Nicole Kaplan

Experience

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  Chippewa Ranch Camp

  Aug 2013 - Jun 2014

  Overnight Camp Counselor, Tennis Instructor, Water Skiing Instructor, and Lifeguard

  • Instructed water skiing and tennis activities for children between the ages of 7 and 14• Lifeguarded on a ski boat during water skiing instruction periods• Responsible for a group of eleven-year-old campers as their cabin counselor: provided emotional support and mentorship, planned weekend activities, organized evening bonding programs, and helped to facilitate their safe, fun, and meaningful summer as campers

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  Literature For All Of Us

  Dec 2013 - Mar 2014

  Intern

  • Edited, typed, and formatted 50 youth poems per week and submitted them to a database• Assisted with administrative duties throughout the office - helping the organization become one step closer towards achieving their goals

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  Lakeshore Sport & Fitness

  Jun 2015 - Aug 2015

  Tennis Instructor and Camp Counselor

  • Planned and executed tennis drills and camp activities• Responsible for 15 children each day• Worked with children between the ages of 5 and 12 years old

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  StudySoup

  Jan 2016 - May 2017

  Elite Notetaker, Campus Mentor, and Marketing Coordinator

  • Uploaded weekly notes and exam study guides to help my fellow classmates better learn the material • Contacted 10 Elite Notetakers at Tulane University per week, helping them through in-person and online outreach to accomplish their goals• Presented to 10 classes per semester about StudySoup and encouraged students to sign up

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  New Sector Alliance

  Jun 2016 - Aug 2016

  Resident in Social Enterprise (Fellow)

  • Selected from a national pool of applicants to participate in a cohort-based fellowship • Studied business and social enterprise topics including issue based problem solving, nonprofit finance, fundraising strategy, and project management in bi-weekly workshops• Placed at Youth and Opportunity United (Y.O.U.) as their New Sector Summer Intern

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  Youth & Opportunity United

  Jun 2016 - Aug 2016

  Summer Fellow

  • Developed and implemented curriculum for 25 Youth Entrepreneurship Summer Camp high schoolers • Researched and composed a High School Readiness Program, implemented in June 2017

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  Lusher Charter School

  Aug 2016 - Dec 2016

  Teaching Intern

  • Observed and assisted an 11th-grade ELA class for 5 hours per week, consulted students on their research papers, graded homework, created worksheets, quizzes, and PowerPoint slideshows; planned and instructed two 1.5-hr lessons without assistance

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  Community Foundation for Jewish Education

  Jun 2017 - Aug 2017

  Intern

  • Conducted research on early childhood immersive outdoor education programs and analyzed how their goals overlapped with Jewish values in education and compiled findings into a comprehensive 30-page published report

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  The Crescent Magazine

  Sept 2017 - May 2019

  • Edited 30 articles per month for College Life and lead club meetings with Executive Board • Assisted 15 writers in the brainstorming, drafting, and polishing stages of journalistic and op-ed writing through Google Docs editing • Met in person with individual writers, helping them rework drafts and find their voice • Wrote 2 articles per month for College Life, “From Friend to Therapist” earned the most views of 2018

  • Editor

    Jun 2018 - May 2019

  • Staff Writer

    Sept 2017 - May 2018
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  Sussman Education Company, Inc.

  Jun 2018 - Aug 2018

  Editorial Intern

  • Copyedited drafts using PDF as the final pass before the material reached the director of publishing • Conducted research for various book projects and presented it to directors of publishing and marketing • Provided feedback in meetings with various authors, illustrators, and editors of soon-to-be-published books

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  Lusher Charter School

  Aug 2018 - Dec 2018

  Teaching Intern

  • Observed and assisted a 9th-grade ELA class for 5 hours per week, graded student's written work, provided detailed feedback and instructed two 1.5-hr hour lessons without assistance

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  New Orleans Charter Science and Math High School

  Jan 2019 - May 2019

  Teaching Intern

  • Observed and assisted a 9th-grade Reading & Research class 5 hours per week• Coached students one-on-one to apply textual analysis to their expository writing• Conferenced with students individually to discuss and help with their independent reading progress • Planned and executed two 1.5-hr lessons without assistance, differentiating for three levels of learning

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  Tulane University School of Liberal Arts

  Aug 2019 - May 2020

  Graduate Student

  Completed one-year MA English program.

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  Rodeph Sholom School

  May 2020 - Jun 2020

  6th and 8th Grade ELA Teacher
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  Achievement First

  Jul 2020 - Jul 2022

  6th Grade ELA Teacher & Learning Specialist
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  Legacy School of the Arts (MS907)

  Jul 2022 - now

  6th Grade Humanities Teacher