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Ryan Ridenour
Present Address 1706 Dallas Ave, Royal Oak, MI 48067 Permanent Address 24743 Picara Dr, Novi, MI 48374 Present Phone (248) 891-3295 rides9790@yahoo.com

Education

University of Michigan Bachelor of Arts in Education with Social Studies major concentration and minor concentrations in History and Psychology Overall GPA: 3.75

Certifications Work Experience

Secondary Michigan teaching certificate (RX, CC, CE) CPR/AED and First Aid
East Detroit High School 3/11/13 Present Teacher Taught World History, Psychology and Economics to sophomores, juniors and seniors Worked Writing Tracker and College Readiness standards into lessons as part of school-wide Talent Development Model Met regularly with other Social Studies teachers to implement common assessments, adjust pacing guides and share resources Collected and analyzed student achievement data using DataDirector Okemos High School 11/26/12 3/1/13 Long-Term Substitute Teacher Taught AP World History, Economics and Civics/Government Combined original resources with those provided by classroom teacher to effectively engage students Met with other Social Studies teachers to share resources, plan common assessments and discuss improving student comprehension Oakland Opportunity Academy 10/1/12 11/26/12 Tutor Assisted struggling Social Studies and English students through their alternative high school curricula Collaborated with instructors to determine motivation strategies, resolve student issues Monitored students to keep them on task and orderly

Organizational Work

Lead Administrator, Letters to Success ACT Preparation 12/15/10 12/20/11 Oversaw program operations to meet deadlines with cooperating schools Collaborated with Princeton Review and UofM School of Education Previously worked as Director of School Relations to coordinate with principals of Willow Run High School and Ypsilanti High School Worked as a tutor in this program Fall 09 Winter 10 University of Michigan Honors Program, LSA 7/3/08 April 2010

Foreign Language Skills References

Proficient in Spanish Lived and worked in Costa Rica as a teaching assistant for four weeks - May 2011 Stephanie VanHaerents, Social Studies Department Leader at East Detroit High School Phone (cell): (313) 971-8750 Email: svanhaeren@eds.misd.net Chris Ford, Teacher at Northville High School Phone (cell): (810) 355 - 5156 Phone (work): (248) 344 - 8420 Email: mgoblue7@hotmail.com