Chelsea M. Osment 577 E. Hurd Road, Monroe, MI 48162, Chelsea-osment@sbcglobal.net Home: (734)-242-1218, Cell: (734)-777-1856 Objective: To obtain a student teaching position in an English class Education: Albion College, Albion, MI Bachelor of Arts Expected Graduation Date: December 2010 GPA: 3.41/4.00 Secondary English Major Secondary Psychology Minor Certification in Secondary Education: December 2010 Fritz Shurmur Education Institute Presidential Scholarship, Maintained 3.0 GPA Alumni Scholarship Related Coursework: Secondary Student Teaching Seminar Secondary Student Teaching Pedagogy of Secondary Literacy Maymester Boundary Crossing Pedagogy of Social Sciences Pedagogy of Humanities Found Contexts of Education Learning/Teaching Processes Teaching Experience: Student Teacher, Concord Middle School, Concord, MI, Fall 2010 Teaching Assistant, Battle Creek Central High School, Battle Creek, MI, Fall 2009 Assisted students in a Psychology class Explained and directed students one on one and in small groups Created and taught two lessons on stress and Health Psychology Developed a power-point presentation on stress and coping skills Organized an assignment of a web chart on stressors Drafted and distributed a worksheet on the three types of conflict Student Teacher, Washington Gardner Middle School, Albion, MI, May 2009 Instructed students in a 5th grade English class Created and taught a 15 day unit on Mysteries and the Environment for the month of May Incorporated book titled “The Ghost, The Whitehouse, and Me” by Judith St. George Assigned a writing assignment to create a mystery short story Integrated comic series “The Waste Watchers” Assigned students to create their own comic about recycling Organized and Coordinated a field trip to the Ann Arbor Material Recovery Center Dramatized recycling with students who created costumes of recycling superheroes and villains and performed skits Introduced how to write a formal letter by having students write letters to Governor Granholm about the environment Teaching Assistant, Mar-Lee School, Marshall, MI, Spring 2008 Assisted students in a Special Education classroom Tutored individuals and small groups in Math and English Improved comprehension of both subjects and enhanced reading skills of individual students Teaching Assistant, Mar-Lee School, Marshall, MI, Fall 2008 Aided students in a 7th grade English class Assisted students one on one and in small groups Created and Taught 2 lessons to the class about the stages of plot development and how to write short stories Assigned a writing assignment to create their own myth Created a quiz on the stages of plot development Tutor at Bedford Adult Education, Bedford, MI, Summer 2010 Tutored students in English to prepare for GED test Assisted an individual with passing the English portion of the GED test Leadership Experience: Counselor and Tennis Instructor, Camp Lake of the Woods, Decatur, MI Summer 2009 Supervised 16 girls in a cabin ages 10 to 12 for 8 weeks Instructed boys and girls in tennis ages 8 to 15 Tour Guide Management Team, Albion College, Albion, MI Fall 2008 to Spring 2010 Managed and led a small group of tour guides Performed tours and assisted with admissions office work Tour Guide, Albion College, Albion, MI, Fall 2007 to Fall 2008 Fundraising Chair, Habitat for Humanity, Fall 2007 Solicited restaurants for donations to Habitat for Humanity Built a homes in the city of Albion Other Work Experience: Secretary, Law Office of Gregory T. Osment and Assoc., Monroe, MI, Summer 2007 Assistant Secretary, Law Office of Gregory T. Osment and Assoc., Monroe, MI, Summer 2002 to Present Operated phone with clients and scheduled appointments Conducted payment transactions and performed filing, mailing, scanning, and copying Activities: Executive Board Member, St. Jude’s Up Till Dawn, Fall 2008 to Spring 2010 Member, Catholic Connection, Fall 2006 to Spring 2010