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Dan Ryder

English teacher, university instructor, learning nerd in Maine

English teacher, humanities teacher, education instructor, acting coach, theater actor and director, improv actor and director, dad, husband, geek, nerd, and generally decent human being by most measures.

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Areas of interest: English, humanities, assessment, curriculum, technology, instruction, young adult lit, YAL, graphic novels, comics, improv, drama, music, pop culture, media, media literacy, literacy, cross curricular, content literacy, adolescent psychology, adolescent development

Organizations/Affiliations: Mt. Blue High School, University of Maine at Farmington