AmandaNickolai

2384WoodbourneDr.,Waterford,MI48329(248)2105348
nickola4@msu.edunickolaienglish.weebly.com

Certification,HighlyQualified:

StateofMichigan,English(BA),Math(EX),grades612

Education:

2015

MichiganStateUniversity,EastLansing,MI
2015
PostBachelorTeachingCertificate

MichiganStateUniversity,EastLansing,MI
2014
BachelorofArtsDegree:EnglishMajor,MathMinor

YearlongTeachingInternship:

GrandBlancHighSchool,GrandBlanc,MI
20142015

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Adaptedtoteachingelectivessuchas12
gradeHumanitiesandYearbookaswellasteachinga
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traditional9gradeEnglishcourse
Differentiatedinstructiontobestaccommodatestudentlearningstylesandinresponseto
formativeandsummativeassessments
Maintainedrelationshipswithparentsatparentteacherconferencesaswellasviaemailand
phone
CollaboratedwithProfessionalLearningCommunitiestodevelopcurriculumandconduct
research
CoordinatedfieldtripstotheDetroitInstituteofArtsandtheMichiganInterscholasticPress
AssociationSpringConference
HonedproficienciesinInDesign,GoogleDrive,Weebly,andTrello

Yearbook

Advisedthecreationofa400pageyearbookrecognizedforitscoverage,writing,reporting,
design,andphotography
Createdandimplementedaunitoninterviewing
Fosteredacollaborative,productbasedworkenvironment
Oversawmarketing,includingthe2015KolorRun

English9

Createdandimplementedunitson
Night
,
Odyssey
,
RomeoandJuliet
,andgrammar
ProvideddailylearningtargetsalignedtotheMichiganCommonCoreStateStandards
Orchestratedclassroommanagementandroutines

Humanities

Createdandimplementedunitsonmythology,Christianity,Dantes
Inferno
DifferentiatedinstructiontoengagestudentswithvaryinglevelsoffamiliaritywithChristianity

PreServiceTeachingExperience:
EasternMiddleSchool,Lansing,MI

Spring2014

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Assisteda7
gradeteacherwithplanning,assessment,andclassroommanagement
Accommodatedandfacilitatedlessonsinbothwholeclassandsmallgroupsettings

MichiganStateUniversity,EastLansing,MI

Fall2013

CollaboratedwithatenuredprofessortoteacharemedialcollegeEnglishcoursefocusedon
writinginstructionforELLstudents
Enhancedinstructionbyincorporatingstudentspriorknowledge

WaverlyMiddleSchool,Waverly,MI
Fall2012
CoachedstudentsinaremedialstudyhallandastandardizedtestprepScienceclassroom
Enactedefficientandeffectiveclassroommanagement

MacDonaldMiddleSchool,EastLansing,MI
Spring2012
TutoredELLstudentsoneononeinanafterschoolgeneralhelproom

DonaldsonHillsElementarySchool,Waterford,MI
20102011
AssistedtheReadingInterventionistwithaprojectwherestudentsrecordedaudioversionsof
themselvesreadingpicturebookstheyhadmastered

JaynoAdamsElementarySchool,Waterford,MI
20092011
Providedhomeworkhelpforstudentsenrolledinanafterschooldaycareprogram

SchoolcraftElementarySchool,Waterford,MI
20092010
Observedandfacilitatedclassroomsetupandprocedures

ProfessionalExperience:
Tutor,Waterford,MI

2010Present

Tutoredtwostudentswithhearingandvisionimpairment
IncorporatedstudentsIEPaccommodationsandpersonallearningstyles

PanelMember,EastLansing,MI

2014

AdvisedMichiganStateUniversityEducationstudentsonpreparingfortheirinternshipyear
alongsidecurrentteachers

NationalCouncilofTeachersofEnglishStudentAffiliate,EastLansing,MI

20112013

AttendedProfessionalDevelopmentsessionsfocusedonincorporatingspecializedgenres
includingHumor,ScienceFiction,andSlamPoetry

MichiganCouncilofTeachersofEnglish,EastLansing,MI
20122013

ElectedasMichiganStateUniversitystudentrepresentative
Participatedinmonthlymeetingswithteachersandadministratorstodiscuss

References:

AvaButzu
MentorTeacher
GrandBlancHighSchool
(734)6465022
abutzu@grandblancschools.org

JenniferVanDerHeide
FieldInstructor
MichiganStateUniversity
(616)4854243
jvheide@msu.edu

LoriBrunskole
MentorTeacher
GrandBlancHighSchool
(810)5991119
lbrunsko@grandblancschools.org

KerriGoff
ParentofTutoringStudent
Waterford,MI
(248)3219117
Kerri2Goff@gmail.com