Nicholas Kuhar

About Nicholas Kuhar

Veteran educator exploring meaningful ways to innovate within secondary/university-level…

Experience

1. Educator

   Saint Ignatius High School

   Jun 2025 — Present · Cleveland, OH, US

   Serving as full-time instructor for British Literature and Honors English IV; integrating documentary studies and production into ELA contexts+ Consulting on best practices for AI/LLM implementation, and capturing faculty experiences with AI via videography; approach is rooted in peer-reviewed research via UNESCO, MIT and additional international think-tanks+ Serving on Academic Advisory and Professional Development Committees+ Creating authentic, skills-centered assessments designed to viscerally engage students, challenge them to read and write critically, and find a voice as both critics and creators of art (poetry, screenplays, video-based communication, etc.)+ Integrating unique contemporary works (George Bilgere\'s Teenage Accident, Headley\'s translation of Beowulf, etc.) to engage students in 21st century storytelling methods+ Integrating accessible iterations of critical lenses (Gender Studies, Deconstructionism, Marxism, New Criticism, New Historicism, etc.) to effectively prepare students to identify significant dynamics within the texts studied

Education

• John Carroll University

  Master of Arts (M.A.)

  2008 — 2010

• University of California, Los Angeles

  In Progress

  2013 — 2014

• John Carroll University

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)

  2003 — 2007

Skills

• Curriculum Design
• Audio-Visual Production
• Teaching
• Directing
• Music
• Screenwriting
• Editing
• Curriculum Development
• English Literature
• Creative Writing
• Instruction
• Film
• Literature
• Indesign
• Film Production
• Public Speaking
• Music Production