ANTHONY McNEELY

mcnee034@d.umn.edu
1105 East 10th street
Duluth, MN 55805
763-258-9404
Until May 2016

2300 Cavell Ave N

Golden Valley, MN 55427
Permanent

Education
University of Minnesota Duluth
Bachelor of Applied Arts in Teaching Communication Arts and Literature, expected
May 2016
o Major GPA: 3.333/4.0
Bachelor of Arts in English, Liberal Arts Emphasis, expected May 2016
o Major GPA: 3.31/4.0
Certification
Minnesota State Teaching License Secondary Education Grades 5-12 2016
Teaching Experience
Student Teaching Abroad St. Endas College (secondary school), Galway, Ireland 01/16-03/16

Working with students in a traditional English classroom setting.

Invaluable experience within an Irish school system.

Practicum 7th grade Ordean East Middle School, Duluth, Minnesota 09/15-12/15
110 hours spent in classrooms working with a fulltime teaching mentor.
Working within a classroom that is implementing its first 1:1 Chromebook initiative.
Helping students learn the writing process through a creative lens.
Taught a variety of literature including early American non-fiction and memoires.
Practicum 9th and 12th grade Denfeld High School, Duluth, Minnesota 02/15-05/15
150 hours spent in classrooms working with a fulltime teaching mentor.
Prepared and implemented multi-day lesson plans involving language evolution and classic
literature.
Classroom management of up to 35 high school seniors.
Worked with students past school hours to help them with their studies.
Collaborated with general education teachers, special education teachers, principals, and
other faculty members to ensure student success.
Teaching Abroad Practicum 4th-9th grade Karl-Oskarskolan, Vxj, Sweden 03/14-06/14
Student/Substitute Teacher

190 hours spent in classrooms working with a fulltime Swedish mentor.

Worked with international students daily on English as a Second Language.
Built worldwide networking connections.
Collaboratively worked with fellow student teachers from Japan and Korea.
Extensive use with Smartboards and their related programs.
Prepared, gave, and graded tests for students.
First hand opportunities to work with non-native speakers on improving their English
language skills.
Gained invaluable experience within the Swedish school system.

Mother Tongue Teacher Vxj Montessori School, Vxj, Sweden 02/14-06/14

Worked with students from around the world ages 8-12 on their English skills.
Build time management skills based around working simultaneously with students of many
ages and skill levels.
Set my own curriculum and created lessons.
Taught non-native English speakers about the language and helped them with their reading
and writing abilities.
Worked with students coming from vastly different English backgrounds.
Related Experience
Preschool Teaching Aide St. Michaels Lakeside School, Duluth, Minnesota 06/15-09/15
Worked with students ages 3-10 to improve everyday life skills.
Helped students learn through out-of-classroom experiences.
Worked with parents, administrators, and other teachers to implement adequate learning
practices for students with Autism Spectrum Disorders.
The Story Telling Project 02/15-05/15
Community writing project.
Worked collaboratively with people who have suffered Traumatic Brain Injuries to help them
write stories.
Honors

Second-degree black belt in karate. In order to receive this honor I was required to teach
other students, some younger and some older than me, beginning when I was 9 years old.

References available upon request.