Lauren Williams-Hackman
Laguna Hills
Summary
Experienced teacher passionate about providing exceptional learning opportunities and supporting students in their educational endeavors. Excels at creating comprehensive, tailored lesson plans to meet diverse student needs. Utilizes a variety of teaching methodologies to enhance student engagement and understanding. Strong background in curriculum development, classroom management, and student assessment. Well-equipped to meet the evolving educational needs of students. Collaborative and dependable, able to adapt to any situation that may arise.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
English Teacher
California Online Public Schools
03.2018 - Current
- Teaches 9th grade honors English courses
- Currently manages a load of 80 students, including 25 homeroom students with whom I complete weekly calls with to monitor grades, work habits, and their extra curricular activities outside of school
- Served as member of curriculum selection committee for the high school English department in preparation for new LMS and new curriculum for 24-25 school year.
- Prepared and implemented innovative lesson plans to engage students in required course topics.
- Specialist Teacher (2020-present): Supervises 3-4 other high school teachers, runs monthly meetings with each teacher to discuss student performance, grade distributions, student contacts and progress monitoring for homeroom students, professional development sessions, and lesson planning/implementation
- New Staff Support Team Member (2020-2024): Facilitated weekly training for new high school staff members, including subject area teachers, SPED case managers, and school counselors. Topics included escalation for student performance concerns, data implementation, efficiency with day-to-day work tasks, and developing materials such as rubrics and lecture presentations
- Anti-Bias/Anti-Racism (ABAR) Team Member (2020-2023): Met monthly to discuss curriculum updates, how to implement more diverse and equitable lessons into the existing curriculum, and how best to serve our underrepresented families within our school
- Clubs Team Member (2020-2023): Helps to manage staff and student-created clubs
- English 9 Professional Learning Community (PLC) Lead (2018-2021): Ran biweekly meetings to discuss English 9 curriculum, develop quarterly SMART goals for student performance, created a supplemental website to house course resources for easy student access
- National Honor Society Advisor (2018-2021): Provided guidance for students in 10th-12th grade completing service projects within their communities
Substitute Teacher
09.2017 - 03.2018
- Performed as a substitute teacher for Saddleback Valley Unified School District, Capistrano Unified School District, Irvine Unified School District, and Newport Mesa Unified School District
- Acted as a substitute teacher for grades K-12, covering for planned and unplanned absences for teachers throughout the school district
- Implemented lesson plans as provided by the regular teacher, instructing children based on standards appropriate for the grade level, and filling in with age-appropriate plans and activities if lessons are not supplied
Substitute Teacher as Student Teacher
SVUSD
02.2009 - 02.2010
- Taught 9th and 10th grade English literature classes and subbed as needed for master teachers
- Developed lesson plans that were appropriate to the grade curriculum and state standards
- Communicated with master teacher, as well as students and their parents regarding assignments, grades, and instructions
- Counseled individual students as needed, including a child who has since graduated the U.S
- Naval Academy
AVID Mentor
Mission Viejo High School
02.2009 - 02.2010
- Taught small groups of students and mentored individuals for scholastic success
- Provided tutorials in an intimate setting, fostering strong student/teacher relationships
- Nurtured positive peer groups for students
- Assisted students in formulating goals for personal achievement, encouraging them to follow through with hard work and determination
Student Ambassador
Saddleback Community College
01.2004 - 01.2005
- Coordinated efforts between counselors at Saddleback College and advisors at Mission Viejo High School to provide high school students with information regarding community college courses
- Worked directly with high school students, answering questions regarding community college life, and transferring to four-year universities
- Presented to students the merits and benefits of pursuing an A.A
- Degree prior to a B.A./B.S
Education
Teacher Induction Program -
California State University, Fullerton
05.2020
MA - English, with distinction
National University
09.2016
Secondary Education Teaching Credential - English
California State University, Fullerton
05.2010
BA - English, cum laude
California State University, Fullerton
05.2008
AA - English, cum laude
Saddleback Community College
05.2005
Skills
- Teaching strategies
- Online teaching
- Educational technology
- Interdisciplinary collaboration
- Multicultural education
- Instructional planning
- Curriculum development
- Learning management systems
- Problem-solving
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Creative thinking
- Student engagement
Certification
- Credentialed in the State of California to teach Secondary English
- ESL/NCLB Certified
Affiliations
- Sigma Tau Delta, International English Honor Society
- Golden Key International Honor Society
Recent Research
- Dream Allegories in Medieval Literature, Examined the importance of dreams as an allegorical device.
- Transhumanism in Contemporary Science Fiction, Research on the social and spiritual ramifications of transhumanism.
Professional References
- Ashley Leu, English department chair, (949) 791-7832, aleu@californiaops.org
- Victoria Action, coworker and teacher supervisee/mentee, (909) 521-1124, vacton@californiaops.org
- Mary Belfield, master teacher/supervisor during credential program, mary.belfield@svusd.org
Timeline
English Teacher
California Online Public Schools
03.2018 - Current
Substitute Teacher
09.2017 - 03.2018
Substitute Teacher as Student Teacher
SVUSD
02.2009 - 02.2010
AVID Mentor
Mission Viejo High School
02.2009 - 02.2010
Student Ambassador
Saddleback Community College
01.2004 - 01.2005
MA - English, with distinction
National University
Secondary Education Teaching Credential - English
California State University, Fullerton
BA - English, cum laude
California State University, Fullerton
AA - English, cum laude
Saddleback Community College
Teacher Induction Program -
California State University, Fullerton