1. JASON R. NABORS
Curriculum Vitae
1512 Heller Ridge, Spring Hill, TN 37174
931-381-1810 (fax), 901-359-3229
jrnabors@aol.com
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Eighteen years of Latin teaching experience in public schools or universities
Experience in teaching both the Vergil and Catullus/Ovid options of Advanced
Placement Latin
Attended A.P. Latin Workshop, 1998; A.P. U.S. Government Workshop, 2009
Participated in Praxis: Latin Review, 2004
Member, CAMWS Committee on School Awards, 2007-2009
Students consistently score well on the National Latin Exam and in competition at the
Tennessee Junior Classical League Convention
Winner, 2009 Tennessee Classical Association Distinguished Latin Teacher Award
SUMMARY OF SKILLS
Using Roman History and Classical Mythology in the Foreign Language Classroom
Using Film History in the Foreign Language Classroom
Elementary Greek as an Enrichment Activity in the Latin Classroom
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
EDUCATION
Degrees:
M.A., University of Mississippi, 1997, Classics
B.A., University of Mississippi, 1995, Classics and Political Science
Courses: Latin, Greek, ancient history, cum laude
Accreditations: Professional Teaching License, Tennessee Department of Education,
Level 2 Certified Shotgun Coach Credential, National Rifle Association Sports
Academic Achievements: Eta Sigma Phi Prize in Latin; Served a semester internship
with the Federal Probation Service in the U.S. District Court of Northern
Mississippi
Affiliations: American Classical League, Classical Association of the Middle, West, and
South, Tennessee Classical Association
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Latin Teacher/U.S. Government Teacher Ravenwood High School,
Brentwood, TN 2010-2015
Responsible for All Levels of Latin
• Assistant Coach, Skeet and Trap Team (Scholastic Clay Target Program)
• Fourth Place Overall, AAA Division, 2014 Tennessee Junior Classical League
2. Convention
• Second Place Overall, A Division, 2013 Tennessee Junior Classical League
Convention
• First Place Overall, A Division, 2012 Tennessee Junior Classical League
Convention
• First Place Overall, AA Division, 2011 Tennessee Junior Classical League
Convention
• Three classics students were admitted to Princeton University
Latin Teacher/U.S. Government Teacher Riverdale High School,
Murfreesboro, TN 2008-2010
Responsible for All Levels of Latin
• Led the district in gold medals on the National Latin Exam
• Assistant Coach, Trap Team (Scholastic Clay Target Program)
• Second Place Overall, Class A, 2010 Tennessee Junior Classical League
Convention
• First Place Overall, Class A, 2009 Tennessee Junior Classical League Convention
Latin/U.S. Government Teacher Cordova High School, Cordova, TN 2000-2008
Responsible for All Levels of Latin, standard American Government
Several Perfect Papers on the National Latin Exam, many gold and silver medalists
Fourth Place Overall, Medium Division, 2008 Tennessee Junior Classical League
Convention
Fifth Place Overall, Middle Division, 2007 Tennessee Junior Classical League
Second Place Overall, Middle Division, 2006 Tennessee Junior Classical League
Third Place Overall, Middle Division, 2005 Tennessee Junior Classical League
Latin club website ranked nationally three different occasions, placing first two
consecutive years and ranked 10th in 2006, National Junior Classical League
Government class visited by U.S. Representative Marsha Blackburn
Head Coach, Shooting Team (Scholastic Clay Target Program-trap)
Latin Teacher Houston High School, Germantown, TN 1997-2000
Responsible for Etymology, Latin II, and Advanced Placement Latin
Several Perfect Papers on the National Latin Exam, many gold and silver medalists
Successfully guided an A.P. Vergil class to numerous qualified scores
Adjunct Instructor University of Memphis, Memphis, TN 1999-2008
Responsible for Classical Mythology, Latin
Consistently rated highly by students in teacher evaluations
3. Graduate Instructor University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS 1995-1997
Responsible for Latin
TEACHING INTERESTS
Late Roman Republic, Poetry of Martial, English Derivatives, Classical Mythology
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Roman Criminal Justice, Famous Americans Inspired by the Study of Latin
PUBLICATIONS
Criminal Justice in the Roman Republic and the Athenian Democracy (Master's
Thesis), University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS, 1997.
PROFESSIONALAFFILIATIONS
American Classical League
Classical Association of the Middle, West, and South
Tennessee Classical Association
National Rifle Association
Amateur Trapshooting Association
RECOMMENDATIONS
Kim Peters, Latin teacher, Independence High School
Ryan Sellers, Latin teacher, Memphis University School
Jonathan Sawyer, German teacher, Ravenwood High School