NICOLE BLAS

EDUCATION

Indiana University Kokomo, Kokomo, IN

Elementary Education, History Minor
Expected Graduation Date: December 2016
3.934/4.0 GPA

FIELD
EXPERIENCE

Elwood Haynes Elementary School, Kokomo, IN

Fifth Grade
August 2016 December 2016
Student Teaching Experience

Western Primary School, Russiaville, IN

Second Grade, High Ability
February 2016 April 2016
Lessons taught:
Guided Reading, weekly: Led students through various reading strategies and
asking questions that activate higher-order thinking

Sycamore Elementary School, Kokomo, IN

Third, Fourth, & Fifth Grade
January 2016 May 2016
Lessons taught:
Guided Reading, weekly: Utilized different strategies for finding textual evidence
Non-Fiction Text Features: Facilitated a scavenger hunt based on text features
Reading Conferences, weekly: Developed reading strategies with a single student
through conferences and mini-lessons
Intervention Lesson: Practiced questioning about text to aid in comprehension
Assessments implemented:
Fountas & Pinnell Reading and Comprehension
DIBELS Reading and Comprehension

Eastern Elementary School, Greentown, IN

Second Grade
September 2015 December 2015
Lessons taught:
Guided Reading: Focused on fluency, sequence, adjectives, and context clues
Folktale Activity: Constructed organizers for a storys beginning, middle, and end
Literacy/Social Studies Activity: Read stories from early colonists perspectives
Social Studies Concept: Explored democracys meaning using the Constitution
Place Value Review: Translated three-digit numbers into physical models
3-D Shapes Introduction: Described shapes based on faces, edges, and vertices

Bon Air Elementary School, Kokomo, IN

Kindergarten
January 2015 June 2015
Lessons taught:
Interactive Read Aloud: Practiced establishing text-to-self connections
Writers Workshop: Composed complete stories within three sentences
Assessments implemented:
Richard Gentrys MONSTER Spelling Test
Piagets Tasks

Bon Air Elementary School, Kokomo, IN

Third, Fourth, Fifth Grade Autism Room
September 2014 October 2014
Lessons taught:
Math Center: Led short lessons and activities based on a variety of skills
Craft Center: Exercised fine motor skills through cutting and gluing

EDUCATIONRELATED
SERVICE

Classroom Service
Small-Group Session Leader, Sycamore Elementary School, Kokomo, IN
September 2015 Present
Facilitate a weekly guided reading session with fifth grade on-level readers

Summer Program Writing Instructor, Sycamore Elementary School, Kokomo, IN

June 2015
Created and implemented a three-week, standards-based writing curriculum for fourth and
fifth grade students

ACADEMIC &
PROFESSIONAL
GROWTH

Young Authors Conference, Kokomo, IN

April 2016

Book Study: The CAFE Book by Gail Boushey and Joan Moser, Kokomo, IN
January 2016 March 2016

Fall Education Conference, Kokomo, IN

November 2015

Indiana State Reading Association Conference, Indianapolis, IN

September 2015

Book Study: The Daily 5 by Gail Boushey and Joan Moser, Kokomo, IN
August 2015 October 2015

Young Authors Conference, Kokomo, IN

May 2015

Teacher Panel, Kokomo, IN

April 2015

Indiana State Reading Association Undergraduate Literacy Council

Workshop, Muncie, IN
April 2015

Book Study: How Children Fail by John Holt, Indianapolis, IN

January 2014 May 2014

SPECIAL
TRAINING

Fountas & Pinnell

March 2016

DIBELS
March 2016

Reading Horizons Phonics Workshop

January 2016

EDUCATIONAL
ORGANIZATIONS

Education Student Advisory Council (EdSAC)

2015

Kokomo Area Reading Council

2015 2016

Indiana State Reading Association

2015 2016