Mike Rosanova

Background

About Mike Rosanova

WHO I AM Experienced college teacher/administrator. Bilingual program mentor (early childhood/elementary/adult ed). Writing coach. Foreign language coach. WHAT I DO; HOW I ADD VALUE I help teachers develop insight and repertoire through the arts, multisensory learning, multiple intelligences, multicultural awareness, social and emotional learning. I help clients bring clarity and conviction to their writing, whether for business or for school. I help clients acquire just enough German, Italian, French or Spanish to succeed: • in traveling or living abroad • in high school, college or grad school courses • in relating to colleagues or corporate personnel whose native language is not English or whose native culture is not American • in mastering English as a second language. QUALIFICATIONS • B.A, M.A, M.Phil, Ph.D.(Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut). • J.D.(DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois). • Long-term member, Editorial Board, BFN, Multilingual Matters Press/Channel Publications. • Author/editor: child development, education, psychology, sociology, language acquisition, bilingualism, alternative dispute resolution, law practice. • Thesis advisor, student writing tutor. • Founder/administrator: four non-profit organizations. • Board Member/Committee Chair: Association of Yale Alumni Board of Governors, Yale Club of Chicago, Title VII Multicultural Resource Center (Oak Park, Illinois Public Schools), United Way of Metropolitan Chicago. • I’ve lived and worked both abroad and in the United States with colleagues from Europe, Asia and Latin America. Communicating well is the secret to success. Specialties: Exceptional writing/editing skills: coaching or ghost-writing. Cross-cultural communications. Language acquisition: German, Italian, Spanish, French, English, Japanese.