Nicole West
Administration
Granite Falls,NC
Summary
Compassionate Educator with extensive knowledge of testing, technology and working with at-risk students. Determined to cultivate relationships with individuals and design interesting and productive curriculum strategies. Successful at exam planning and scheduling. Passionate about cultivating inclusive, welcoming learning environments and building strong, effective relationships with students and other staff. Experienced in alternative and innovative education. Committed to using behavior management and prevention strategies to create a safe learning environment for all students. Seasoned in maintaining detailed records and communicating with staff. Ambitious with career success.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
Work History
High School Teacher
Caldwell Applied Sciences Academy
Granite Falls, NC
07.2013 - Current
- Created engaging lesson plans, fostered culture of discovery and provided well-organized classroom structure to help students succeed in program.
- Helped students develop important learning skills and good study habits useful in trade school or college education.
- Selected and requisitioned appropriate books and instructional aids to complement lesson plans.
- Used computers, audio-visual aids and other equipment to supplement presentations.
- Kept abreast of technological advances in mathematics and adapted curriculum for individual, small group and remedial instruction to meet diverse needs of high school students.
- Created study guides, research materials and syllabi for students.
- Offered supplemental and individualized instruction for at-risk and struggling students.
- Distributed and collected classroom materials such as worksheets, quizzes and tests.
- Utilized curriculum which reflected diverse educational, cultural and linguistic background of student body.
- Delivered audio-visual presentations on various platforms to cater to different learning styles.
- Stayed up-to-date on technology programs, educational tools, and software for students and classroom use.
- Developed communicative relationships with students and parents to support learning. This was one through beginning of the year introductory calls, talking points, and remind.
- As the head of the social studies department, I meet with other district level representatives to prepare new curriculum and touch base on changes in curriculum, application of standards, and test preparations.
- As the testing coordinator, I attended district level training, planned for Pre-ACT, ACT, WorkKeys, and NC state tests.
- Trained staff to give all tests.
- Sorted materials before testing, collected materials after testing.
- Prepared all materials for the district offices or shipment to ACT.
- Communicated with ACT as needed for testing.
- Administered standardized tests in accordance with NC testing standards.
- Kept in touch with EC staff, EL representatives, and the school counselor to ensure student accommodations are correct and used.
- Attended EC and 504 annual update meetings to discuss with parent options for testing accommodations.
- As the Technology facilitator, I am responsible for technology in the school building.
- Maintain technology inventory lists.
- Prepare new technology for use in the classrooms.
- Respond to work tickets as needed.
- Assist in new order preparations to determine when technology needs to be replaced and how often.
- Helped maintain the technology budged through technology reports through out the year.
- As the Gradpoint facilitator, I was responsible for tracking student progress and communicating with students, parents, school counselor, and administration.
- I am familiar with Apex, assigning roles, monitoring grades, updating courses, and tracking reports for administration.
- Take part in rising eighth grade interviews, through scheduling interview times, communicating with parents, and participating in the interview process.
- Assisted in post-interview meetings with staff to determine acceptance.
- Volunteered for prom preparations and tear down every year.
- Assisted in planning of awards day for students each year.
- Participated in graduation preparation as needed.
- Attended graduation each year.
High School Teacher/Gradpoint Facilitator
Gateway School
Granite Falls, NC
08.2010 - 07.2013
- As a high school teacher in an alternative school, I was responsible for monitoring my students in the classroom, the hallways, and the lunchroom.
- Fostered positive and pleasant classroom culture while maintaining learning development goals.
- Evaluated students' academic and social growth, kept appropriate records and prepared progress reports to gauge performance.
- Inspired academic success based on belief that all students can achieve excellence, regardless of background.
- Consulted with teachers in other disciplines to identify and adopt successful instructional and behavioral strategies.
- Used computers, audio-visual aids and other equipment to supplement presentations.
- Differentiated student-learning through creative lessons for the purpose of reaching all learning levels and made the lessons applicable to students' lives.
- Participated in de-escalation training to use with agitated students to prevent or intervene in a confrontational situation.
- Developed communicative relationships with students, parents, foster parents, social services representatives, and probation officers to support learning.
- Addressed consistent behavior problems with students, parents, foster parents, probation officers, resource officers, school counselors, and administration.
- Talked with students in need of extra attention and made plans to assist with concerns.
- Communicated with the school counselor, nurse, and social worker as needed about student concerns.
- Used mediation strategies to assist in settling disputes or miscommunications between students and on occasion between students and other staff.
- Administered standardized tests in accordance with NC testing programs.
- Assisted in reaching out to the district for support in installing a metal detector and permission to conduct student searches as needed for the safety of students and staff.
- As Gradpoint Facilitator, I was responsible for maintaining a computer lab for my students.
- Kept online records and created a schedule for completion for student progress.
- Assisted students and communicated with necessary school administration about progress.
High School Social Studies Teacher
Kennedy Charter Public School
Charlotte, NC
08.2006 - 05.2010
- Worked with high-risk youth in an alternative school setting.
- Devised lesson plans reflecting student educational, cultural and language diversity.
- Maintained awareness of relevant current events and quickly incorporated study into curriculum.
- Conducted regular conferences to keep parents, foster parents, family members and social services personnel informed of student progress.
- Established and supported positive educational environment for student learning.
- Developed instructional aids for classroom use and encouraged student participation.
- Planned and implemented integrated Social Studies lessons to meet NC Standards.
- Kept daily written reports on student progress and behavior.
- Worked to create intervention strategies for failing students.
- Taught Saturday school and summer school each year for student credit remediation.
- Relinquished my planning period on multiple occasions to cover classrooms without a teacher.
- Worked with principal's office on disciplinary and safety issues.
- Participated in de-escalation strategies and stress prevention techniques.
- Accompanied administration in student and building searches as needed.
- Implemented behavior management techniques in my classroom to de-escalate tense situations or to manage negative student behaviors.
- Used restraint training to handle physical altercations, moderated between students, and processed with students after an escalation.
- Used prevention strategies to separate students prior to an altercation.
- Wrote up incidents using extreme detail for school administration and Charlotte-Mecklenburg police department.
Education
No Degree - Pre-Education
CVCC
Hickory 05.2001 -
Bachelor of Arts - History Teacher Education
Lenoir-Rhyne University
Hickory, NC 08.2003 - 05.2006
Master of Arts - Educational Leadership
Queens University of Charlotte
Charlotte, NC 05.2021 - Current
Skills
Educational leadership
Accomplishments
- Caldwell Hired Ed Attendee in 2018
- Bright Ideas Grant recipient for a joint project idea on the "Voices of the Holocaust" in 2020
- Recipient of the Barbara Deverick Scholarship in 2021
- Economics and Personal Finance Certification by the NC Council on Economic Education in 2021
- Named "Teacher of the Year" at Caldwell Applied Sciences Academy in 2021-2022.
Timeline
Master of Arts - Educational Leadership
Queens University of Charlotte
05.2021 - Current
High School Teacher
Caldwell Applied Sciences Academy
07.2013 - Current
High School Teacher/Gradpoint Facilitator
Gateway School
08.2010 - 07.2013
High School Social Studies Teacher
Kennedy Charter Public School
08.2006 - 05.2010
Bachelor of Arts - History Teacher Education
Lenoir-Rhyne University
08.2003 - 05.2006
No Degree - Pre-Education
CVCC
05.2001 -
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