1. Michael Happel
1614 Allston Drive
Murfreesboro, TN 37128
(615) 995-1992
mvshappel@gmail.com
OBJECTIVE
Highly qualified educator with extensive classroom experience and administrator licensure seeks
a classroom position where my diverse background, training, and personal education can be
instrumental.
EDUCATION
MTSU, Murfreesboro, TN Ed.S. Curriculum and Instruction
MTSU, Murfreesboro, TN M.Ed. Administration & Supervision
ALMA College, Alma, MI BA Major: Education
LICENSURE INFORMATION
Elementary K-8 (402)
Highly Qualified K-8 (All subject areas except art and music)
Beginning Administrator (480)
EXPERIENCE
Murfreesboro City Schools, Murfreesboro, TN, Substitute Teacher/EA (08/2014 to Current)
 Substitute District Wide
 EA at Bradley Elementary
Metro Nashville Public Schools, Nashville, TN, Teacher (10/2013 to 06/2014)
 Facilitate sixth grade math for DuPont Tyler Middle Prep
 Trained in PBL (Project Based Learning)
Bedford County Public Schools, Shelbyville, TN, Teacher (08/2010 to 05/2013)
 Facilitate seventh/eighth grade math and kindergarten/third grades at Liberty
Elementary School
 Trained in ESL inclusion with Read Well Program for Kindergarten
 Baseball Coach
 Implement/facilitate iPad cart as learning center for several grade levels
 Trained and implemented Common Core (Constructed Guidelines for 7th
Grade Math for
Bedford County Public Schools)
Rutherford County Schools, Smyrna, TN, Teacher (02/2007 to 05/2010)
 Facilitated fourth grade students at Brown’s Chapel & Stewartsboro Elementary
 Science Facilitator, Brown’s Chapel
 Drafted/implemented TSIPP Component 1B Chair School Profile and Collaborative
Process
 Collaborated with resource for inclusion class
 Successfully completed first responder course
Murfreesboro City Schools, Murfreesboro, TN, Teacher (10/2005 to 09/2006)
 Facilitated students at Reeves Rogers in fifth grade interim
 Successfully completed all necessary in-service points
 Completed training for math and balanced literacy
 Tutored students through E.S.P. Triton program
New Orleans Public Schools, Orleans Parish, LA, Teacher (8/2003 to 9/2005)
 Facilitated urban students at Dibert Elementary in a sixth/fifth grade elementary
surrounding
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 Managed classroom behavior for excelled learning
 Educated urban students meeting state requirements
 Planned yearly, monthly, and weekly education plans specific to individual learning
abilities which met state curriculum
 Served as Technology Coordinator for two years at Dibert Elementary school
o Successfully completed Louisiana Intech professional development program
CLU/CEU: 45
o Successfully completed 8(g) Grant Writing Workshop: 6 hours
o Maintained and administered physical and operational aspects of IBM clones and
apple computers for school
o Responsible for continuing technology education and implementation of such technology
into classroom for teachers
o Assisted in maintenance of appropriate allocation of resources for school
o Sought technology upgrades for school
o Co-authored $100,000 technology improvement grant
o Pursued private and congressional technology donations
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
 Completed state required constructed responses training
 Special training in cross curriculum, genre, and grade communication
 Differentiation instruction for classrooms
 Common Core Curriculum
 Promethean Board technology
 iPa7777d classroom utilization in 21st
century classroom setting
 Advanced Microsoft Excel
EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE
Adult Education, Muskegon, MI, Even Start Teacher
 Coordinated individual/group lesson plans for GED, high school completion, parenting and
PACT (Parent and Child Together)
YMCA, Grand Haven, MI, Camp Director
 Planned and implemented activities for day camp ages 4-6
Classroom Assistant
 Nikkari Elementary, St. Louis, MI, 4th
grade – Taught all subjects in fourth grade self-
contained classroom
 North Elementary, Ithaca, MI, 6th
grade – Classroom assistant in elementary science, math,
social studies, and writing
 North Elementary, Ithaca, MI, 5th
grade – Assisted in Chicago Math
 Luce Rd. E.D.I.C., Alma, MI, Kindergarten – Classroom assistant
 Gratiot-Isabella Regional Education Service District, Fulton, MI – Actively involved with
school system to promote School to Work program to students and faculty
 Designed and implemented workshop for 3rd grade as young writers workshop for
surrounding school system in Alma, MI
PERSONAL
 People to People Youth Science exchange to Soviet Union
 Mission trip to Merida, Mexico
 Studied literature in Scotland, England, and Wales
 Toured France
 Docent for Grand Haven, MI, dunes preserve

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References
Laura Simmons
Liberty School
Peer Teacher
500 Snell Rd
Shelbyville, TN 37160
simmonsl@bedfordk12tn.net
(931) 684-7809
Dr. Kim Fowler
Bradley Academy Principal
511 Mercury Blvd
Murfreesboro, TN 37130
kim.fowler@cityschools.net
615-895-2672
Henrietta Looney
DuPont Tyler Middle Prep
Exceptional Education
431 Tyler Dr.
Hermitage, TN 37076
Henrietta.looney@mnps.org
(615) 885-8827
Mike Novak
Previous Liberty School Principal
576 Cason Lane
Murfreesboro, TN 37128
novaknmike@gmail.com
(615) 653-2977