Nicolette Speziale Teaching Portfolio: Curriculum Vitae

Nicolette Speziale

39B Carolina Lane, Asheville, NC 28801

Cell: 828-712-9542

Email: naspezia@gmail.com

Website: http://sites.google.com/site/spezialeclasswebsite/

Certifications

NCDPI Middle Grades (6-9) Mathematics Standard Professional I, 2010

NCDPI Middle Grades (6-9) Science Standard Professional I, 2010

Education and Training

Middle School Math and Science Education Program

University of North Carolina, Asheville, NC. 2009

Completed mathematics and science education program with a 3.54 acculumative grade point average.

Connected Mathematics (CMP II) Workshop

Buncombe County Office, Asheville, NC. July 20 - July 23, 2009

Completed CMP workshop eighth grade mathematics sessions that focused on effective lesson planning and instruction utilizing the CMP launch, explore, explain model.

Bachelor of Arts Psychology

Kent State University, Kent, OH. 2004

Graduated magna cum laude, with a 4.0 acculumative grade point average in my major and a 3.75 overall.

High School Diploma

Twinsburg High School, Twinsburg, OH. 2004

Teaching Experience

Substitute Teacher

Buncombe County, NC. October 2010 - present

Substitute taught for several middle schools and high schools in Buncombe County.

Eighth Grade Science Interim

Enka Middle School, Candler, NC. February - April 2011

Designed and implemented lesson plans in accordance with the North Carolina Standard Course of Study.
Managed student grades and generated progress reports and report cards.
Participated in science Planned Learning Communities.
Chaperoned a group of students on the 8th grade Washington, D.C. field trip.

Student Teaching Internship

Enka Middle School, Candler, NC. August - November 2009

Taught an eighth grade connected mathematics inclusion class for 9 weeks, an eighth grade science class for 6 weeks, and a full day of classes for 5 weeks.
Designed and implemented 5E model lesson plans in science.
Designed and implemented CMP model (launch, explore, explain) lesson plans in mathematics.
Designed math assessments utilized by the entire eighth grade mathematics teaching team.
Attended teacher workday meetings on ClassScape, content vocabulary strategies, and 21st century learning standards.
Managed student grades in ESIS.
Generated progress reports and report cards for the first nine weeks.
Managed homeroom and beginning of the school year student paperwork.
Participated in math and science Planned Learning Communities.
Assisted the teaching team with the fall festival, football concession stand, dance concession stand, and volleyball concession stand.
Attended two field trips with students.

Aiding

75 hours at various schools in Buncombe County. April 2007 - December 2008

Observed teachers and interacted with students at Enka Middle School (6th, 7th, and 8th grades), Asheville Middle School (6th grade), and Owen High School (9th grade).

Research Experience

Research Assistant

Cardiovascular Psychophysiology Laboratory, Kent State University, Kent, OH. Academic Spring Semester 2004

Worked as a team member to gather data for a research study.
Obtained body composition measurements from participants.
Prepared participants for laboratory and ambulatory phases of study.
Collected, entered, and organized data.

Psychophysiology Laboratory, Kent State University, Kent, OH. August 2002 - May 2004

Worked as a team member to gather data for a research study.
Recruited participants, obtained consent, and conducted intake interviews at Akron General and Akron City Hospitals.
Collected, entered, and organized data.
Collected and processed samples.

Social Psychology Laboratory, Kent State University, Kent, OH. Summer 2003

Collected and processed samples.
Entered and checked data.

Work Experience

Account Manager

Carolina Sewn Products, Asheville, NC. October 2005 - October 2008

From 2005 - 2007, served as the sole customer service representative for a national rep group and a growing customer base.
Trained four customer service representatives and worked as a customer service team to meet the growing demands of the company.

Retail Manager

The Chelsea Teddy Bear Store, Asheville, NC. October 2005 - January 2007

Trained five employees to operate store parties and cash register.

Presentations

Speziale, N. (2004, March). The relationship between initial urinary cortisol levels and PTSD symptoms six weeks following a motor vehicle accident. Poster presented at the 62^nd annual conference of the American Psychosomatic Society, Orlando, FL.

Activities and Honors

Byers Scholarship, 2008 - 2009

Distinguished Senior Leadership Award, April 2004

Magna Cum Laude, Kent State University, May 2004

PSI CHI Historian, 2002 - 2003

References

Dr. Nancy Ruppert

University of North Carolina at Asheville.

ZH 118, CPO# 1950, One University Heights, Asheville, NC 28804

828-232-5025

nruppert@unca.edu

Jolie Kaiser