Manager Assistant

KARL F. GOETZE

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Savoy, IL **874

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Latin and Ancient Greek Teacher, Tutor, Curriculum Designer, and Course

Content Editor

MA in Classics with breadth of experience teaching, researching, and

travelling in the ancient world as well as interacting with modern tools to

present what I have learned in a way that engages today's students. My

strengths and interests lie at the intersection of Web 2.0 and knowledge of

the languages, cultures and history of the ancient West. Extensive

experience collaborating with curriculum directors, faculty, students and

parents. Teaching experience includes Latin, Greek & Roman Myth, and

Ancient Greek Civilization from primary through undergraduate levels.

. Award winning teacher with consistently high teacher ratings from

students and professors

. Repeatedly recognized for innovative use of technology in the

classroom

. Experience utilizing both grammar translation and reading

comprehension methodologies for language acquisition

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

. Using modern technology as a catalyst for teaching the languages,

culture, and history of the ancient world

. over 40 Credit hours of Latin teaching experience

. Extensive travel and study of ancient sites in Italy, Greece, Turkey,

Jordan, Egypt, Israel and more

. Teaching Latin, Greek & Roman Myth and Ancient Greek Civilization from

primary through undergraduate levels

. Developing engaging teaching aids and instructional presentations

. Teaching and curriculum development tools: Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft

Office suite, Apple iWork, proprietary web-based curriculum development

tools at the University of Illinois

. Online tutoring using Adobe Connect

. Collaborating with peers to design courses, share knowledge for

incorporating technology into teaching, and establishing standardized

attendance and grading policies and tracking tools

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

University of Illinois - Urbana/Champaign, IL 1/2005 - 1/2010

Graduate Teaching Assistant

Taught and developed content and aids for Latin (Lat 101-104) as well as

Greek & Roman Myth (CLCIV 115) and Ancient Greek Civilization (CLCIV

114), while earning an M.A. and then as a Ph.D. candidate in the Dept. of

Classics

. Responsible for a total of 58 credit hours of instruction including 40

credit hours of Latin

. Received the Richard T. Scanlan Teaching Fellowship for Outstanding

Teaching and Scholarship as a teaching assistant in the Classics

(6/2008)

. Listed on University of Illinois' Incomplete List of Teachers Ranked

as Excellent by Their Students for five successive semesters (Spring

2006 - Spring 2008)

. Participated in two summer study abroad trips to Rome, Italy with the

UIUC History Dept; the first ('07) as a student, the second ('08) as a

T.A. with responsibility for 17 students

Countryside Elementary School - Champaign, IL 8/2007 - 5/2008

Latin Teacher

Responsibilities included curriculum development, creation of

instructional aids, and all Latin instruction for 4th - 8th grade

. Contributing faculty member for school's successful accreditation from

the Independent Schools Association of the Central States (ISACS)

. Established warm, positive, collaborative relationships with students,

parents, and faculty

United States Air Force - 9/1981 - 10/2001

Telemetry Instrumentation Technician and Manager; Unit Training Manager

Operated and maintained telemetry antenna system on the Advanced Range

Instrumentation Aircraft (ARIA); supervised, trained and evaluated junior

personnel for ARIA mission. Managed training program for all ARIA

personnel including program development, scheduling, and all training

documentation

. Graduate of all applicable professional military education courses as

well as technical training

. Traveled extensively world wide providing ARIA support for DOD and

NASA missions

. Retired from active duty with an honorable discharge

EDUCATION & TRAINING

9/2008 Regular member for academic year American School of Classical

Studies in Athens, Greece

12/2007 Master of Arts in Classics, University of Illinois Urbana /

Champaign

8/2007 Begin coursework for the Ph.D. in Classics University of Illinois

Urbana Champaign

12/2004 Bachelor of Arts in Classics with a minor in Philosophy, cum

laude, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign

8/2003 Audited summer Intensive Intermediate Attic Greek course with Prof.

James Redfield, University of Chicago, Classical Studies, Chicago,

IL

8/2000 Associate of Arts in Social Sciences, Cerro Coso Community

College, Ridgecrest, CA

2/1993 USAF Non-Commissioned Officer Academy, McGhee-Tyson ANGB, Knoxville,

TN

11/1987 USAF Non-Commissioned Officer Leadership School, Seymour Johnson

AFB, NC

7/1983 USAF Non-Commissioned Officer Preparatory School, Wright Patterson

AFB, OH

4/1982 USAF Telemetry Instrumentation training, Lowry AFB, CO

AWARDS & HONORS

2006 - 2008 Listed on University of Illinois' Incomplete List of Teachers

Ranked as Excellent by Their Students

6/2008 Selected by University of Illinois Department of Classics to receive

the Richard T. Scanlan Teaching Fellowship for Outstanding

Teaching and Scholarship as a Teaching Assistant in the Classics

5/2005 Admission to Phi Beta Kappa honor society

3/2004 John Lewis Heller Memorial Prize for Outstanding Achievement as a

Major in the Classics at the University of Illinois

Urbana/Champaign

2002 - 2004 Dean's List for Outstanding Academic Achievement at the

University of Illinois (top 20% within the college) five

consecutive semesters

1998 Selected as Student of the Year for Cerro Coso Community College

Edwards Air Force Base Outreach Program

1981 - 2001 Awarded three Air Force Commendation Medals and one Air Force

Achievement Medal

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