Robert Patrick
340 Silver Creek Run
Phone: (770) 906-7822
Email: patrick@mygrove.us
OBJECTIVE: To engage
learners in their own life experience, making use of languages, literatures, symbols,
mythologies, stories and culture as
life- mirrors and as means of self and
social understanding.
QUALIFICATIONS
Twenty-five years of experience in
humanistic and educational work, including pastoral care and counseling, teaching Latin,
Greek and Social Justice, at the
secondary and graduate level, including administrative leadership.
EDUCATION
2005 National Board Certified Teacher,
Latin, Adolescents through Young Adults
2004 GA certification, clear and
renewable, L-6
Latin, Ancient Greek, Gifted in field
2003-Present PhD student, Latin and Roman Studies,
1992-2003 Additional Latin, education and classics
courses, University of
2000 Certification in pain release
therapy
1997-1998 National Board Certification
in Therapeutic Body Work, Neuro-muscular Therapy, Red Mountain Institute of the
Healing Arts,
1992-1995 Added major in Spanish, additional Latin courses, education courses,
1985-1987 Certificate in Spiritual Formation: Academy
for Spiritual Formation, sponsored by the Board of Discipleship, United
Methodist Church, Nashville, TN and Birmingham, AL
1981-1984 M.Div.,
1978-1981 B.A. Biblical Literature (Greek, Hebrew)
EMPLOYMENT
Present Latin Teacher,
Teach Latin I-IV. Sponsor local chapter of Junior Classical
League. Activities include 6 certamen
teams at three levels, weekly Greek
reading
classes for members of the JCL, participation in Gwinnett County Certamen
Championship, Fall Forum, and state
JCL, varied social and cultural
activities for club members.
2003-2005 Latin Teacher,
Employed by CCSS to develop a system
wide Latin program. Initiated a pilot
program in one middle school this past year, and facilitated establishment of a
middle school language program including full year Latin in three middle schools
and French and Spanish in two middle schools, tripled high school enrollment for 2004-05 in Latin;
added advanced courses in Latin at the
high school level; recruited 4 additional Latin teachers for the school system
for 2004-05; participated in the
creation of a system wide vision for World Languages using humanistic approach
to language acquisition.
2001-2003 Latin Teacher,
Expanded junior high Latin program to include
multiple kinds of learners and tripled the junior high program; established an advanced Latin course at the
junior high level; taught Latin courses at the high school level for
alternative and challenged learners.
1998-2003 Adjunct lecturer,
Taught
graduate courses in the theology program including biblical language
(Koine Greek)
and
literatures, literary criticism; spirituality, ethics and social justice.
1998-2003 Owner and sole therapist, Still Waters
Therapeutic Massage
1989-2001 Teacher (Latin, Greek, Theology) and
Assistant Principal,
Hired to teach theology, social
justice, marriage and family; offered
the opportunity to revitalize Latin program;
expanded to a Classical Languages program including two years of Latin
and two years of Ancient Greek; three years in administrative leadership.
1981-1989 Clergyman,
Pastoral
care and parish oversight in two north
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
AND PROJECTS
2005
Latin Proverb of the Day and commentary, email list, and blog: http://www.righthandpointing.com/latin/
2005
Appointed to serve on PSC content area committee to revise certification
procedures for Latin teachers
2005
Classical Association of Atlantic States, panel presentation: “Using Lingua Latina in Secondary Ed, Grades
6-12”
2005
Southern Conference on Language Teachers: “Breathing New Life into Ancient Tongues”
2004 Workshop for
2004 Membership in
the American Humanist Society
2004-Present Membership in Classical Association of
2004-Present Membership in the Foreign Language Association
of
2004-Present Membership in the
2004 Certification coursework in
Gifted Education
2003
Facilitator
for teacher study group of the work of Frank Smith: The Book of Learning and
Forgetting
2002 Publication:
Gatekeeping at the Latin Classroom Door, Cloelia
2001-Present Development of an extensive website
specifically for Latin students to use in their studies, currently
expanding
for system-wide use by multiple teachers.
1990-Present Member, American Classical League