Heidi Nielsen
Plantsville,CT
Summary
Highly energetic, detail-oriented professional with extensive organizational and relationship skills. Strengths include managing multiple priorities, organization, and customer service. Effective communicator and quick learner, with a positive team-oriented approach using leadership skills. Proven ability to effectively interact with peers, managers, internal and external customers.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Fifth Grade Teacher
Harry S. Fisher Elementary School
06.2022 - Current
- Taught students subject-specific material, learning strategies, and social skills.
- Implemented classroom management improvements to enhance class morale and engagement.
- Collaborated with administrators on classroom policies, management strategies, and discipline.
- Built positive relationships with parents to involve families in educational process.
- Collaborate with specialists to implement proper instruction for students under IEP and SRBI goals
- Planned lessons according to district standards to cover requirements and prepare for standardized tests.
Fourth Grade Teacher
Flanders Elementary School
11.2021 - 06.2022
- Taught students subject-specific material, learning strategies, and social skills.
- Work with students, administration, and parents in a caring and collaborative manner with classroom challenges.
- Prepared materials for lessons, assignments, and assessments, and evaluated, corrected and graded student performance to identify gaps in skills or knowledge and set realistic goals.
- Collaborated with administrators on classroom policies, management strategies, and discipline.
Student Teaching
Oshana Elementary School
09.2021 - 11.2021
- Implement engaging lesson plans that promote critical thinking involving multiple instructional methods
- Facilitate small groups of differentiated instruction to meet individual student's needs and promote academic growth
- Structured a classroom management plan to motivate students and increase focus
- Collaborated with first grade team to organize curriculum
- Attended professional development and school activities engaging in the school community.
Internship
Oshana Elementary School
09.2020 - 06.2021
- Cover classrooms throughout all grades during teacher absence
- Implement lesson plans left by the primary teacher
- Maintain a positive learning environment
- Monitor and report on student behaviors.
Paraeducator
Southington Board of Education
09.2014 - 06.2020
- Assisted teachers and worked individually with students with special needs, helping each navigate education system.
- Delivered personalized educational, behavioral, and emotional support to individual students to enable positive learning outcomes.
- Supervised students on field trips for safety and proper behavior in public settings.
- Developed and implemented strategies to improve student engagement.
Teacher - 4-year-old preschool class (Substitute)
Plantsville Community Nursery School
01.2014
Education
Master's Degree - Elementary Education
University of Bridgeport
Bachelor's Degree - General Studies of Social Sciences
University of Bridgeport
Associates Degree - Early Childhood Development
Briarwood College
Skills
- Interpersonal and Written Communication
- Professional Relationship Building
- Effective in fast-paced, priority-based environment
- Group Instruct
- Curriculum Implementation
- Small Group Instruction
- Classroom Instruction
- Problem-solving skills
- Classroom Instruction
- Time management
- Classroom Instruction
Certification
305 - Grades 1-6, 2021
Civic Leadership
- Southington Marching Band Executive Board, 2022, Present
- DeMolay International CT Executive Staff, 2021, Present
- Boy Scout Committee, Secretary, 2019, 2021
- Cub Scout Leader, Assistant Cub Master, Den Leader, 2018, 2020
- Summer Program Director, 2011, 2016
- The Christian Nursery School Board, Chairman of the Board, 2006-2013
Timeline
Fifth Grade Teacher
Harry S. Fisher Elementary School
06.2022 - Current
Fourth Grade Teacher
Flanders Elementary School
11.2021 - 06.2022
Student Teaching
Oshana Elementary School
09.2021 - 11.2021
Internship
Oshana Elementary School
09.2020 - 06.2021
Paraeducator
Southington Board of Education
09.2014 - 06.2020
Teacher - 4-year-old preschool class (Substitute)
Plantsville Community Nursery School
01.2014
Master's Degree - Elementary Education
University of Bridgeport
Bachelor's Degree - General Studies of Social Sciences
University of Bridgeport
Associates Degree - Early Childhood Development
Briarwood College
305 - Grades 1-6, 2021
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