Ryan P.

Hawkins
_____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________ 6115 Franklin Avenue, Des Moines, IA 50322 Cell Phone: 515.554.3170 e-mail: ryanpatrickhawkins@gmail.com _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________ Education MAT, Theatre and Speech Education 2010-2012 BA, Major in Theatre Arts and Minor in English/Creative Writing 2007-2009 _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________ Professional Education Experience High School Speech, Debate, and Theatre Secondary Student Teacher 2012 Abraham Lincoln High School, Des Moines, IA Integrated new ways for students to effectively communicate with peers, family, co-workers, and future employers on an every-day basis Role-played real-life situations within class time to make students aware of the world outside of the classroom and the interpersonal communication required Evaluated the level of student comfort in communication and raised that level to the degree of successful interaction with others Examined the effectiveness of debate in everyday life, and how that differs in the professional environment and winning in either environment Prepared students to form and organize their competitive debate topics and opinions Followed the writing to learn strategy in instruction to encourage language proficiency Applied professional expectations to the planning of an audio-visual, informative speech unit High School Drama Practicum 2011 East High School, Des Moines, IA Utilized differentiated instructional strategies to engage students into active participation in successful drama instruction Designed a co-taught lesson on theatre staging and blocking that promoted each student to participate (raised peer scaffolding and encouragement to participate) Evaluated the effectiveness of the mentor instructors strategies and applied those observations to my own lesson instruction High School Drama Practicum 2011 Valley High School, West Des Moines, IA Applied discovery events in lesson planning to improve student engagement Asked students to evaluate the work of other artists in order to promote creativity

Justified creative license in the design and performance of scripts Assessed students according to growth in performance instead of in comparison to others performance LGBT High School Advocate Special Education Practicum 2010 Iowa Safe Schools, Des Moines, IA Researched political contacts to further LGBT education in Des Moines public schools Promoted anti-bullying education for faculty, administration, and staff Facilitated acceptance conversation and HIV infection awareness amongst LGBT students and their allies at the 2010 Iowa Youth HIV Summit _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________ Licensure Iowa Teacher Licensure: Theatre/Speech License # (To be certified May 2012) _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________ Collegiate Work Experience Drake DOE Curriculum Library Assistant 2010-2011 Drake University, Des Moines, IA Completed and organized various tasks from DOE faculty Managed the check-out desk of the curriculum library WSU Dept. of Theatre & Communications Office Assistant/Production Assistant 2007-2009 Winona State University, Winona, MN Duties as assigned by the Office Manager and department faculty Oversaw each theatre production and followed production calendars Publicized visiting productions Wenonah Players Production Coordinator 2008-2009 Winona State University, Winona, MN Discovered new teaching and learning opportunities for Winona youth interested in theatre Supervised all classroom activities with local students in elementary, middle, and high schools Produced and managed each Wenonah Players theatrical productions, including publicity _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________ Collegiate Awards & Accomplishments WSU Deans List 2009 2007-

WSU Dept. of Theatre & Communications Student of the Year 2009 Drake DOEs Deans Advisory Team 20112012 _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________ Summary of Further Qualifications and Classroom Accomplishments Advisor for Abraham Lincoln High School GSA (Gay-Straight Alliance) Paraphrased instructor expectations for student participation and behavior at the beginning of class time Redesigned classroom seating to promote constant student engagement Displayed standards and objectives as applicable to each lesson and activity Attended production rehearsals and acted as acting coach at Valley High School _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________ Professional Experience in Theatre Directing Casting Set design and construction Sound design Performance Front of House management/Box Office Publicity Props management Shift crew Costuming _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________ Please contact me for professional references