Timothy G.

Flanagan

Stonington Middle School Phone: (860) 536-9613

204 Mistuxet Avenue tflanagan@stoningtonschools.org
Mystic, Connecticut 06355 timothy-flanagan.com

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY_​________________________________________________
June, 2016-June, 2017 ​Year Abroad - Teaching, Volunteering, Traveling
● Volunteer at Honduras Child Alliance teaching English and computer skills (June-July)
● Work with teachers and students at the Hanoi National University of Education and Trường Nguyễn
Tất Thành Secondary School in Vietnam as a Fulbright Distinguished Teacher (Sept.-Jan.)
● Travel and volunteer in Southeast Asia (Jan.-June)
● Maintain a blog sharing my experiences with teachers, students and others (​timothy-flanagan.com​)
● Return to teaching at Pawcatuck Middle School in the fall of 2017
1995-Present​ ​Stonington Middle School, Mystic, Connecticut (formerly Pawcatuck Middle School)
● Seventh grade teacher of social studies, photography; Mentor and cooperating teacher
● Founder of SMS Antiracist Book Club
● Amistad Friendship Society advisor - A club that connects students from various racial, ethnic and
economic backgrounds in an attempt to break down stereotypes (1998-2000 and 2009-2013)
● Founder of GLEAMS - Gay and Lesbian Education Awareness Mission in Stonington; supporting
teachers in addressing the needs of LGBT students
Fall, 2015 ​University of New Haven, West Haven, Connecticut
● Adjunct professor, Graduate School of Education; Teaching hybrid learning course in the Sixth Year
Instructional Technologies and Digital Media Literacy program: ​Central​ ​Issues in New Literacies
1992-1995 Pan American School of Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil
● Teacher of English and social studies, grades 4-9
● Taught in multi-age classroom
1990-1992 Santa Cruz Cooperative School, Santa Cruz, Bolivia
● Sixth grade teacher of language arts, science, social studies and math
● Taught integrated classes with English language learners
1987-1990 West Hills Middle Magnet School, New Haven, Connecticut
● Fifth grade teacher of language arts, science, social studies and math
EDUCATION_ _
Aug., 2014 Sixth Year degree in Instructional Technologies and Digital Media Literacy - University of
New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut
Aug., 1999 Certification in Teaching English as a Second Language - The College of New Jersey,
Trenton, New Jersey; program was taught in Mallorca, Spain
May, 1995 Master’s degree in International Education – Framingham State College, Framingham,
Massachusetts; program was taught in Brasilia and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
May, 1987 Bachelor of Science in Intermediate Education, Certification to Teach Grades 1-8 – Southern
Connecticut State University, New Haven, Connecticut
CERTIFICATIONS________________________________________________________
State of Connecticut: Professional Educator Certificate to teach Grades 1-8; endorsement 004
State of New Jersey: Standard Teaching Certificate; English as a Second Language
SELECTED GRANTS/AWARDS_______________________________________________
2020 Facing History and Ourselves/Fund for Teachers Teaching for Equity and Justice Fellow - A
cohort of ten teachers and facilitators working to implement antiracist teaching practices
2019 Qatar Foundation International grant to attend “Dimensions of the Middle East,” a week-long
institute at Duke University
2019 Dalio Foundation grant to attend “Aesthetic Education Immersion Lab,” a week-long institute
at Lincoln Center, New York City
2018 Transatlantic Outreach Program fellowship - Educator tour of Germany
2018 Fund for Teachers fellow - Travel to Cuba
2016 Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching recipient to Vietnam
2014 Travel award to attend the Middle East Outreach Council annual workshop and meeting,
Washington, D.C., November, 2014
2014 Participant in Fulbright-Hays Group Project to Morocco: One month of Arabic language
instruction, lectures on Arab culture, curriculum writing, home stay and travel
2008 Recognized as the 2008 Stonington Teacher of the Year
2007 Chosen as a Teaching Excellence and Achievement Fellow: Traveled to Kyrgyzstan for two
weeks to present workshops to teachers and work with students
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS___________________________________________________
2019 “Connecting students to the Arab world through poetry and rap,” a unit plan published on the
website of the ​Center for Middle Eastern Studies​ at the University of Arizona.
2019 “​Why is immigration such a big deal?​” Unit plan published in ​Teach Germany,​ Transatlantic
Outreach Program, pp. 14-18, Spring, 2019.
2018 “​After the 1:1 Honeymoon Period: My Love/Hate Relationship With Student Chromebooks​,”
published on ​Literacy Daily​, blog of the International Literacy Association, October 5, 2018
2018 Flanagan, T. (2018, April). One Year Later, What I Miss Most about Vietnam. Chào
Fulbright, 7. ​https://vn.usembassy.gov/fulbright-newsletter-spring2018/
2017 “​Where I’m From, Connecting Students across Cultures​,” published on ​Literacy Daily,​ the
blog of the International Literacy Association, November 27, 2017
2014 Leake, Donna P., and Tim Flanagan. "Deepening Cultural Understanding and Appreciation
within Students through In-country and Virtual Educational Dialogues among Teachers."
YANKEE POST​ (2014): 7-8. ​Connecticut Council for the Social Studies.​ 01 Dec. 2014.
SELECTED WORKSHOPS PRESENTED_______________________________________
2020 Global Teaching Dialogue​ - presented about creating a globally focused middle school at the
Fulbright annual conference
2018 Lessons Learned from a Year Abroad​ - Westerly Public Library, Westerly, RI
2017 Where I’m From, Connecting Students across Cultures​ - National Council for the Social
Studies, San Francisco
2017 Strategies that Work​ - Pascal School, Hanoi, Vietnam
2016 Using Poetry to Teach English​ - Hanoi National University of Education, Vietnam