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Jennifer Nickerson

Jennifer Nickerson

Douglasville,GA

Summary

Over 20 years of experience teaching grades K-5 Gifted endorsed STEAM experience Work well with ESL students Excellent communication and customer service skills Great accuracy with data entry Proficient with technology Strong with time management and organization Authorized to work in the US for any employer

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience
2
2

Certifications

Work History

Tutor

Varsity Tutors
01.2025 - Current

Tutoring students from Kindergarten to fifth grade in Reading

  • Provided one-on-one tutoring sessions, tailoring instruction to meet the specific needs of each student while promoting independent learning skills.

Online Tutor

Ignite Reading
01.2025 - Current
  • Established strong rapport with students, fostering a positive and motivating learning environment.
  • Enhanced student comprehension by implementing engaging and interactive online tutoring sessions.


First Grade Teacher- Virtual

Georgia Cyber Academy
07.2019 - 03.2021
  • Online instruction of students in all subject areas
  • Data collection
  • Lesson planning
  • Team collaboration
  • Parent/teacher/student collaboration

Online Instructor

VIPKIDS
01.2019 - 07.2019
  • Teaching English to students in China in an online classroom setting.

Second-Fourth Grade Teacher

Fulton County Schools
08.2015 - 03.2018
  • Taught students in all subject areas
  • Data collection
  • Lesson planning
  • Team collaboration
  • Parent/teacher/student collaboration
  • Helped others with Daily Five and Lucy Calkins models
  • Resigned due to family illness

Kindergarten- Second Grade Teacher

DeKalb County School System
08.2008 - 06.2015
  • STEM trained
  • Attended training from the creators of the Daily Five and Cafe Models
  • Trained teachers about the Daily Five and Cafe Models
  • Taught students in all subject areas
  • Data collection
  • Lesson planning
  • Team collaboration
  • Parent/teacher/student collaboration

Fifth Grade Teacher

Ivy League Private School
08.2007 - 06.2008
  • Taught fifth grade in a private school setting
  • Taught the teachers about the 6 + 1 Traits of Writing

Third -Fourth Grade Teacher

Cobb County School District
08.2002 - 01.2006
  • Taught students in all subject areas
  • Data collection
  • Lesson planning
  • Team collaboration
  • Parent/teacher/student collaboration

First-Third Grade Teacher

Paulding County Schools
08.1997 - 06.2002
  • Taught first and third grades in all subject areas
  • Data collection
  • Lesson planning
  • Team collaboration
  • Parent/teacher/student collaboration
  • SST team leader

Education

Bachelor's - Elementary Education

Kennesaw State University
Kennesaw, GA
06.1997

Skills

  • Teaching K-5 (10 years)
  • Teaching online (2 years)
  • Public Speaking (10 years)
  • Writing Skills (10 years)
  • Tutoring (3 years)
  • Curriculum Development (VERY interested in this area) (3 years)
  • Math- elementary (10 years)
  • Research (mostly on ways to differentiate my instruction effectively) (10 years)
  • STEM (STEAM)- based instruction (3 years)
  • Adobe Acrobat (2 years)
  • Classroom Management (10 years)
  • Utilizing various technological programs to enhance student learning (8 years)
  • Effective Instruction of diverse gifted learners (10 years)
  • Effective instruction of ESOL learners (in general ed classroom)- collaborated with ESOL teachers (3 years)
  • Creative Lesson Planning (10 years)
  • Cross-Curricular Activities (10 years)
  • Differentiated Instruction (10 years)
  • Online instruction (2 years)
  • Standardized Testing/Scoring/Data Analysis (10 years)
  • Communication- (between teacher/ parents/ students) (10 years)
  • Conferences with Parents (10 years)
  • Organization (10 years)
  • Time Management- 10 years
  • Teaching
  • Leadership
  • Classroom experience
  • Literacy education
  • English
  • Proofreading
  • Experience Working With Students
  • Presentation Skills
  • Data Collection

Certification

  • Elementary Education June 1997 to Present
  • Teacher certification is current.
  • June 2022 to June 2027
  • Earned Gifted endorsement for all elementary grades

Assessments

  • Elementary school classroom management — Proficient
  • December 2020
  • Managing behavior in elementary school classrooms
  • Full results: Proficient
  • Indeed Assessments provides skills tests that are not indicative of a license or certification, or continued development in any professional field.

Timeline

Tutor

Varsity Tutors
01.2025 - Current

Online Tutor

Ignite Reading
01.2025 - Current

First Grade Teacher- Virtual

Georgia Cyber Academy
07.2019 - 03.2021

Online Instructor

VIPKIDS
01.2019 - 07.2019

Second-Fourth Grade Teacher

Fulton County Schools
08.2015 - 03.2018

Kindergarten- Second Grade Teacher

DeKalb County School System
08.2008 - 06.2015

Fifth Grade Teacher

Ivy League Private School
08.2007 - 06.2008

Third -Fourth Grade Teacher

Cobb County School District
08.2002 - 01.2006

First-Third Grade Teacher

Paulding County Schools
08.1997 - 06.2002

Bachelor's - Elementary Education

Kennesaw State University