Jonathan Isaac

isaac3@wisc.edu |

EDUCATION

ACADEMIC
APPOINTMENTS

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950 Harvey Terrace #2, Madison, WI 53703

University of Wisconsin-Madison
Ph.D. in Composition and Rhetoric

2021
in progress

Purdue University
M.A. in English, concentration in Rhetoric and
Composition

2016

Carleton College
B.A. in English, magna cum laude

2012

Instructor, English 100, UW-Madison

Fall 2016Taught one section of Intro to College Composition
present
each semester. Engaged students in multimodal research
projects. Utilized portfolio pedagogy to assess student writing.
Instructor, English 10800, Purdue
Fall 2015Taught one section of Accelerated First-Year
Spring 2016
Composition each semester, a service-oriented freshman
writing course for honors students. Facilitated oral history
project with students and Westminster Village retirement
community.
Instructor, English 10600, Purdue
Fall 2014Taught one section of First-Year Composition each
Fall 2015
semester, using Writing About Writing and UR@ syllabus
approaches. Developed syllabus and assignments. Planned
daily course activities and provided feedback and assessment
to students. Held weekly small conferences with students.

TUTORING AND
MENTORSHIP

ACT and College Success Preparation, College Possible 2012-2014

Mentored cohort of high school students in AmeriCorps
program College Possible. Led daily after-school sessions
focusing on ACT preparation and college readiness.
Designed daily lessons and activities. Guided students in
writing and editing college application essays.
Writing Lab Tutor, Carleton College
Worked with undergraduate writers as an undergraduate
writing tutor. Assisted at all stages in writing process.

ACADEMIC

Quintilian Award for Excellence in Teaching

2011-2012

Spring 2015 &

HONORS

CONFERENCE
PRESENTATIONS

Purdue Introductory Composition Program

Spring 2016

Certificate of Advanced Study in Spanish Language

and Literature
Carleton College Spanish Department

Spring 2012

Distinction Award in English for Comprehensive

Senior Exercise
Carleton College English Department

Spring 2012

Harriet Sheridan Endowed Prize for Excellence in Writing

Carleton College Honors Convocation

Spring 2010

(A)part of the Story: Audio Editing and Collaborative

Memory-Making
Computers and Writing, Rochester, NY

May 2016

Results-Based Service: The AmeriCorps Model & Service

Learning
Conference on Community Writing, Boulder, CO

Oct. 2015

COMMUNITY-BASED Oral History Facilitator, Westminster Village Retirement

SERVICE
Community
West Lafayette, IN

CAMPUS TALKS

Document Designer, Food Finders Food Bank, Inc.

Lafayette, IN

Fall 2015

Collaborative Memory-Making: Oral Histories with

Westminster Village
13th Annual Writing Program Showcase, Purdue
University, West Lafayette, IN

Apr. 2016

Guest Lecture, Department of Environmental

and Economical Engineering
EEE 495: Urban Water Projects, Purdue University,
West Lafayette, IN
Toward Sustainable Community Engagement: Researching
and Fostering Food Security
Academic Community Engagement Poster Presentation,
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
GRANTS

Fall 2015 &

Spring 2016

Community Service/Service Learning Grant

Office of Engagement, Purdue

Spring 2016

Oct. 2015

Fall 2015 &

Spring 2016

Pedagogical Presentation Travel Grant

Introductory Composition Program, Purdue
ACADEMIC SERVICE Introductory Composition Syllabus Review, Purdue

Spring 2016

Spring 2016

Pedagogical Initiatives Committee, Purdue

2015-2016

Document Coordinator, UR@ FYC syllabus, Purdue

2015-2016

Best of Rhetoric and Composition: Essays from Independent Journals

Assistant Editor

Fall 2014