Hunter Hickman

I am an English teacher at Rensselaer Central High School, where I have been committed to fostering a positive learning environment since my hiring in 2019. In addition to teaching 9th Grade English, I serve as the Head Wrestling Coach, where I strive to motivate and develop student-athletes both athletically and personally.

I initiated the current Student Media program, which successfully evolved into a dedicated course that I taught until the 25-26 school year. Additionally, I have served as a Freshman Class Co-Sponsor and Co-Sponsor of our school's chapter of Business Professionals of America (BPA), working to create enriching opportunities for our students. In our chapter of BPA's four years of existence, we have seen 15 of our students qualify for the National Leadership Conference, including five State Champions in their respective events. 

In the past year, I was invited to join the Wabash Valley Education Center's Curriculum and Instruction Network, where I was able to network with other administrators and teachers from schools in the Wabash Valley Network. I also had the priviliege to lead the implementation of Khanmigo in our district at RCSC. Through this initiative, I have had the privilege of presenting on the integration of Khanmigo and artificial intelligence in the classroom to both faculty and administrators within our district, as well as to the WVEC Curriculum and Instruction Network. Recently, I conducted action research on the efficacy of Khanmigo Writing Coach as a collaborative AI tool for students in the writing process and had the privilege of presenting my findings to the product team at Khan Academy.