Antonio A.

Byrd
Phone: (334) 430-8671
E-mail: aabyrd@wisc.edu
EDUCATION
Ph.D. Composition and Rhetoric
University of Wisconsin-Madison

In Progress
Madison, WI

M.L.A. with concentration in English

Auburn University at Montgomery

August 2014
Montgomery, AL

B.S. Secondary English/Language Arts

Auburn University at Montgomery

December 2011
Montgomery, AL

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
English 100 Instructor | Department of English
Teach one section of freshmen composition
Design syllabus, assignments, schedule, lesson plans
Conduct one-on-one conferencing
Grade student portfolios

September 2015 Present

Madison, Wisconsin

Instructor | Wisconsin Center Academically Talented

Youth
Taught 3-week accelerated learners program
Taught digital rhetoric and media production process
Designed syllabus, assignments, schedule, lesson plans
Presented students one-on-one personal assessment

June 2015 Present

Madison, Wisconsin

Graduate Teaching Assistant | AUM English and

Philosophy
Taught two sections of freshmen composition
Taught dual enrollment at Prattville High School
Designed syllabus, assignments, schedule, lesson plans
Taught writing process, research process, grammatical
skills

Jan. 2013 May 2014

Montgomery, AL

Adult ESL Instructor | AUM Continuing Education

Taught adult English language learners academic writing
Designed syllabus, assignments, schedule, lesson plans
Graded student short essays
K-12 ESL Instructor | AUM Continuing Education
Taught ESL students English and reading sections of ACT
Taught ESL students academic writing
Designed curriculum, lesson plans, assignments, activities

May 2013 Aug. 2013

Montgomery, AL

May 2013 July 2014

Montgomery, AL

Writing Consultant | AUM Learning Center

Tutored college students from all disciplines in writing
Scheduled tutoring sessions
Visited classrooms to promote the Learning Center

July 2012 August 2014

Montgomery, AL

K-12 ESL Tutor | AUM Continuing Education

Tutored low-level ESL students in reading/comprehension
Tutored low-level ESL students in writing and spelling

June 2012 August 2012

Montgomery, AL

Student Teacher | Prattville High School

Co-taught sophomore English
Co-taught reading remediation class
Tutored students for English section of ACT
Graded students papers and averaged grades

Aug. 2011 Dec. 2011

Prattville, AL

SELECTED COURSEWORK
University of Wisconsin-Madison
o English 790: Practicum in the Teaching of First-Year Composition
o English 826: Digital Rhetoric and Tactical Media
FELLOWSHIPS
Advanced Opportunity Fellowship

September 2014 - June 2015

ACADEMIC SERVICE
Composition and Rhetoric Memorial Library Liaison
Member of Graduate Recruitment Committee

October 2014 May 2015

January 2015 -Present

PUBLICATIONS
The Works of Tim OBrien: A Selected Annotated Bibliography. Critical Insights: Tim
OBrien. Ed. Robert C. Evans. Amenia, NY: 2015. Print.