Nicole Warnock

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About Nicole Warnock

EDUCATION Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY • M.A- Health and Behavioral Studies September 2003 – May 2006 o Teaching ASL as a Foreign Language Program o Thesis: Negation in ASL to the Second Language Acquisition Learner Dowling College, Oakdale, NY • B.A- Speech and Dramatic Arts September 2001 – May 2003 Suffolk Community College, Selden, NY • A.S- Liberal Arts and Sciences September 1998 – May 2001 • Minor - American Sign Language Studies Gallaudet University, Young Scholars Program, Washington, DC June – July 1998 • Immersed in Deaf culture and studies while attending summer program CERTIFICATIONS & LICENSURE • Virginia State Certification in American Sign Language (ASL) 2007 – Present • Virginia State Professional License 2010 - 2030 • North Tier Plus 30 towards Masters - Transition to the 21st Century Classroom PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND AND CLASSROOM EXPERIENCE American Sign Language Teacher, Briar Woods High School, Ashburn, VA July 2007 – present Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) • Helped establish Loudoun County, VA, high school-level ASL programs (to include Briar Woods, John Champe High School, and Stone Bridge High School). • Instruct Levels 1, 2, 3, and Level 4 Honors ASL. • Develop and implement lessons and plans aligned with Virginia State Standards in ASL. • Collaborate county-wide with ASL teachers to create, develop, and execute curriculum, activities, and exams for all 18 district high schools. • Use set curriculum guides, objectives, student learning data, and the I.E.P.(if applicable) to develop and guide long-range goals and daily lesson plans, which relate to the needs, abilities, and interests of students. • Ensure active engagement of student learning by selecting, evaluating, and refining a variety of teaching methods and instructional strategies. • Plan time appropriately for pacing instruction, transitioning of activities, student demonstration of content mastery, and lesson summary. ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE Cooperating Teacher for ASL Student Intern from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (September 2012 – January 2013) • This individual and I worked closely every day for five months in preparation for them to graduate and qualify to teach high school ASL. • Student intern subsequently earned adjunct ASL professor position at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (2014 – present). American Sign Language - Adjunct Professor (January 2011 – May 2011) Northern Virginia Community College, Annandale, VA • Instructed ASL Level 3 Course