Jeff Smykil

Current

• In School Suspension Tutor at Winnisquam Regional School District
• Freelance Technology Journalist at Ars Technica

Past

• Teen Center Coordinator at Concord Boys and Girls Club
• Music Teacher at Josiah Bartlett Elementary School
• Private Guitar Instructor at Self Employed

• Paraprofessional at Pembroke Village School
• Substitute Teacher at Concord Public Schools
• Electronic Music Lab Technician at Keene State College

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Education

• Keene State College

Connections

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Industry

Primary/Secondary Education

Jeff Smykil’s Summary

Jeff Smykil’s Specialties:

Music Education, Arts Integration, Music Technology, Technology Integration, Technology, Music Theory, Curriculum Planning, Lesson Planning

Jeff Smykil’s Experience

• In School Suspension Tutor

  Winnisquam Regional School District

  (Primary/Secondary Education industry)

  August 2008 — Present (1 year 4 months)

  Responsible for managing an in school suspension program at a medium sized high school.

• Freelance Technology Journalist

  Ars Technica

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Online Media industry)

  April 2005 — Present (4 years 8 months)

• Teen Center Coordinator

  Concord Boys and Girls Club

  (Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

  August 2006 — June 2008 (1 year 11 months)

• Music Teacher

  Josiah Bartlett Elementary School

  (Primary/Secondary Education industry)

  August 2005 — June 2006 (11 months)

  -Co-taught Kindergarten drama class and Jazz Ensemble.
  -Developed curriculum for, planed for, and taught first grade general music and fourth through eighth grade general music. Conducted 5-6 concert band and small 7-8 percussion ensemble.
  -Taught and lead 5-8 grade marching band for parade performance.
  -Arranged music for Jazz Band, Concert Band, and Marching Band.
  -Developed and planned, as a part of the Unifide Arts team, a number of different immersion day activities for specific grade levels ranging in topic from Dinosaurs to War.

• Private Guitar Instructor

  Self Employed

  (Music industry)

  February 2003 — August 2005 (2 years 7 months)

• Paraprofessional

  Pembroke Village School

  (Primary/Secondary Education industry)

  September 2004 — April 2005 (8 months)

• Substitute Teacher

  Concord Public Schools

  (Educational Institution; 201-500 employees; Primary/Secondary Education industry)

  January 2004 — June 2004 (6 months)

• Electronic Music Lab Technician

  Keene State College

  (Educational Institution; 201-500 employees; Higher Education industry)

  September 2001 — January 2003 (1 year 5 months)

  -Responsible for recording concerts for student, faculty, and visiting artist recitals.
  -Responsible for editing and transferring audio recordings from analog to digital media using industry standard hardware and software.

Jeff Smykil’s Education

• Keene State College

  BM , Music Education , 1999 — 2003

  Activities and Societies:

  MENC Public Relations Officer

Additional Information

Jeff Smykil’s Interests:

Icon Design, Graphic Design, Drawing, Technology, Apple Inc

Jeff Smykil’s Contact Settings

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