Science

The Tuesday after you presented, I designed an evaluation
which I am required to have on any staff development that takes place at our schools.  Even before I had handed it out to teachers and staff, I began to hear the "rumble of thunder" as staff members arrived at school.  By 8:00 a.m., it had escalated to a roaring blizzard. All the talk was of your in-service and how awesome it was. I'm sure you have gotten this response before; you truly were everything I had remembered!
                                                  Vickie Reaux, Principal

My batteries have been re-charged! I am excited to bring these ideas back to my students so they can see that learning anything is within their reach, and that it can be a wonderful journey. Well worth the four-hour drive!
                                                  Lisa Coborn, English

Fabulous! I’ve been teaching for 27 years, attended countless workshops, and Mr. Mangione’s ideas and presentation are far and away the most useful. Bravo! This workshop will help me to carry on - with passion - this vocation of teaching.
                                           Elizabeth Santonastaso, Spanish Teacher

I arrived expecting to be bored…and left having experienced many
wonderful teaching methods, having witnessed an incredible example of inter-disciplinary scaffolding, and feeling very inspired. 
Angela M. Stevenson, IB History of Europe, US History

The feedback has been very positive and the effect is even better. Thank you again for your work.  It exceeded our expectations.
                                            Judith McMahon, Assistant Superintendent

I am so thankful that you came to our school. You really opened a lot of new avenues for me. Your teaching was so fun that it was almost intoxicating. Everyone wanted more.
                                                 Lucas Dow, Industrial Technology

Thank you so much for your very entertaining - yet informative – presentation.  I was inspired by your teaching and thought that you took a great deal of pressure off some of our doubtful staff members. If all of us could teach as you do, we wouldn’t have any empty seats in school. Thanks for spending your day with us. I greatly appreciated your wisdom.
                                                  Sarah Bradburn, Teacher

Packed full of information! I really appreciated the variety of ideas and how every strategy was applicable to many subject areas.
                                                  Tina Sowinski, Mathematics Teacher

This is a seminar with real “meat:” ideas for activities that I can take home and use tomorrow in the classroom. Louis Mangione – using humor, variety, and our active involvement – shows us how it can be done.  He takes tidbits of educational theories and implements them in a multitude of ways. 
                                                  Jana Hidalgo, Spanish Teacher

Many thanks for a wonderful session. I appreciate your energy and your ideas, especially as I can relate them to my Geometry class.  So often we don’t get subject-appropriate ideas, so this was great!
                                           Nancy Payne, Geometry, Geometry PAP, Accounting

From the bottom of my heart - thank you very much for the inspirational workshop. Your energy is fantastic!  Your ideas are quite imaginative!  And much of what you presented reinforced or added to what's going on in my classes already.
                                           Trisha Lutterbie, Mathematics Teacher

The presentation was outstanding. Our teachers have not stopped talking about it!
                                           Missy Hoover, School Age Parent Center

This was one of the best seminars I’ve ever attended. Mr. Mangione exudes enthusiasm.  I leave with my head full of ideas and will continue to think of ways to use the physical aspect of learning to generate energy in my teaching.
                                                  Bernadette Lerraco, English

How can we thank you enough for the fun, energetic, practical, informative workshop that you provided for us? You really delivered what you promised, and we are most appreciative. On behalf of the faculty and administration, I’d like to offer you a tremendous amount of gratitude for sharing your expertise with us. The evaluations of you and your workshop were superb. Louis, you did an outstanding job of providing us with meaningful activities for our classrooms.  

Linda Crúce Robin, Staff Development
    Vicki Puckett, Principal

An extraordinary mentor! This has been the best in-service I’ve attended in 33 years.
 D. Waldron, Spanish

Very inspirational! Mr. Mangione was enthusiastic, energetic, sincere and presented material and ideas that we can immediately use in our classrooms.
                                                  Mary Lomax, Spanish Teacher

Probably – no, without a doubt – the best teacher development seminar I have ever attended!
                                                  Dan Kaplan, Science Teacher

Louis Mangione is a dynamic, vivacious instructor/presenter. I have been teaching for 32 years and I leave today with validation and with ideas for teaching our students.
                                                  Salvatore LaTorre, District LOTE Chair

Exactly what all students wish for: an instructor who is enthusiastic, energetic, passionate, fun, funny and deeply committed. Thank you!
                                                  Laura Franc, French Teacher

By far, the absolute best speaker I have ever heard. Louis Mangione is amazing; he had every single teacher in the room on the edge of their seat, hanging on to every word and laughing their heads off! 
                                                  Tara Mullady, French and Spanish

One of the best I’ve attended!! Will be able to put to practice in my administrative endeavors as a high school principal.
                                                  Richard Bernuzzoli, Principal

Excellent, enthusiastic speaker! This is the most motivating seminar I have ever attended – ever! I will use these strategies.
                                                  Michele D’Andrea, Special Education Teacher

I came today to get more ideas for activities to use in the block. I not only am leaving with a zillion ideas and activities, but I know why I’ll be using them. Thanks, Louis.
                                                  Rosemary Mezzocchi, Math Teacher

Highly engaging, immediately viable, wonderful! I can’t believe I haven’t been doing all of these things already. Thanks for waking me up. My students will thank you also!
                                                Jamilla Rice, Teacher and Curriculum Director

Absolutely one of the best days I’ve had in education. Thank you so much for the opportunity to really see what can be accomplished in the classroom.
                                                   Peggy Wingfield, Business Teacher

Mr. Mangione provides an exceptionally animated, enthusiastic presentation. His charismatic personality allows him to present the material in a completely informative, relevant and enjoyable format.
                                                  Paul H. Freid, Principal

Wonderful! Such innovative strategies delivered with enthusiasm. You have inspired me to try them all!
                                                  Paula D. Roop, Gifted Education

This was the most helpful educational seminar that I have ever attended. You have given me many concrete and positive suggestions for improving my teaching in a block schedule.
                                                  Pamela Ferguson, Spanish Teacher

Thank you for demonstrating the ideas and strategies rather than “telling” us what we should be doing! I can apply these practical strategies in my class immediately.
                                                  Kimberly Mientkiewicz, Mathematics Teacher

The time passed by so quickly! I was engaged the whole day. I’m looking forward to going back to share these great ideas with my teachers and students.
                                                  Susan Hodges, Principal.