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Hannah Lewis

Hannah Lewis

Adjunct Faculty | Language and Communication

(She/Her/Hers)
  • 412.237.2611
  • Allegheny Campus, Milton Hall 418 & 425
  • Faculty office hours are available through self-service.
Degree Emphasis Institution
M.Ed. Special Education Indiana University of Pennsylvania
M.A. English Middlebury College (Bread Loaf School of English)
B.S. English Pennsylvania State University

Biography

Hannah Lewis has been teaching English for over a decade. She mainly teaches middle school and high school students, but was delighted to add college students to those she served in 2020 when she began her CCAC career. While she specializes in online synchronous education, she has also taught hybrid and in-person courses and always keeps her class interactive and productive. She loves to read and to hike in all of Pittsburgh's beautiful parks.

Conference Presentations:
2023: Pennsylvania Council for Teachers of English Language Arts (PCTELA) (With colleague, Ms. Abby Weller-Hall): ChatGPT: We're [Not] Doomed
2023: Western Pennsylvania Council for Teachers of English (WPCTE): ChatGPT & AI in the secondary English classroom
2020 National Council for Teachers of English (NCTE): Poster Presentation: Building your Teaching Guild: Confluence and Collaboration as an Act of Self-Care
2019 Pennsylvania Council for Teachers of English Language Arts (PCTELA): Collaboration as Self-Care and Self-Preservation: The Seven People you Meet in your Teaching Career
2016 Drexel University Virtual Conference for K-12 Education (with colleague, Ms. Megan Miller): Starting a Virtual Writing Center

Continuing Education:
2023 Western Pennsylvania Writing Project Consultant
2022 Advanced Placement Language and Composition Summer Institute

Professional Organizations and Leadership:
2022 - Present: Western Pennsylvania Council for Teachers of English (WPCTE): Vice President
2023 - Board Member: Scholastic Arts and Writing of Western Pennsylvania

Volunteerism:
2017 & 2018: Arts and Writing Encounter Guest Instructor: Where I'm From Poetry

Publications:
2020 - Present: Western Pennsylvania Council for Teachers of English (WPCTE) Blog: Regular

One thing I really enjoy about teaching English 101L is that I get to work with a colleague who serves as the embedded tutor for the L section. I've learned so much from Dr. Don Campbell and Dr. Anyango when they served as my embedded tutors. Teaching with colleagues is the best way, I think, to become a better teacher, and I also just love comparing what we're currently reading and chatting about books before or after class!

In my opinion, there is no more important skill for any educated person than the ability to understand how someone creates a text and to be able to skillfully read and write. I truly believe I am helping students to gain skills that will measurably improve their lives as well as serve them well in a 4-year college or in a profession.

I am an avid reader and writer of poetry.