CAREER OBJECTIVE: Position as a high school agriculture teacher.

EDUCATION:
Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Education, May 1996
Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, Arkansas
Certified in: Vocational Agriculture, Career Orientation, and General Science

GRADE POINT AVERAGE: 3.44, on a four-point system

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Student Teacher, Bay High School, Bay, AR 9/03- 12/03
-Instructed grades nine through 12 in agriculture, and taught one course of ninth grade science
-Developed unit plans and daily lesson plans for agriculture and one science class
-Developed classroom control by applying assertive discipline and positive reinforcement techniques -Communicated with parents concerning educational development
-Incorporated current methods and techniques such as, cooperative learning activities team projects, computer activities
-Given total responsibility for all educational activities for a 10 week period for 5 classes
-Evaluated student projects and skill activities
-Graded test papers and assigned grades for all units which I taught
-Assisted in the activities associated with the FFA
-Participated on instructional improvement, curriculum development, and textbook evaluation committees
-Visited on-site with students where I student taught to advise in regard to their SAE programs -Worked as an assistant in the mechanics laboratory at ASU

LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES:

-2000-2002 Vice President of the ASU Collegiate FFA Chapter
-2002-2003 President of the Alpha Tau Alpha (A National Honorary Organization for Agricultural Education Majors)
-2000-2004 Member of Collegiate FFA
-2001-2004 Member of the Alpha Tau Alpha
-2003 Delegate to the National Alpha Tau Alpha Conclave in Louisville 
-2003 Judge in National ATA Debate Contest.
-2003-2004 Member of the Scholarship Committee for the FFA

SERVICE ACTIVITIES:

-2005 Wrote article for the College of Agriculture Newsletter
- 2003 Helped in the recruitment booth at the Arkansas State FFA Convention
- 2005 Member of the committee that organized a community education program on Bio-fuels
-2002, 2003 Assisted with the Eastern District Leadership CDE at ASU Jonesboro
-2003 Assisted with the Eastern District Career Development Event (Spring at ASU)
-1998-2003 Sunday school leader for the junior high students in my church
-1997-2002  Member of the local volunteer fire department in my home town

AWARDS:

-2002 Outstanding student member of the ATA
-2000-2003 Dean's list three semester,  President's list two semesters,  Fall of 02 and spring of 03
-2002 Vice-president of the Collegiate FFA year they won Outstanding Student organization in the College of Agriculture
-2003  Member of ATA four person debate team that placed 2nd in National Debate Contest for ATA
-2002-03 Participated in the Annual College of Agriculture Leadership Conference

INTERESTS:

-Fishing, Hunting, Breeding and Raising Horses, Collecting Stamps, and Hiking

CREDENTIALS:

-Available from Career Planning and Placement, Arkansas State University

REFERENCES:

Dr. David Agnew, Asssociate Professor of Agricultural Education P.O. Box 1080 Arkansas State University State University, AR 72401 870-972-2453

Dr. Kevin Humphrey, Assistant Professor of Agricultural Education P.O. Box 1080 Arkansas State University State University, AR 72401 870-972-2087

Mr. Mike Foster, Agriculture Teacher P.O. Box 19 Bay High School Bay, AR 72333 501-545-1212