Ross G.

Tuscany

Address
15928 Mountainside Drive
Macomb, MI 48042
Phone: 586-817-3513
Email: rosstuscany@gmail.com


OBJECTIVE
To obtain teaching position that will allow me to build classroom community and
help students achieve academic excellence
EDUCATION
Saginaw Valley State University, Saginaw, MI
Master of Arts in Instructional Technology Expected May 2016
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Bachelor of Arts in Education April 2011
GPA 3.229
CERTIFICATIONS
Provisional Secondary Certificate April 2011
UNDEGRADUATE
COURSEWORK
Academic Major: History
Africa to 1850
Early Middle Ages, 300-1100
East Asia: Early Transformations
Europe in the Era of Total War, 1870- 1945
Origins of Nazism
Topics in Byzantine and Church History
United States to 1865
United States, 1865 to Present
Zoom: A History of Everything

Academic Major: Social Studies
Global Change II- Human Impacts
Introduction to International Studies
Introduction to American Politics
Introduction to Political Theory
Principles of Microeconomics
Principles of Macroeconomics

RELEVANT
EXPERIENCE
Utica Community Schools June 2013 to Present
Summer School Age Child Care Camp Assistant
Assisted in the preparation and running of programs with children in
kindergarten through sixth grade
Supervised and participated in group games, field trips, and activities with
children

Detroit Country Day Middle School Sept. 2012 to Jan. 2013
7
th
Grade World History Long-Term Substitute Teacher
Taught two units in World History on Asian History and Europe during the
Middle Ages and one research project on historical figures who are world
changers
Led after-school study sessions for upcoming formal assessments
Implemented technology in the classroom through the use of PowerPoint
presentations, online videos, video-production programs, and online
calendars
Served as an advisor to a small group of students by helping them set and
achieve academic, physical, and personal goals

Various Schools Sept. 2011 to Present
Secondary Substitute Teacher
Serves as a multi-district substitute teacher for Utica, Romeo, Rochester Hills,
and Plymouth-Canton Community School Districts


Utica Academy of International Studies, Sterling Heights, MI May 2012
Invigilator
Proctored a series of examinations for the International Baccalaureate
program at Utica Community Schools
Salem High School, Canton, MI Jan. 2011 to April 2011
9
th
& 10
th
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
Churchill High School, Livonia, MI Oct. 2010 to Dec. 2010
9
th
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
Greenhills School, Ann Arbor, MI Sept. 2010 to Oct. 2010
7
th
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

PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT










SOCIAL
EXPERIENCE &
ACTIVITIES



Courageous Conversations
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 a 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


Eagle Scout
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 Christian youth groups across the United States
from 2006 to 2013.