James T.

FitzPatrick
106 Fairway Drive Clarks Summit, PA (570) 561-8043
jimmyfitzpatrick77@gmail.com
CERTIFICATION
Pennsylvania State Intern Certificate, February 2017
Endorsements: Social Studies 7-12 and Social Studies 4-8 (Expected Soon)

EDUCATION PRAXIS SCORES

DREXEL UNIVERSITY, PHILADELPHIA, PA PA GRADES 4-8 SUBJECT CON: SS

Drexel School of Education 177
M.S. in Teaching, Learning and Curriculum:
Teaching Certification PA GRADES 4-8 CORE: ENG LANG & SS
June 2018 (Expected graduation date), GPA 3.55 161

THE UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON, SCRANTON, PA BUSINESS EDUC: CONTENT KNOWLEDGE 159

Kania School of Management - AACSB
Accredited SOCIAL STUDIES CONTENT KNOWLEDGE 158
B. S., Business Administration, Minor in History
June 2014, GPA 2.9

RELEVENT TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Philadelphia Teaching Residency Program, String Theory: Philadelphia Performing Arts,
Philadelphia, PA June 2016-June 2017
Teach various Social Studies courses to Freshmen-Seniors in Drexels prestigious residency
program
Taught, planned, and observed many courses such as African-American History and
Government
Establish positive rapport with students, parents, and critical family members
Enhance student engagement for learning science through maintaining collaborative learning
classroom environment
Participate in staff and weekly professional learning community meetings, collaborating with
department to enhance skill set
Became Apple Teacher Certified in order to help incorporate Apple products into teaching

OTHER EXPERIENCE
Digital Advertising Coordinator, Advertising Specialty Institute, Trevose, PA
August 2015-March 2016
Managed clients digital advertising in e-commerce platform ESP and set up email
campaigns.
Analyzed raw data and trends to propose recommendations for increasing ad delivery and
exposure.

Classified Sales Representative, The Bucks County Herald, Lahaska, PA

June 2014-December 2014
Sold advertising in Classified section on both print and digital for weekly independent
newspaper.
Used QuarkXPress Software to design advertisements and QuickBooks to update customer
payment records.

Social Media/Marketing Intern, Bold Gold Media Group, Scranton, PA

January 2013-September 2013
Helped create and run social media pages, for newly founded radio program Friday Night
Sportsline.
Provided analytics reports on interaction in social media and website.

Social Media/Communications Intern, NPF Radio Network, Scranton, PA

June 2013-January 2014
 James T. FitzPatrick
106 Fairway Drive Clarks Summit, PA (570) 561-8043
jimmyfitzpatrick77@gmail.com
Assisted in social media operations, overseeing over 1000 Facebook likers and 1000 Twitter
followers.
Creator and writer of weekly online newsletter for subscribers and contributor to website
articles.

ACTIVITIES AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

International Club Member (2011-2014)
Volunteer for club events, community service obligations, and educator of American history and
culture.
Suicide Prevention Program (2012-2014)
Volunteer and Brainstorming Committee member who helped the subgroup create and discover
ideas for club events
Scranton Norsemen Rugby Club (2012-2014)
Recruiter, starting team member, and volunteer for team service activities.

SKILLS & CERTIFICATIONS

Apple Certified Speaker
Certified in Google Analytics and Google AdWords
QuickBooks, QuarkXPress Publishing Software, Access, and M.S. Office
Experience operating Bloomberg Terminals