Stephen Hunt
Job Titles
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Instructor
Education K-12 (M.A.), Graduate School -
Adjunct Instructor of General Studies
General Education College of Arts and Sciences
Highlight
Hello. I am 1985 graduate of Bethel College. Excited to be back at my alma mater. I have been an educator for over 30 years teaching at secondary, tertiary, and adult levels. I live in Eden Prairie, am married and proud parent of two children and a wonderful yellow lab named Thunder.
Started at Bethel
2019
Education
- Bethel College - B.A., 1985
- University of St. Thomas - M.A.T., 1991
- Hamline University - M.A.E.S.L., 2014
Biography
1987 - 2001 English/Language Arts secondary teacher. Guadalupe Area Project; Hill Murray High School
2001 - 2016 Adult ESL Instructor. Robbinsdale and Burnsville Public Schools
2016 - 2019 ESL Instructor - Minnesota State University Mankato
Adjunct English instructor at University of Nortwestern 2019 - present
Summer ESL instructor in Ethiopia, Lithuania, and China
Courses Taught
University level: advanced grammar; advanced writing; reading; speaking and listening; speech; film and fiction; business English
Adult Education: ESL (numerous levels) and GED instructor. Basic computers; Paraproessional training.
Secondary: English literature; creative writing; literature of color; speech; history.
PSEO: Intro to Comp
Awards
2013 - Teacher of Year; Burnsville Schools
1995 NEH Grant recipient
1992 - 1993 Member - Minnesota Writing Project
Publications
Christianity Today, Decision Magazine; various local publications.
Presentations
MNTESOL - 2016, 2018
MNABE Summer Institute 2010
Certificates and Licenses
Minnesota K-12 ESL licensure
Minnesota 7-12 Language Arts
Professional Organizations, Committees, and Boards
MNTESOL
National TESOL member
CELTA - Christian English Language Teachers Association
Hobbies and Interests
Biking, upland bird hunting, skiing, hockey, travel, reading, films, parenting.
Quote
"The place God calls you is the place where your deep gladness and the world's deep hunger meet." Frederick Buechner