Nicholas John Olson 333 N. Evergreen St. Plymouth, MI 48170 269.569.2190 nickolson13@gmail.com E-Portfolio: nicholasolson.weebly.

com _____________________________________________________________________________________ Education Work Experience University of Michigan B.A. History with Teaching Certification in Social Studies and History 11 Ann Arbor, MI

Plymouth Educational Center Detroit, MI Using Technology for Career Exploration Middle School specialists 02/2012-Present Implemented curriculum developed by Oakland County for 6th, 7th, and 8th grade classes. Grade and maintain grades for all three classes using Zangle software program. Participate in professional development, and work with co-workers across content areas. Camp Tanuga Kalkaska, MI Basketball Activity Leader and General Counselor 05/2011-08/2011 Create and implement lessons that tracked camper success throughout the summer. Leader of cabin for 10 campers and successfully managed 3 day camping trip. Ran and assisted all land and water activities available. Voted by campers and co-workers as counselor of the year. University of Michigan Library Ann Arbor, MI Basketball Activity Leader and General Counselor 05/2011-08/2011 Create and implement lessons that tracked camper success throughout the summer. Maintain an efficient system of delivering books and mail to all libraries on the University of Michigan campus. Set up, attend, and breakdown lectures of key note speakers at the library. Organize storage and mailroom units to create an efficient and clean workspace. BELL Thurgood Marshall Elementary, Detroit, MI Teacher Assistant 06/2010-08/2010 rd Prepare and execute curriculum based lessons for 3 grade students. Led, taught, and co-taught lessons throughout the summer. Built strong bonds with students, co-workers, parents, and community. America Reads Ann Arbor, MI Elementary Tutor 01/2009-12/2010 Prepare creative lesson plans utilizing provided training in educational theory. Tutor 3 elementary students in reading fundamentals twice a week in Detroit. Assisted in training and mentoring new tutors to the program throughout my second year tutoring.

Student Salem High School Canton, MI Teaching 10th & 11th Grade Student Teacher 08/2011-12/2011 Experience Trained, constructed, and applied a semester full of lesson and units plans for Economics and U.S. History structured around MSHCE. Created relationships with students, co-workers, and parents to enhance student learning. Participated in professional development to enhance the U.S. History curriculum. Greenhills School Ann Arbor, MI th th 8 & 9 Grade Pre-Student Teacher 01/2011-04/2011 Developed and taught a 3-day whole-group inductive lesson plan on capitalism. Taught a variety of lessons; modeled by, co-planned with and co-taught with cooperating teacher. Observe student learning in whole class and group interactions.

Cody High School Detroit, MI th 9 Grade Pre-Student Teacher 08/2010-12/2010 Studied school culture and effectiveness of instructional strategies through observation and student interviews. Shadowed one student to better understand a typical day including home, school and environment. Worked with students in small groups and one-on-one in U.S. history classes. Novi High School Novi, MI th th 10 & 11 Grade Pre-Student Teacher 08/2010-12/2010 Created and taught a lesson on the Umayyad and Abbasid Empires. Studied school culture and effectiveness of instructional strategies through observation and student interviews. Volunteer 826 Michigan Ypsilanti, MI Work Tutor 09/2009-12/2009 Tutored students after school once a week at West Middle School in a wide variety of subjects. Provided one-on-one mentorship for a core group of struggling students. Bookmark K-grams Ann Arbor, MI Volunteer 09/2009- 12/2010 Assisted Eberwhite Elementary classrooms with science projects once a week. Assisted Holmes Elementary classroom with reading and writing development. Voice Your Vote Ann Arbor, MI Volunteer and Organizer 09/2009- 12/2011 Organized and ran events to register over 3,000 people in 2010 2010 election encouraged and informed voters of Washtenaw County elections