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NIKKI CARDARIS
"EDUCATING THE MIND WITHOUT EDUCATING THE
HEART IS NO EDUCATION AT ALL.” -ARISTOTLE

Educational Philosophy
​ y goal as an educator is to build positive student relationships and​a strong classroom
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community. I am empathetic in nature and believe in investing time to get to know my 586-770-3444
students to create a safe, calm, and inviting classroom environment. I believe that taking
an interest in what my students do, who they are, and what they are interested in is key
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to forming positive relationships. I am dedicated to creating a classroom community for Digital Portfolio
students to grow and collaborate with their peers without the fear of judgement. My
classroom will be a place where students’ emotions, beliefs, and ideas are always
supported, and I look forward to learning and growing alongside my students.

EXPERIENCE
STUDENT TEACHING INTERNSHIP
EDUCATION
Dakota Ninth Grade Center, Macomb, Michigan BACHELOR OF ARTS IN ENGLISH
September 2022-April 2023 WITH SECONDARY EDUCATION
Led whole-group instruction in both English 9 and English 9 Block with
Oakland University, Rochester, MI
Read 180 Program classrooms
Designed and facilitated lesson plans with learning objectives that April 2023
aligned with Common Core State Standards
Differentiated instruction and lessons daily to accommodate all students, REFERENCES
including students with an IEP or 504 Plan, to ensure their academic
success Angela Impastato Daniel Majeske
Developed, modified, and consistently used formative and summative ​English Teacher Student Teaching Supervisor
Dakota Ninth Grade Center Oakland University
assessments to gauge instruction
21055 21 Mile Road 318 Meadow Brook Rd
Communicated with parents and guardians daily to ensure their Macomb, MI 48044 Rochester, MI 48309
student's accademic success (248) 931-9878 (248) 802-8447
aimpastato@cvs.k12.mi.us ​majeske@oakland.edu
PRE-STUDENT TEACHING
HIGH SCHOOL FIELD PLACEMENT Jonathan Jones Jason Bruveris
Sterling Heights High School, Sterling Heights, MI Principal ​Assistant Principal
January 2022-April 2022 Dakota Ninth Grade Center Dakota Ninth Grade Center
21055 21 Mile Road 21055 21 Mile Road
Participated in leading whole-group Algebra II instruction Macomb, MI 48044 Macomb, MI 48044
Engaged with students individually to elicit and interpret their thinking (810) 334-3459 (734) 775-1537
Observed and assisted students individually with coursework in both jjones01@cvs.k12.mi.us JBruveris@cvs.k12.mi.us
Algebra II and Accelerated Geometry classrooms
AVID TUTOR SKILLS
Eppler Junior High School, Utica, Michigan
January 2019-April 2019 Proficient with Schoology,
PowerSchool, and Microsoft 365
Aided both seventh and eighth grade Advancement Via Individual
Communication
Determination (AVID) classrooms
Critical thinking
Facilitated and promoted active conversations in small groups and
Collaboration
provided all students the opportunity to share their thinking
Organization
Observed and assisted students individually with coursework in a Math
Adaptability
Support classroom and an English classroom