William
EDUCATION
Hackbarth Michigan State University / Bachelor of Arts, English
FALL 2017 - SPRING 2020, EAST LANSING, MI
English Teacher
● GPA: 4.0
989.948.6484 ● Dean’s List Fall 2017 - Spring 2020
williamhackbarth.weebly.com ● Specialization in Secondary Education
[email protected] ● Minor: Arabic
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FULL-YEAR INTERNSHIP Holt Junior High / 7th Grade English
AUGUST 2020 - APRIL 2021 | HOLT, MI
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
● Taught one focus class continuously over the entire year.
● Handled all classroom responsibilities (lesson planning, teaching,
grading, answering emails, IEPs, parent-teacher conferences) for
four classes over the course of 10 weeks.
● Led the planning of an argument unit centered around
contemporary issues in collaboration with the district’s Curriculum
Director.
● Worked daily with mentor teacher and her team to provide quality
instruction across all four subjects
● Provided accommodations and support to effectively teach a
variety of learners with different learning styles.
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PRE-INTERNSHIP Okemos High / 9th Grade English
FIELD EXPERIENCE: SEPTEMBER 2019 - APRIL 2020 | OKEMOS, MI
● Worked with a mentor teacher to facilitate in-class discussion and
build relationships with students.
● Engaged in critical analysis of mentor teacher's choices to identify
strategies most beneficial for equitable student success.
McDonald Middle School / 6th-8th Grade After-School Club
SEPTEMBER 2019 - APRIL 2020 | EAST LANSING, MI
● Collaborated with pre-service teaching peers to plan and deliver
lessons for each weekly club session.
● Developed student skills in a variety of different print and digital
mediums (e.g. drama, podcasting, poetry, spoken word, music, etc.).
Everett High / 9th-10th Grade English
JANUARY 2019 - APRIL 2019 | LANSING, MI
● Observed the instructional strategies of three different mentor
teachers, critically analyzed lessons given in their classrooms.
● Designed and taught a lesson about a final book project.
Cavanaugh Elementary / 3rd Grade
SEPTEMBER 2018 - DECEMBER 2018 | LANSING, MI
● Focused on building positive relationships with students who
struggled in traditional classroom settings
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OTHER EXPERIENCE: Student Cook / The Gallery at Snyder-Phillips
NOVEMBER 2017 - MARCH 2020 | LANSING, MI
● Ran daily food-service operations at a variety of different venues
● Trained new hires and newly promoted staff
MSU Sponsored Study Abroad / Amman, Jordan
MAY-JULY 2019
● Studied Arabic for two months while living with a host family
● Experienced the challenges of an immersive second-language
environment
Child Development Teacher / Midland, Michigan
AUGUST 2014 - AUGUST 2017; SUMMER 2018, 2019
● Created and directed daily activities and weekly lessons for over
forty children aged 4-12.
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AWARDS AND Recipient / Arabic Senior of the Year Award
SCHOLARSHIPS: MAY 2020
Recipient / Preparing Teachers for the Global Classroom Study
Abroad Scholarship
APRIL 2019
Recipient / College of Arts and Letters (CAL) Endowed Scholarship
for Study Abroad
APRIL 2019
Recipient / CAL Smith-Marshall Scholarship for English majors
APRIL 2019