Kevin

Hansen
PROFILE STATEMENT English Language Arts educator with experience in an urban setting. Skilled differentiation using educational technologies, deliberate sequencing of culturally relevant texts, and authentic assessments for the diverse needs of todays learners. Committed to student-centered classrooms, emphasizing analysis, and critical thinking through inquiry. Encouraging transformative learning and real world application of knowledge. RELEVANT EXPERIENCE Student Teacher Minneapolis, MN Patrick Henry High School December 2012 - Present o Facilitated inquiry-based discussions for three periods of 9th grade Middle Years Program English o Taught over one hundred and thirty students from diverse learning backgrounds in a co-teaching model o Developed a six week English Language Arts curriculum around a nominal theme of identity o Engaged students through careful selection of rigorous, culturally responsive model texts o Tutored one-on-one after school for MCA Grad Writing Test preparation, and assessed essays according to rubric standards o Scaffolded lesson plans to accommodate Individual Education Programs and differentiate learning styles o Constructed daily learning targets based on MN Common Core State Standards o Collaborated at weekly Professional Learning Community meetings to discuss best practices for individual student achievement and supporting literacy instruction across content areas Intersession Instructor Woodbury, MN Crosswinds East Metro Arts and Science School September - November 2012 o Collaborated with four co-teachers to create an original English Language Arts curriculum o Designed a critical media literacy curriculum based on MN Common Core State Standards o Implemented a variety of co-teaching strategies in eighty minute periods for mixed grade levels o Created culminating assessments to combine performance with multigenre composition o Adapted learning targets and methods based on evidence gathered through formative assessment Field Research Minneapolis, MN Washburn High School September - November 2011 o Observed International Baccalaureate English instruction as preparation for teaching licensure o Supported daily learning targets through assistance with small group and independent work Field Research Hartford, WI Hartford Union High School November 2011 o Tutored students in a literacy intervention classroom using technological supports and instruction o Assisted the design and provided feedback for a visual literacy and mass media studies course EDUCATION University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN College of Education and Human Development July 2013 Masters of Education, English Language Arts University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN College of Liberal Arts May 2011 Bachelor of Arts in English and Studies in Cinema & Media Culture Minor: Cultural Studies & Comparative Literature