About the Instructor – Tracy Rucker

Uniquely Qualified Instructor

Tracy Rucker is an outstanding, award-winning world language teacher with more than 25 years of teaching experience. A frequent regional and state conference presenter, he is known for helping world language teachers enhance their existing programs by sharing many effective strategies that incorporate interpersonal communication and global awareness techniques into the classroom. Tracy emphasizes practical strategies that accelerate the use of target language, cultural connections, and contextualized grammar in world language classrooms.

Tracy brings to his seminars a high level of understanding of proficiency and how to train students to spiral through performance levels while honing skills. He also brings a high energy level and a wealth of expertise along with a keen sense of humor and down-to-earth realism about what works in today's world language classroom. Tracy is well known for his enthusiastic, lively seminars that leave participants rejuvenated and eager to implement new strategies and ideas in their own classrooms.

What Your Colleagues Say About Your Presenter

"Tracy's seminar was chock full of information and effective teaching strategies, all presented in a dynamic fashion!"
– Julie Sillings, Italian Teacher

"Tracy is nothing short of inspirational! He brought a fantastic approach and manner of interacting with each person in attendance."
– Ellen Crittenden, World Language Teacher

"Tracy is an energetic and engaging presenter. He offered many tools and strategies for a language classroom. He modeled passion and compassion through personal anecdotes and interactions."
– Rachel Myhre, Spanish Teacher

"Tracy presented many creative ideas! I especially like his proficiency portfolio."
– Angela Guliemetti, German Teacher

"Mr. Rucker is a very energetic, professional, and eloquent speaker. It is evident that he knows his content and pedagogy. Everything that he presents is something that he has used in his own world language classroom."
– Aracelis Perez, Spanish Teacher

"Tracy's enthusiasm is contagious! His passion for world language teaching is clearly evident. I have so many ideas to take back to my classroom and share with other world language teachers."
– Alexandra Vanderbuilt, World Language Teacher and Staff Developer

"Tracy's seminar included very practical ideas I can take straight back to the classroom. There are other ideas I can explore and decide how to incorporate. I like that he is currently in a high school world language setting because I am, too."
– Del Swartzentruber, Spanish Teacher

"I have been teaching for more than 30 years and have never received such impressive handouts as those that Tracy has created"
– Sandy Oliva, World Language Teacher

"Tracy is an amazing instructor! I learned a lot from his presentation."
– Stephanie Albanese, Italian Teacher

"Tracy has a beautiful enthusiasm about his entire being and I can see where he shines in the classroom. I cannot wait to go back to my own classroom using his concepts to motivate my students."
– Tracy Uler, Spanish Educator

"Tracy's seminar was very helpful as he provided many low prep, engaging strategies that will be so helpful to me in my teaching."
– Nicolette Galant, French Teacher

"I really appreciate the wide variety of strategies and wealth of resources that Tracy shared during his seminar."
– Daphne T. Williams, World Language Department Lead

"Tracy is fabulous! He has great energy and shared great strategies I can use in my classroom right away."
– Catherine Murray, French Teacher