Benjamin C. Mattice
Teacher
Grovetown,GA
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
Work History
Transition Academy (Summer Reading Improvement Program)
Academy of Richmond County
01.2012
AP Literature and Composition
Westside High School
01.2018 - Current
British Literature
Westside High School
01.2017 - Current
American Literature
Westside High School
01.2017 - 01.2023
Dramatic Writing
Westside High School
01.2018 - 01.2020
6th Grade English/Language Arts
Spirit Creek Middle School
01.2012 - 01.2016
Aerospace Control and Warning Systems Journeyman
US Air Force
03.2001 - 03.2005
Education
Ph.D (ABD) - Language and Literacy Education
University of Georgia
02.2025
MA - Curriculum and Instruction
Augusta University
12.2016
BA - English (Minor in Education)
Augusta State University
05.2009
Skills
- Learning Management System Course Designer
- Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite
- Coaching and Mentoring Experience
- Effective Communication Skills (Verbal and Written)
- Public Presentation Experience
Affiliations
NCTE (National Council of Teacher of English), 2021-Present
Extra Training
- AP Gifted Certified, 2018-Present
- Substitute Teaching/Long Term Substitute Teaching, 2009-2013
Leadership Roles
- WHS ELA Department Chair, 2022-Present
- WHS School Mentor Teacher for Beginning and Induction Teachers, 2020-Present
- Senior Project Graduation, Program to improve the graduation rate through tutoring, community involvement, and positive incentives for high achieving students, 2020-Present
- Head Girls’ Soccer Coach, 2018-2021, 2018-Region Playoffs, 2019-Perfect Season, 2020-State Playoffs
- Mentor Teacher for Augusta University Teacher Candidate, 2019-2020
- 6th Grade Department Chair, 2015-2016
- Junior BETA Club Sponsor, 2012-2014
Secondary Address
2461 Newbury Avenue, Augusta, GA, 30813
Awards
- Teacher of the Month (You Rock Award), 04/22
- STAR Teacher 2022 (Given by STAR Student with highest SAT score and 3.5 GPA or above)
- STAR Teacher 2024
- Joint Service Achievement Medal, Earned while on wartime deployment to Balad Air Base, Iraq, 2004
Publications
Mattice, Ben, Social Suicide, Sand Hills Magazine, 33, 1, 42-47, 2008
Areas Of Interest
- Creative Writing (Narrative Writing)
- Sociocultural Theory
- Oral Reading/Oral Literacy
- Teacher Education
Timeline
AP Literature and Composition
Westside High School
01.2018 - Current
Dramatic Writing
Westside High School
01.2018 - 01.2020
British Literature
Westside High School
01.2017 - Current
American Literature
Westside High School
01.2017 - 01.2023
Transition Academy (Summer Reading Improvement Program)
Academy of Richmond County
01.2012
6th Grade English/Language Arts
Spirit Creek Middle School
01.2012 - 01.2016
Aerospace Control and Warning Systems Journeyman
US Air Force
03.2001 - 03.2005
MA - Curriculum and Instruction
Augusta University
BA - English (Minor in Education)
Augusta State University
Ph.D (ABD) - Language and Literacy Education
University of Georgia
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