The document outlines the educational and teaching experience of an individual from 1999 to present. It includes designing curriculum for after-school programs and summer camps for children and adolescents. It also details library instruction experience teaching over 50 classes to university students and receiving positive feedback.

1. Teaching Educational design from 1999 to present.

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.

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.

18. Feedback Students often asked for individual help based on positive class interaction.