Lindy K.

Nichols
Songpa P.O. Box 47, Seoul, Korea 138-600
Skype: 1-612-235-6616, Korea: (82-31) 758-5027
lkanichols@gmail.com

Objective A K-12 resource position or a middle school Language Arts position that values
differentiation and team teaching

Education M.A Reading, University of St. Thomas August 2006

M/Ed. Curriculum and Instruction, University of Minnesota June 2005

B.S. Foundations of Education, University of Minnesota June 2001

Certifications Elementary K-6, Language Arts 5-8, Reading K-12, TEFL

Career History Seoul International School, Seoul, Korea August 2006-current

Middle School Literacy/Language Support
• Established an identification system using multiple assessment measures
to identify students with extra literacy needs and subsequently developed
individual profiles on identified students to guide instruction. Individual
progress goal were set and communicated to students and parents
• Added classroom-based sheltered instructional in addition to small
group pull-out sessions to the student support program
• Coached and team taught with all content area teachers to model
instructional strategies that support reading and language growth
• Initiated a school-wide reading incentive program that guided students
and parents to choose appropriate adolescent literature at students’
independent reading levels.
• Co-chaired the WASC Committee for Student Personal and Academic
Support during the accreditation review process; headed the Language
Arts group that delivered vertical alignment to the curriculum
• Coordinated the Middle School KIAC Spelling Bee; presented at the
2007 KORCOS conference; member of the K-12 assessment review
committee

St. Louis Park Junior High, St. Louis Park, MN August 2003-June 2006
Language Arts Teacher
• Developed and taught a differentiated curriculum for standard and
honors level seventh and eighth grade Language Arts courses
• The curriculum focused on literature comprehension and analysis, the
writing process, listening and speaking, vocabulary development,
grammar and conventions of language
• Member of a team consisting of science, geography, math and language
Arts teachers that implemented thematic curriculum for two-year cycles
• Created formative and summative grade level assessments for seventh
and eighth grade curriculums including rubrics and student exemplars
• Volunteered for the Vision Committee to create the school mission
statement and philosophy
 August 2005-June 2006
St. Louis Park Junior High, St. Louis Park, MN
Reading Specialist
• Created a new intervention program for seventh grade students with
25% exiting into mainstream classes at semester break
• Analyzed formal and informal assessments to inform and adjust
instruction and develop individual programs for students; 85% of whom
accomplished more than typical yearly growth in one semester
• Served as a literacy coach to content teachers and provided staff
development sessions for vocabulary and content literacy development
• Represented St. Louis Park Junior High on the district 7-12 Reading
Standards and Practices Committee for vertical alignment

Professional Strategic Teaching and Reading Project (2004)

Workshops and National Urban Alliance Literacy Initiatives (2005)
Training Thinking Maps- certified trainer (2005)
Minnesota Literacy Leadership Summit (2005)
ESL in the Mainstream ((2006)
Integrating Literacy Instruction into your Content Area (KORCOS 2007
presenter)
6+1 Traits Workshop (2007)
6+1 Traits Core Team Training responsible for staff development( 2007)
Assessment for Learning: From Visions to Practice (2007)
EARCOS Spring conference (2008)
Affiliations
EARCOS, KORCOS, International Reading Association