I love history, I love teaching, and I love students. I put a great deal of thought and time into constructing courses that are engaging, challenging, and well-organized. I also care a great deal about humanizing the online experience, and you will see that priority woven into many aspects of my course. I majored in history at Swarthmore College, where I also earned my high-school teaching certification. I also did graduate work at Widener University with a focus on English and education. For several years, I have also worked as an AP grading leader with the College Board, training and supervising other graders of AP history exams. This experience, along with participating in College Board and ETS seminars, working through thousands of AP essays, and interacting with talented history teachers and professors from around the country on an annual basis, all serve to strengthen my passion for and skills in history teaching. Contact: lhawkins[at]aimacademy.online
I worked for four years at an inner-city classical high school, where I taught American History and American Literature and served as Dean of Students. In 1997, I earned my Master’s in History at Temple University, and soon began teaching college courses for Drexel University and Peirce College for adults returning to school. In 2005, I began teaching online and, to date, have independently created nine online college courses, ranging from survey American History courses to the History of American Business, Colonial History, Revolutionary History, and Western Humanities surveys. I have been awarded “Outstanding Adjunct Faculty” by one of the universities I currently teach for. Despite my experiences at the high school and college levels and my appreciation for more profound academic and cultural expressions, I am nevertheless a shameless fan of English Premier League soccer, The Simpsons, Napoleon Dynamite, and MST3K.