Teacher Resume

Ross G.
Tuscany
Present Address Permanent Address
414 Benjamin Street 15928 Mountainside Drive
Ann Arbor, MI 48104 Macomb, MI 48042
Phone: 586-817-3513 Phone: 586-786-1685
Email: [email protected]
ePortfolio: http://www.rossgtuscany.weebly.com
OBJECTIVE To obtain teaching position that will allow me to build classroom

community and help students achieve academic excellence
EDUCATION University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI
Bachelor of Science in History and Social Studies April
2011
GPA 3.229
CERTIFICATIONS Provisional Secondary Certificate April 2011

Adult/Child CPR, First Aid, & AED certified April 2011
COURSEWORK Academic Major: History Academic Major: Social Studies

Africa to 1850 Global Change II- Human Impacts
Early Middle Ages, 300-1100 Introduction to International Studies
East Asia: Early Transformations Introduction to American Politics
Europe in the Era of Total War, 1870- Introduction to Political Theory
1945 Principles of Microeconomics
Origins of Nazism Principles of Macroeconomics
Topics in Byzantine and Church History
United States to 1865
United States, 1865 to Present
Zoom: A History of Everything
RELEVANT Winter 2011 Salem High School Canton, MI

EXPERIENCE 9th & 10th Grade World & U.S. History Student Teacher
 Planned and taught three units in World History on Absolutism and the
Enlightenment, the Era of Revolutions, and the New Age of Imperialism
and one unit in U.S. History on Early Cold War and the 1950s
 Led after-school study sessions for students to help them prepare for final
exams
 Assigned a persuasive essay where students researched and argued for
who would be the best absolute European monarch
 Implemented technology in the classroom through the use of online video,
PowerPoint presentations, and online texting polls
 Observed and participated in Professional Learning Communities with
other faculty members
Fall 2010 Churchill High School Livonia, MI
9th Grade World History Pre-Student Teacher
 Created and taught two-day concept formation lesson on “Revolutions”
 Planned and implemented an interactive simulation on West African trade
 Differentiated instruction between different tracked World History classes
 Observed the school culture and learning activities of a diverse, suburban
high school
Fall 2010 Greenhills School Ann Arbor, MI
7th Grade U.S. History Pre-Student Teacher
 Developed summative and formative assessments for students on European
exploration of the Americas
 Planned and taught lesson involving group work on European explorers
 Observed the psychological development of students in a private school
Winter 2010 Novi High School Novi, MI

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11 & 12 Grade World & U.S. History Pre-Student Teacher
 Created and taught history lesson on the legacy of Napoleon Bonaparte
 Studied the effectiveness of using a variety of texts on students for a lesson on
American Imperialism
 Worked with students in small groups in World History class to show how the
Enlightenment spread to different geographic regions
 Observed the school culture and learning activities of a middle class, suburban
high school
Winter 2010 César Chavez Academy Detroit, MI

11th & 12th Grade U.S. History Pre-Student Teacher
 Surveyed students on their abilities to read and write using a variety of primary
source documents related to the Great Depression
 Examined student culture and behavior inside and outside the classroom
through student interviews and observations in an urban charter school
 Interviewed an individual student on his views of reading and writing to gain
insight on how to improve his literacy skills
PROFESSIONAL Courageous Conversations Canton, MI

DEVELOPMENT  At student teaching placement, took part in conversations about closing
achievement gap for racial minorities in April of 2011.
Learning and Teaching the Disciplines through Clinical Rounds

 As student in the School of Education, took part in literacy teaching and
learning into history/social science instruction, deepened prospective knowledge
of disciplinary literacy teaching and assessment practices, and was situated in
multiple sites during pre-student teaching
SOCIAL Eagle Scout

EXPERIENCE &
ACTIVITIES  Obtained the rank of Eagle Scout, Boy Scouts of America, 2005.
 Organized and led community service project to transcribe and plot Meade
Cemetery in Macomb, MI to benefit the Macomb County Historical Society
Group Workcamps Foundation

 Participant as a home repair volunteer for the elderly and poor across the
country with various high school-aged youth groups across the United States
from 2006 to 2011.

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Ross G.

OBJECTIVE To obtain teaching position that will allow me to build classroom

CERTIFICATIONS Provisional Secondary Certificate April 2011

COURSEWORK Academic Major: History Academic Major: Social Studies

RELEVANT Winter 2011 Salem High School Canton, MI

Winter 2010 Novi High School Novi, MI

Winter 2010 César Chavez Academy Detroit, MI

PROFESSIONAL Courageous Conversations Canton, MI

Learning and Teaching the Disciplines through Clinical Rounds

SOCIAL Eagle Scout

Group Workcamps Foundation

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