2. Taylor-Made Child Care As a senior in High School, I was hired by Taylor-Made Child Care to manage the after-school program. I designed and implemented an after-school curriculum for approximately twenty, first through fifth grade children, many of whom had significant learning disabilities.
3. Teacher of the Month Three months after coming to Taylor-Made, I was voted Teacher of the Month by co-workers!
4. Riverwoods Christian Center The teens came in geographical cohorts. In order to facilitate long-term, positive relationships within their home communities, we emphasized team and trust building curriculum. The summer of 2000, I was hired by Riverwoods Christian Center to design and implement ten weeks of summer camp curriculum for at-risk middle school adolescents.
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6. Education in Youth Ministry I began doing youth ministry in 1999. Since then, I have led 3 and staffed 18 weekend retreats, led 5 and staffed 7 one-week camps, and taught approximately 60 teen classes on a variety of topics.
7. Poieo Ministry Training School In 2006, I attended Poieo and was asked to stay on staff as the Administrative Director. In that role, I planned and implemented curriculum, taught weekly classes, and presented a workshop at a national conference.
8. Library Instruction From http://www.uwstout.edu/lib/directory/olson.htm In September of 2009, I was hired by the University of Wisconsin-Stout as an Instruction and Reference Librarian LTE. In one semester I taught over 50 classes and performed over 60 hours of reference service.
9. Lesson Example: Case Study I often begin English 101 classes with a case study. Groups of 3-4 students read the story, then critique Kelly’s search strategy. I used the case study to introduce formats and evaluation of information, search strategy, and library experience. Case Study written by Denise Madland
10. Lesson Example: Boolean Searching From Library Instruction Cookbook by Ryan L. Sittler and Douglas Cook . Active learning is critical. I continually search for ways to teach students holistically. I use this simple, active lesson to teach boolean searching. I believe the physical action component communicates boolean concepts to students that Venn diagrams cannot reach.
11. Lesson Example: Local Research Microsoft PowerPoint Presentation A professor requested an unprecedented (at UW-Stout) library instruction class. The goal was introductory research on topics that personally impacted their respective communities and families.
12. Lesson Example: Local Research Microsoft PowerPoint Presentation I took the students through a process beginning with what they already knew.
13. Lesson Example: Local Research Microsoft PowerPoint Presentation I taught students how to find and search their local newspapers, then to use these news articles to find ‘clues’ that would help them understand the issues involved. I used a topic that impacts my own family as an example.
14. Lesson Example: Local Research Microsoft PowerPoint Presentation Then I taught students how to look for government information, particularly legislation, at the local level.
15. Lesson Example: Local Research Microsoft PowerPoint Presentation Finally, we discussed how to conceptualize the issues involved, develop keywords, and search for applicable scholarly resources to further develop their discussions.
16. Lesson Example: Local Research The special instruction request inspired me to create the Local Resources LibGuide (currently under construction).
17. Feedback In my short time at UW-Stout, I received positive feedback from both students and faculty.
