Jake Tangren

Background

About Jake Tangren

Education: St Cloud State Bachelor of Science: Communication Arts and Literature, graduated 2012. Concordia St. Paul with a Masters of Education: Differentiation, graduated 2022. Certified in Teaching in the Multicultural Classroom 2023. Certified in Motivation and Classroom Management 2023. Teaching History: August 2018-Present: Annandale Middle School. I taught Communications 8, helped to create and implement a summer school program to aid students, mentored new teachers, and ran a short-term pilot inclusive co-teaching program. My students have frequently tested well above the state average for MCA reading scores. August 2014-June 2018: Isle Secondary School. I taught English 7, English 9, American Literature, Literature of War, Critical Thinking and Writing, Creative Writing, and created a World Literature course. I directed the competitive play for four years and help to create and joined the board of a local community theater and assistant directed multiple plays. My students reached the highest MCAs scores in over 10 years. August of 2013-May 2014: St. Francis High School as a long-term sub. teaching English 9, English 9 Honors, English 9 Writing, English 10, and Introduction to Theater, Speech, and Debate. I then became a short call sub. I also directed a one act play.