Daniel Lee Selecman

selecma2@msu.edu
(248) 214-3639
4233 White Birch Dr.
West Bloomfield, Mi. 48323

Professional Goals
I am interested in teaching Social Studies at the secondary level. I have worked with English language
learners in the past and I would like to continue to do so. To this end, I am also working toward a TESOL
certification.
Internship Placement
2016-2017 Cass Technical High School, Detroit, MI
Taught 5 classes of US History for 9th grade. Class sizes ranged from 36-39 students.
Enhanced classroom management skills in a dynamic and challenging context. Planned
and executed units, lessons and activities alone and in collaboration with a mentor
teacher.

Professional Teaching Experiences

2013-2015 Assistant Professor, Daegu University, Daegu, South Korea

Taught introductory English communication and discussion classes to University

students.

2011-2013 Assistant Professor, Dong-A University, Busan, South Korea

Taught introductory English communication and discussion classes to University

students.
Taught at an intensive English camp (4 hours a day/5 days a week for 2 months) run
by the university.

2009-2011 Guest English Teacher, EPIK, Noksan Middle School, Busan, South Korea

Managed classrooms with between 10 and 30 students, both alone and with a co-
teacher.
Taught middle school and high school students.
Created original lesson plans and adapted material from the internet and textbook
for classroom use.
Coached students preparing for speech contests.
Served as an evaluator for the Spoken English Level Tests of the Busan Metropolitan
City Office of Education on multiple occasions

Awards

2014 Member of Phi Theta Kappa Honors Society, Oakland Community College
Education
2016 Michigan State University
Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies in Social Science: Social Science Education
Teaching Major: Social Studies (RX)
Teaching Minors: History, TESOL

2015 Lansing Community College

2014 Oakland Community College

2008 Columbia College Chicago

Master of Arts in Journalism

2003 Eastern Michigan University

Bachelor of Science in Political Science
Minor: Sociology

1999 West Bloomfield High School, West Bloomfield, MI

Pre-internship Field Experiences

Fall 2015 - Haslett Middle School, Haslett, MI

Spring 2016 Placement and related course were integrated and both occurred on site. Co-taught a
lesson on political parties during the Federalist Era that focused on good text skimming
skills. Mini-lessons on using texts, Socratic discussions and lecture helped me to see
what could be achieved within a single lesson.

Fall 2015 Waverly Middle School, Lansing, MI

Placement was two hours a week. Assignments included detailed observations of
Mentor Teacher, teaching a warm-up activity and work with a pair of focal students on
literacy strategies. Acquired new techniques to encourage content area and disciplinary
literacy in students.