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Nikki Gunnoe
Teaching
Jacksonville,Florida
Summary
Experienced professional educator with a strong background in education. Dedicated to creating impactful learning experiences that cater to the diverse needs of students. Skilled in developing comprehensive curriculum and managing classrooms to establish a supportive and effective learning environment. Recognized for fostering collaboration within teams and adapting to changing classroom dynamics, always striving for measurable student success.
Overview
32
32
years of professional experience
5
5
Certifications
Work History
ESE Teacher
Westview K-8
01.2022 - Current
- 2nd/3rd Grade ESE CSS
- Conducted ongoing communication with support staff, including paraprofessionals and therapists, to ensure a cohesive approach to meeting each student''s needs.
- Collaborated with other ESE teachers to develop and implement best practices for special education instruction.
Various Teaching Roles
Chimney Lakes Elementary
01.2021 - 01.2023
- Developed strong rapport with students, fostering a positive and supportive learning environment.
- Collaborated with colleagues to develop interdisciplinary lessons, connecting subject matter across various topics.
- Increased overall class participation by creating an inclusive environment that valued all students'' opinions and ideas.
Social Studies Teacher
Duval Virtual Academy
01.2020 - 01.2021
- Completed documentation of attendance, grades, and other required details.
- Devised lesson plans reflecting student educational, cultural and language diversity.
- Cultivated strong relationships with parents, maintaining open lines of communication to support student progress at home.
- Planned learning activities that provided students with opportunities to observe, question and investigate social studies topics.
Various Teaching Roles
Baldwin Middle-Senior High School
01.2008 - 01.2020
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
- Reading Department Chairperson / Middle school
- New Teacher Mentor/Intern Mentor
- Union representative, in charge of administrating regular meetings with teachers
Various Teaching Roles
Wesconnett Elementary
01.1998 - 01.2008
- Model Classroom – Readers' Workshop
- Chairperson of School Improvement Team
- Planned lessons according to district standards to cover requirements and prepare for standardized tests.
- Professional Development Facilitator
- Built positive relationships with parents to involve families in educational process.
- Reading Department Chairperson
- New Teacher Mentor/Intern Mentor
- Conducted workshops for parents to achieve encourage collaboration with and knowledge of standards expectatopns, providing materials to assist parents.
1st Grade Teacher
Dinsmore Elementary
01.1993 - 01.1998
- Member of School Improvement Team
- Director of the Extended Day Program involving data entering, managing payments, and supervising other employees
- Built positive relationships with parents to involve families in educational process.
- Helped students develop self-esteem and life skills by fostering healthy conflict-resolution, critical thinking, and communication.
Education
Education Specialist - K -12 Leadership
Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, AZ01.2016
Master of Arts - Reading: Curriculum and Instruction
Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, AZ01.2010
Bachelor of Arts - Elementary Education
Southeastern University
Lakeland, FL01.1993
Skills
- Classroom organization
- Parent-teacher collaboration
- Data collection
- Data Analysis
- Administration
- Critical thinking
- Relationship building
- Growth mindset
- Positive role model and mentor
- Subject matter expertise
- Verbal and written communication
- Team building
Accomplishments
- Administration - Managed School Improvement Team that resulted in greater student achievement.
- Employed creative strategies and organizational skills to encourage student learning achieving a model classroom used to enhance the learning of other teachers.
- Administration - Managed the Extended Day Program providing parents with the care of their children beyond the school day.
- Data Organization - Organized scores of over 80 students into online database for parents' immediate access.
- Led Intensive Reading class to an average 3.5 grade level increase for reading Lexile scores which were the highest in the county during the 2008-2009 school year.
- Lesson Implementation - Met all assigned learning goals through the implementation of self-created curriculum for Intensive Reading Class resulting in reading standardized scores falling in the top 25% for the county during the 2011 - 2012 school year.
Certification
- Elementary Education / Grades 1-6
- Social Sciences Grades 5-9
- Reading Certification Grades K-12
- English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) / Grades K-12
- Educational Leadership Grades K-12
Professionaldistinctions
- National Board for Professional Teaching Standards Certification, 01/01/07, 12/31/17, Literacy: Reading-Language Arts/ Early and Middle Childhood
- Highest Reading Lexile level gains for Middle School in Duval County, 08/01/08, 05/01/09
- Invitation to participate in the QEA Initiative for top 25% in the county with 7th Grade reading scores, 08/01/16, 05/01/17
Work Preference
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