Gary Hoffmann

Taught business law in an associate degree program:

• Increased student motivation with engaging lesson plans that catered to various learning styles
• Promoted classroom participation to contribute no harm/no foul responses
• Initiated new learning methods, eliminating gaps in comprehension
• Tested students to assess progress and adapted learning plans to align with performance

Taught nontraditional students Administrative Law in a remote cohort for a Master of Public Administration program:

• Developed lesson plans to include historical concepts and case law, contrasting with then current practices
• Promoted classroom participation by assigning case relevant to students' backgrounds and interests
• Graded students based on their contributions to class discussions, case presentations and analysis, and isolated quizzes.

Taught Criminal Justice to undergraduate students:

• Developed student interest by presenting aspects of the criminal justice system, using pop cultural illustration and case law
• Stimulated classroom discussions about contemporary cases and events and how they relate to earlier developments in criminal law and procedure
• Evaluated students' performance with term papers and periodic exams

Taught undergraduates in multiple courses of various disciplines while assigned to the college's Department of Interdisciplinary Studies. While the subjects were mostly connected with law and criminal justice, I also taught resilience, psychology, aspects of business, and English composition. I also tutored English for students who required focus in that subject:

• Evaluated and revised lesson plans and course content to fit the amalgam of personalities, interests and abilities of each class
• Encouraged class discussions by soliciting input and asking open-ended questions
• Graded students using quizzes, tests, homework, and projects to offer a variety of ways in which students could excel
• Participated in student-faculty conferences to respond to students' questions and concerns.