"MadMac has provided Pasco School District teachers many hours of intensive, exciting, and relevant professional development.  Their understanding and sensitivity to the way students learn is evident.  All strategies they share provide our teachers more tools to make the students academically successful."
        - Elizabeth Flynn, Director of Special Programs and Staff Development
          Pasco Unified School District

"What Bill and Jorge have done very well is to take this, to put on then their own crazy spin, their own individual touch to the methodology by validating the students and what they have with them when they come to class, and then giving them, in a very non threatening manner, the academic dialect that they need."
        - Maria Montano-Harmon, PHD in Contrastive Linguistics at Cal State Fullerton and
          founder of "English for Academic Purposes Summer Institute"



"MadMac is going to provide keys for you that open up doors in education that you might not have thought about. MadMac has a very entertaining easy way, but don't let that fool you, they're very analytical, very precise They really get into the heart of education and usually it's educating kids that other people might not think are going to succeed.  MadMac takes those kids that probably have failed in many other places and will make them feel successful; and they will be successful."
        - Bea Gonzales, retired teacher and ELD consultant from Whittier, California
 

"We were so fortunate to have found our MadMac consultants, Bill and Jorge, who have jump-started our ELD program for students.  Their ability to mix humor and enthusiasm with proven research regarding how long term English Learners can best access the   curriculum has enabled our teachers to revise the program with amazing results. The strategies that they present offer a myriad of lessons to engage even the most reluctant learner in meaningful instruction that leads to academic success. All of the teachers who attended their seminar came away with activities that they could implement the following day in class with confidence and high expectations for student success. MadMac is one of the best workshops we have had in the Oceanside Union School District in many years and their influence can be seen throughout the district. Thanks guys, for a great time - we look forward to our continued collaboration."
        - Sherry Freeman de Leyva, Coordinator, EL Program
          Oceanside Unified School Distict
 

"Very great 'real world' stuff!"  Well paced, good job of modeling an effective, fun classroom environment!"
        - anonymous participant

"As a "traditional" teacher it is very difficult for me to take the risk to try "non traditional" teaching strategies, but there were practical and nonthreatening teaching activities today that actually seem "do-able" and effective. Terrific Workshop!"
        - anonymous participant

"Thank you for keeping it fun, interesting, etc. I usually hate workshops.  This was better than I imagined. I am inspired, THANKS!"
        - anonymous participant

"The two of you created an environment where risk taking and reflection was encouraged - not an easy task!"
        - anonymous participant

"Thanks for being lots of fun!  I am taking with me many ways of building a classroom culture that's positive wherein people actually KNOW each other and have fun!"
        - anonymous participant