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Themistocles Sparangis

Adjunct Associate Professor

Headshot portrait of Sparangis smiling in an office setting

Research Concentration

Teacher Education

Expertise

Teaching

IT Infrastructure and Application Design, Implementation and Support

Project Management

Strategic Planning

Resource Management

Financial Analysis/Budgeting

Legislative Review/Analysis

Customer Relations

Community Relations and IT Partnerships

Grant Development and Implementation

Diplomacy/Facilitation/Mediation

Evaluative Educational Research

Education

EdD, International Education, University of Southern California

MSEd, Teacher Education, University of Southern California

BA, General Physics, University of California, Los Angeles

Administrative Credential (Tier II), California State University Dominguez Hills

Administrative Credential (Tier I) California State University Los Angeles

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Themistocles (Themy) Sparangis, EdD is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Southern California’s Rossier School of Education. He is responsible for IT Infrastructure for the Los Angeles Unified School District and reports directly to the Chief Information Officer. The IT Infrstructure group handles the network and data center operations, IT infrastructure projects, and IT Infrastructure architecture.

Sparangis obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in General Physics from the University of California, Los Angeles. He continued his graduate studies at the University of Southern California, where he obtained a Master of Science degree in Teacher Education and a Doctorate of Education, specializing in International Education. He is a credentialed Teacher in Secondary Physical Science, having taught Advanced Placement Physics, Physics, and Physical Science in the Los Angeles Unified School District. He also holds an Administrative Credential issued by the State of California.

Sparangis is a member of Phi Delta Kappa (PDK), the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), and Computer Using Educators (CUE), the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN), and the International Council for Online Learning (iNACOL).

EDUC 620

EDUC 679

EDUC 730

Drama Pedagogy and Online Learning: A Potential Tool for Learning in a Knowledge Society, Douglas E. Lynch, Lauren Murphy Yeoman, Sourena Haj-Mohamadi, Themistocles Sparangis, Education in the Knowledge Society (EKS) 2019-01-03 | Journal article

University of Southern California, Rossier School of Education 2011 – Present

Adjunct Associate Professor

Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT)

Educational Leadership (EDL)

Organizatinal Change and Leadership Doctoral (OCL)

Los Angeles Unified School District 1985 – Present

Senior Administrator, IT Infrastructure

Senior ERP Director, School Management Systems

Senior Director, Information Technology/Chief Technology Director,

Educational Technology

Director, IT Customer Support Services

Specialist/Coordinator

Teacher Adviser – Instructional Technology

Technology and Magnet Coordinator

Teacher (Physical Sciences)