Jeffrey F. Spanogle
Permanent Address: 108 E. Broadway St. • Yazoo City, MS 39194 • (662)-571-5233 • email: spanogle@juno.com
OBJECTIVE: To acquire a fulltime position in teaching with an institution or organization that will make use of an encouraging individual with refined interpersonal skills, integrity and a strong work ethic.
EDUCATION: Grove City College • Grove City, PA Ole Miss University • Oxford, MS
B.S.E.E. in Electrical Engineering M.A. in Curriculum and Instruction
4 year ABET Accredited Curriculum Mississippi Teacher Corps
WORK EXPERIENCE:
Mathematics Teacher • Yazoo City High School • Yazoo City, MS • Current Employment
- Cultivated a learning atmosphere from difficult students in a critical needs district to nourish student learning and push students to academic excellence.
- Developed a Geometry and Calculus curriculum from depleted teaching resources allowing students a higher academic quality and refined activities to increase student retention of knowledge and critical cognitive skills.
- Developed student discipline and citizenship through projects and topics propagating the appreciation of education.
- Achieved the highest rate of any teacher for Algebra I students passing the Mississippi Subject Area Test increasing the school’s state performance level to a satisfactory academic rating.
Counselor Parent Assistant • George Jr. Republic • Grove City, PA • 2003 - 2004
- Responsible for the meals, household chores, bedtimes, medications, discipline, school work and the daily activities of 8 to 12 high school youth creating a much needed home environment for delinquent youth to mature socially as self-disciplined individuals.
- Completed paperwork concerning youth behavior increasing effective communication between cottage parents, social workers, management and other cottage parent assistants improving effectiveness of the program.
- Trained for safety crisis management enhancing the method of control over a youth in tense situations.
- Encouraged and instructed youth on basic household chores, attitudes toward fellow peers and staff, socially acceptable behaviors and manners molding the youth into responsible adults.
Youth Intern • Grove City Alliance Church • Grove City, PA • Summer of 2003
- Planned and organized the Jr. High youth ministry involving over 15 youth, increasing attendance and involvement from the youth.
- Designed and produced graphic oriented newsletters, calendars postcard announcements and web pages resulting in clarity of communication to parents and youth and an increase in the number of involved parents.
- Established meaningful relationships with students investing time, money and energy teaching proper social behaviors producing more mature and responsible youth.
- Developed and taught a Sunday school curriculum from scratch achieving a higher classroom interaction from students and a more enjoyable learning experience for students.
Engineering Intern • Pennsylvania Department of Transportation • Clearfield, PA • Summers of 2001 and 2002
- Carefully examined records and computations from Road Inspectors resulting in accurate payment to contractor.
- Organized important documents and journals of Inspectors increasing productivity and faster transition for Inspectors between different construction locations.
- Accurately maintained and managed archived construction files and records for future reference and assessment.
- Ambitiously traveled throughout six counties to meet Road Inspectors at the construction site effectively cutting time in communicating miscalculations and erroneous information.
- Dependably recorded and verified on-site test information increasing accuracy of road evaluation and determination of corrective measures.
- Collaborated with three other individuals in a team environment to schedule work assignments.
Computer Teacher • Christian and Missionary Alliance Church • Clearfield, PA • Summers of 1998 - 2000
- Single handedly created a summer computer class for the church customized to benefit elderly individuals.
- Creatively developed a curriculum focused on introducing basic computer skills and concepts resulting in the doubling of attendance in subsequent summers.
- Dynamically adapted classroom goals to satisfy individual requests and concerns achieving faster and enhanced understanding.
- Ingeniously conceived examples to convey complex ideas and procedures in an effective manner making the class highly informative but not over demanding.
COMPUTER SKILLS:
Own and operate a laptop computer through the GCC technology initiative.
Built several personal computers for other people.
Software:
Microsoft Windows 95, 98, XP and 2000
Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Publisher, Outlook
Matlab, PSpice, Altera MAX+plus II, Mathematica
Programming in C and C++
Macromedia Flash MX and Fireworks MX
Hardware:
Altera Advantage Board, Keithly 3108, HC11 Microcontroller
COMMUNITY SERVICE – THE WAY CAFE:
• Integral part of running a youth center which allowed students a safe environment to go on the weekends.
• Created and maintained a snack bar for youth to buy food. • Trained youth to responsibly operate the snack bar.
