Curriculum Vitae

Jennifer Spivey
jennifer.spivey88@gmail.com
OFFICE ADDRESS:
White County High School
267 Allen Dr.
Sparta, TN 38583
Room 102
(931) 836-3214

HOME ADDRESS:
600 Madison Ave.
Sparta, TN 38583
(931) 510-0789

EDUCATION:
01/2013-05/2016
08/2006-05/2010

Tennessee Technological University, M.A. in Educational Psychology &

Counselor Education
Tennessee Technological University, B.S. in Curriculum & Instruction,
Secondary Education, English

TEACHING CERTIFICATION:
Endorsement 407, English 7-12
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
Teacher: White County High School, Sparta, TN, English grades 9-11, 2010-present
Student Teaching: Dekalb County High School, 2010
White County Middle School, 2010
Substitute Teaching: White County School System, 2009
Substitute Teaching: Dekalb County School System, 2009
Substitute Teaching: Putnam County School System, 2009
Practicum: Upperman High School, Putnam County School System, 2009
Practicum: Algood School, Putnam County School System, 2008
Practicum: Prescott Elementary, Putnam County School System, 2006
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE:
Participant, Read Across America Day 2016, White County Schools, 2 March 2016
TN Achieves Mentor, White County, TN, 2015-present
Mentor, TSBA SCOPE Conference, MTSU, Murfreesboro, TN, 2015-2016
Student Council Sponsor, White County High School, Sparta, TN 2014-present

Mentor, TECA Washington Youth Tour, June 2012 and June 2016
Prom Committee Volunteer, White County High School, Sparta, TN, 2012-present
Womens Soccer Assistant Coach, White County High School, Sparta, TN, 2011-2013
Beta Club Sponsor, White County High School, Sparta, TN, 2011-present
Homeroom Advisor, White County High School, 2011-present
YMCA Youth League Soccer Coach, Sparta, TN, 2005
COURSES TAUGHT:
English I
English II
Content Area Reading
English III
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:
2013-present
2013-present
2013-present
2016-present

Tennessee Education Association

National Education Association
Delta Kappa Gamma-International Society for Key Women Educators
National Council of Teachers of English

SCHOLARLY ACTIVITY:
Participant, Direct Teacher Training Series in Literacy Reoffer Grades 11-12, July 2014
Participant, Building Friendly Conspiracies: Using Reading and Writing to Reinforce the
Common Core State Standards in 9-12 Math and English Classes, University of
Tennessee Chattanooga, June 2013
Participant, High Schools That Work Conference, Nashville, TN, June 2012
COMMUNITY SERVICE:
2015-present Volunteer, Sparta Lions Club, Sparta, TN
2013-present Volunteer, Aaron Shaffer Memorial Road Race, Sparta, TN
2006-present Member of First Baptist Church Handbell Choir
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE:
04/2016-05/2016
11/2015-12/2015

11/2015-12/2015

Proctor, TN Ready Assessments, White County High School, Sparta, TN

Assisted in organizing Food Drive & Winter Formal at White County
High School with Cash Express to benefit Visions of Hope Ministries in
White County, TN
Proctor, TN Ready Assessments, White County High School, Sparta, TN

08/2015
07/2015
06/2015
03/2015
11/2014-12/2014

07/2014
03/2012
12/2011-05/2015

Organized, planned, & implemented curriculum changes for American

Studies courses at White County High School
Organized, planned, & implemented curriculum changes for Content Area
Reading & English II courses at White County High School
Proctor, ACT Assessment, White County High School, Sparta, TN
Proctor, ACT Assessment, White County High School, Sparta, TN
Assisted in organizing Food Drive & Winter Formal at White County
High School with Cash Express to benefit Visions of Hope Ministries in
White County, TN
Organized, planned, & implemented curriculum changes for American
Studies courses at White County High School
Proctor, ACT Assessment, White County High School, Sparta, TN
Proctor, TN EOC Assessments, White County High School, Sparta, TN

PRESENTATIONS:
State & Local:
Spivey, J. (2016 April 19). When Being Gifted Isnt Enough: Helping Gifted Student
Populations Overcome Barriers to Academic Success. EDPY 6930: Interpreting &
Applying Psychological Research, Tennessee Technological University.
Spivey, J. & Webster, H. (2016, March 18, 2016 April 1 & 15) ACT Reading Workshop. White
County High School, Sparta, TN.
Spivey, J. (2015 December 1). The Montessori Method: Background, Secondary Level
Applications, & Impacts on Society. PSY 5050: Learning & Cognition, Tennessee
Technological University.
RESEARCH:
Research associated with M.A. coursework:
When Being Gifted Isnt Enough: Helping Gifted Student Populations Overcome Barriers to
Academic Success for EDPY 6930 Interpreting & Evaluating Psychological Research
The Montessori Method: Background, Secondary Level Applications, & Impacts on Society
for PSY 5050 Learning & Cognition
Teach for America: Beginnings & Impacts on American Education for FOED 6020
Perspectives-American Education
Educator Personality Traits and Career Satisfaction for PSY 5150 Psychology of Personality