Nicole A.

Finnegan
msnicolefinnegan@gmail.com - msnicolefinn.weebly.com - 201-572-2591

OBJECTIVE To obtain a teaching position where my students successes are evident in their
academic growth and knowledge of how they learn best
EDUCATION Manhattan College, Riverdale, NY Bachelor of Science in Education - May 2012
Special Ed/ Elementary - English and Psychology Cumulative GPA: 3.64/4.0
CERTIFICATIONS New Jersey Elementary K-6 Certification - Tr#660493
Orton- Gillingham Wilson Reading - Trained February 2016
Highly Qualified English Teacher
CPR/First Aid Certified July 2015

TEACHING ENSPiRiTED Projects, LLC Brick, NJ September 2016 - Present

Club Coordinator & Drama Teacher
Moderated the Society of Influencers and Game Changers Club at Brick Township and
Brick Memorial High Schools; fostered spreading kindness within the school community
and between both sides of town to boost town spirit and moral within the teen
community
Created lesson plans and taught drama classes to students with disabilities at the
elementary and high school level; assisted high- functioning high school students with
writing and performing their original plays; created short original movie scripts with each
class based on students likes and abilities
St. Vincent de Paul School Stirling, NJ September 2012- June 2016
5th Grade Homeroom & Teacher
Created and taught lessons aligned with CCSS in language arts, literature, and social
studies; taught religion; planned and executed field trips to BSA for team building
activities and to Discovery Times Square for the Art of the Brick Exhibit; coordinated
with D.A.R.E. officers for optimal program experience; coordinated with the school
nurse for the talk; conducted and attended peer mediation meetings; taught
religion and Virtus Safe touch lessons; created and taught kindness counts lessons.
Basic Skills Coordinator
Provided extra support cross- curricula to students in 1st through 8th grade to bridge
learning gaps; organized standardized testing schedule and materials for the schools
special population; attended re- evaluation meetings to determine student needs;
kept students needs confidential, yet accessible, and up- to- date for teachers;
presented the Basic Skills program at a faculty meeting; communicated changes and
needs of students from parents to teachers; became trained in the Orton- Gillingham
Wilson Reading Program in order to better serve our student population
Yearbook Advisor
Communicated information between the yearbook company, 8th grade yearbook
club, and all school families; provided tutorials about how to use the yearbook
website for the 8th graders and their parents; kept financial records of yearbook
purchases and advertisements; planned and executed several picture days, retrieved
and distributed school photos and yearbooks; in two years, turned the Yearbook Club
into a profitable entity, rather than a cost; negotiated for a new yearbook company
in order to have the students showcased more, rather than advertisements.
6th Grade Teacher September 2013 - June 2014
Taught language arts and social studies; students wrote their first research paper; used
picture presentations to introduce vocabulary lessons from Book 6 of WordlyWise3000;
continued our Writers Block writing process, practice, and publication that was
established the year prior; piloted the BETA version of Discovery Educations Techbook,
which the school then instituted long - term.
Parish Carnival Inaugural Volunteers Committee Chair May 2013 - May 2015
 Attended meetings and kept minutes; attended an activities fair, collected
information cards, corresponded via email and SignUpGenius to elicit and organize
volunteers; delegated tasks to Volunteer Committee members; staffed games, tickets,
hospitality, set up, clean up, food and beer tents with needed volunteers for the four-
day event; kept family volunteer hour contribution records; volunteered for the
entirety of the event to distribute volunteer vests, prep volunteers for designated
positions, provide support when short- staffed, and answer volunteer questions.
Middle School Spanish Teacher & Program Coordinator September 2014 - Present
Compiled curriculum for Spanish K - 4 Program; provided teachers with a Symbaloo of
Spanish resources; wrote a World Language Philosophy for the school; introduced an
online study tool to track student and class progress; utilized Google Classroom for
posting assignments and materials; assessed students with Google Forms; visited Peru
and shared first- hand experiences through pictures and stories to teach cultural
similarities and differences.

WORK Private Tutoring 2012- Present

EXPERIENCE Organizational and Study Skills
Worked with middle school aged children to develop an individualized organizational
system; conversed with the child to determine what would work best; demonstrated
non- conventional study tools to help with memorization; explained the breakdown of
social studies textbooks so as to better understand what the goal is for the reading,
how to better find information, and how to best set up for note taking; providing test
taking and test preparation tips.
Camp Jotoni Seasonly June 2013 - 2016
Arts and Crafts Specialist
Created mini- lessons and activities to fit a weekly theme; worked with campers of
vast abilities and ages from 5 to 77; varied activities to increase counselor and
camper involvement and enthusiasm; created easily scaffolded activities to
accommodate each camper; assisted campers with low fine- motor abilities; learned
some sign language to communicate with several campers; rehearsed skits with
higher- functioning campers which were then performed.

TECHNOLOGY Microsoft Word, Excel, & PowerPoint; Apple Pages, Keynote, & Numbers; SmartBoard &
SKILLS Promethean Board; Discovery Education Techbook; PowerTeacher; Google Classroom,
Docs, Sheets, Forms; Garage Band, iMovie, iPad; Lifetouch & Picaboo
yearbook construction; Prezi.com, weebly.com, quizlet.com, kidblog.com
ACTIVITIES Dance Program Instructor for the ARC of Monmouth County; PiPEDREAM Theater Hair
& HONORS Designer & Stylist, and Dancer off- Broadway; LaSallian Outreach Volunteer Experience in
San Francisco Soup Kitchens Jan. 2012; MCPlayers Team Leader for 2011 NYC AIDS Walk in
conjunction with RENT production; Deans List 7 Semesters; Kappa Delta Pi: Mu Sigma;
Epsilon Sigma Pi Honors Society; Graduated Magna Cum Laude

Recommendations available upon request.