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Truesdell
Present Address Permanent Address
332 John Street john.p.truesdell@gmail.com 45640 Denise Court
Ann Arbor, MI 48104 johntruesdell.weebly.com Plymouth, MI 48170
(734) 277-3359 (734) 453-5815
OBJECTIVE To obtain a secondary teaching position in the fields of social studies or earth/space
science.
EDUCATION
University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI
Bachelor of Education in Social Studies
with a minor in Earth & Space Science
GPA 3.88/4.0
2011 & 2011 School of Education Dean’s Award of Excellence Recipient
U of M James B. Angell Scholar
RELEVANT
EXPERIENCE Winter 2011 Saline High School Saline, MI
11th/12th Grade Student Teaching (U.S. Government & Sociology)
Planned and taught multiple U.S. government units
Wrote original formative and summative assessments
Designed an online Moodle class page that was updated and utilized throughout the
trimester
Organized civic guest speakers, including Saline’s Mayor and Police Officers
Helped plan a Sociology field trip to the U of M campus
Observed multiple social studies and earth science teachers at Saline H.S. and Saline M.S.
Fall 2010 Churchill High School Livonia, MI
9th Grade Pre-Student Teacher (World History)
Taught a concept formation lesson over a three day period about “empires”.
Graded individual and group homework, quizzes, and projects.
Observed student learning in whole class and small group interactions.
Skills Highly Proficient in Microsoft Office, including Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Highly Proficient with Moodle, creating online classroom assignments and resources.
Proficient at integrating Skype and online cell phone polling (PollEverywhere.com) into lesson
plans.
Proficient with ArcGIS mapping software, creating original spatial and geographic maps and data
ACTIVITIES Assistant Track & Field Coach (Field Events and Sprints), Salem High School, 2008-
2010