Nicole Marie Holmes

Education
The College of New Jersey Anticipated Graduation May 2018
Bachelors of Science in Early Childhood Education/ English
GPA: 3.596
Kappa Delta Pi Honor Society, Education Spring 2017
Sigma Tau Delta Honor Society, English Fall 2016

Certifications
CPR/First Aid/AED, Red Cross, June 2015
Harassment, Intimidation, and Bullying Training, The College of New Jersey, February 2017

Teaching Experience
Senior Teaching Experience, Burlington City, STUDENT TEACHER | Spring 2018
-Beginning in Spring 2018

Junior Teaching Experience, Hopewell Elementary School, PRE-SERVICE TEACHER | Spring 2017
-Designed and taught a two week unit on biographies for 18 third grade students
-Collaborated effectively with my practicum partner in the classroom and while lesson planning
-Administered multiple Running Records to determine students reading levels
-Utilized the Everyday Math curriculum while teaching math lessons
-Developed both pre and post assessments to track student growth and learning
-Differentiated instruction for all lessons to meet the needs of all students
-Ran Readers Workshop conferences to help give students goals to further their reading abilities

Math and Science Teaching Experience, Maurice Hawk Elementary School, PRE-SERVICE TEACHER | Fall
2016
-Conducted observations to learn how to teach math and science to 22 second graders
-Taught a science lesson on metamorphosis with a performance-based assessment
-Taught a lesson on addition strategies that incorporated literacy
-Performed observations on the students to track behavior in the classroom

Sophomore Teaching Experience, Town Center Elementary School, PRE-SERVICE TEACHER | Fall 2015
-Conducted rigorous observations on a selected focal child
-Administered a myriad of assessments to track behavior, learning, and attitudes toward learning
-Analyzed notes and assessment data to determine if student was meeting developmental guidelines

Work Experience
Babysitting, Fall 2015-Present
-Babysat children for multiple families, including a professor from The College of New Jersey, where children
ranged from 7 months to five years old

Camp Jefferson, Aftercare Counselor and Head Counselor, August 2015- Present
-Worked as an Aftercare Counselor for one summer and was then promoted to head counselor
-Directed a varying group of third grade girls
-Lead the group on field trips while maintaining safety and accountability
-Created games and activities for the girls to play daily
-Delegated tasks to the other counselors with the group
-Interacted with parents of the campers daily

Champions, Assistant Teacher, Fall 2015

-Maintained the safety of the children before school
-Interacted with children from kindergarten age to fifth grade
-Created games and activities for the children to play before school

Campus Involvement and Community Service

Theta Phi Alpha, Programming Chair, Spring 2017
-Worked with a partner to design a large semester fundraiser
-Stayed within a set budget
-Coordinated with other campus leadership to get equipment and supplies
-Delegated tasks to the assistance programming chair

Girls on the Run 5K, Volunteer, Fall 2016

-Handed out medals to girls crossing the finish line
-Set up water stations along the track
-Worked a poster booth with one other volunteer

Relay for Life, Volunteer, Spring 2016 & 2017

-Fundraised for the American Cancer Society
-Walked to raise awareness and funds for cancer research

TCNJam, Volunteer, Spring 2017

-Fundraised for the B Positive Foundation
-Participated in the Dance-o-thon to raise awareness and funds to help support childhood cancer patients and their
families

Professional Development
Coding Workshop, Hopewell Elementary School, Spring 2017
-Discovered how to use coding in a developmentally appropriate way in the classroom
-Learned how to utilize Ozobots, Spheres, and and Osmo iPad technologies

Project Learning Tree, The College of New Jersey, Spring 2017

-Attended an environmental workshop that covered topics such as ecosystems
-Learned how to integrate environmental activities into different curriculum areas

Teacher-Led Workshop, Hopewell Elementary School, Spring 2017

-Attended a workshop that had four different teacher led seminars
-Learned about topics such as the collaborative classroom, inquiry based learning, writers workshop, and the
growth mindset