Hana Burkly
Hana
Burkly
- Virginia, USA
About (Summary)
I am a 2019 Teach for America Corps Member teaching Spanish in Prince George's County, Maryland. I have a demonstrated history of leadership, commitment to educational equity, social justice, and community organizing. I am currently working toward my Master of Science in Education at the Johns Hopkins School of Education in order to continue my work as an educator and an advocate for educational and health equity. As a trilingual educator who grew up in South America, I bring a love of languages to my classroom.
Education
Georgetown University
Global Health
2015 to 2019
Johns Hopkins School of Education
Secondary Education
2019 to 2021
Honors and Awards
Ira Mitzner Boxing Scholarship
The $10,000 Mitzner scholarship is given to one outstanding undergraduate competitive college boxer per year who has shown an extraordinary commitment to academics, leadership, social justice, and boxing.
Sister Helen Scarry Award for Commitment to Social Justice
The faculty at Georgetown’s School of Nursing and Health Sciences elect one student in the graduating class to receive this award. Candidates are chosen based on their demonstrated commitment to social justice issues throughout their undergraduate years.
USIBA National Champion, 125 lb division, 2016 & 2018
I am a two-time national boxing champion in the women's 125 lb division of the US Intercollegiate Boxing Association (USIBA).
Global Health Initiative Fellow
This fellowship is awarded to scholars with a demonstrated commitment to research. During my fellowship, I worked with health economist Vincent Turbat to develop strategies for increasing female employment rates in Sub-Saharan African countries.
Grad School Interests
During my time at Johns Hopkins, I have noticed that the platforms used in many online courses could be greatly improved. I am currently developing a platform that will provide a more intuitive, comprehensible learning experience with a focus on learner variance, which I will present to the instructors in the Fall of 2020. In order to research the best online platform models, I am taking a class called "Designing and Delivering Online and Blended Learning Environments" this summer. Hopefully, my work will help to reshape the structure of distance learning at the graduate level, especially as classes continue to be administered online during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Intended Job Path
I plan to continue my work in the classroom, mentoring, teaching, and supporting young scholars as they build the toolkit they will need to be successful leaders in their communities and beyond. Eventually, I hope to use my experience working with not-for-profit organizations to build a diverse coalition of educators, students, families, and policymakers with the goal of ensuring that all students have access to an excellent education.
Job Experience
Spanish Educator
High Point High School
July, 2019 to May, 2020
Spanish Educator
Simon Gratz High School
May, 2019 to July, 2019
Accelerate Fellow
Teach for America
April, 2018 to July, 2018
Research Assistant
Women's Interagency HIV Study, Georgetown
April, 2016 to August, 2018
SAT / ACT Tutor
Self-Employed
April, 2015 to May, 2020
Volunteering
Chair, World Languages Department
High Point High School
June, 2020
Founder / Sponsor, Spanish Honor Society
High Point High School
June, 2020
Sponsor, Class of 2023 Student Government Association
High Point High School
August, 2019 to June, 2020
Executive Director
Learning Enterprises
September, 2017 to August, 2018
Thailand Program Director
Learning Enterprises
September, 2016 to August, 2017
Thailand Volunteer English Teacher
Learning Enterprises
May, 2016 to August, 2016
Hobbies
I love being physically active, while also being active in my community!
As president of the boxing team at Georgetown, I trained and mentored a team of twenty athletes and prepared them for their matches. Upon graduating, I sought to continue coaching, so I started a program in my neighborhood called Dukes Up, where children and adults can learn boxing basics and self-defense. It is non-contact, and aims at technique and conditioning, rather than sparring. Since the start of the COVID-19 crisis, when gyms closed, my program has become very popular in my neighborhood, and a great way to connect with new people!
I am also a yoga enthusiast, and am currently earning my certification as a yoga instructor. I hope to bring the principles of mindfulness into my classroom by having students take time to reflect, journal, and re-focus at the end of class.
In addition to being active, I love reading! My favorite author is Isabel Allende. I get the most excited when I get to teach her works of literature and poetry in my Spanish classroom.
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