Fresno State alumna Jennifer Click cares greatly for the community and the children we serve. Passionate about science, she became a teacher to inspire students to learn about their world and ask critical questions about what they see. She strives to connect with students on a personal level and let them know someone cares about them.

As a science teacher at Edison High School in Fresno Unified, she was nominated for the NBC Sports All-Star Teacher of the Year award by a former student. She has spent the past nine years at Edison High School encouraging students to become passionate about chemistry and physics.

"My favorite thing about my job is getting students excited about science," she said. "What other job has such a direct impact on young people? They are so creative and have such different personalities that every day is a cool new adventure."

Recognized as a finalist for the All-Star Teacher Award, Jennifer won $2,000 for her school. She plans to use the funds to jumpstart a Tiger Tutors program, in which high school students travel to elementary schools and read books and tutor younger students. The Tiger Tutors program is an expansion of her current club, E-City Pantry Club. The E-City Pantry Club focuses on hygiene and community outreach. Over the past three years, thousands of personal hygiene packs have been donated to local schools, community centers, and shelters.

Jennifer earned her bachelor's degree in natural sciences in chemistry with a dual single subject teaching credential in chemistry and physics. She enrolled in the M.A. in Education, Curriculum and Instruction Option, program last fall.

"I write virtually all of my classroom curriculum and am always trying to find innovative instruction techniques," she said. "I love getting students to understand complex material (chemistry) and think that it is all about setting them up with good curriculum and solid instruction."

Jennifer plans to graduate with her master's degree in spring 2019 and hopes to write curriculum on a larger scale.

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