About
Twenty years in education. Four apps shipped. One conviction.
Educators shouldn't have to wait for someone else to build the tool they need. I teach them to build it themselves.
01 — The Short Version
I'm Dr. Nicole Kammer — educator, author, speaker, and EdTech founder. I hold a doctorate in Educational Leadership from Monmouth University, a master's in Human Development from the University of Maryland, and undergraduate degrees in Visual Art and Psychology. That combination is the whole story: research discipline plus a maker's hands.
My published work began with the Concept-Oriented Reading Instruction team (under my maiden name, N. T. Scafiddi) and continues in IGI Global volumes on inclusive leadership and social-emotional learning. My current work turns that research into software families and classrooms actually use.
Kammer Creative is where those two halves meet — books, learning resources, family guides, teacher tools, and the apps: CivicPass Prep, Word Adventures USA, The Storybook Coach, and Journal Spark.
02 — The Track Record
- 2024 — Present
Program Manager & Professor
State College of Florida
Leading early childhood education programs — strategic visioning, faculty professional development, and community partnerships.
- 2021 — 2023
Education Program Manager
Ocean County College
Built and funded early childhood programs with community partners, growing participation and securing sustainability.
- 2018 — 2020
Project Coordinator
Atlantic County Council for Young Children
Literacy nights, resource fairs, and family engagement workshops — measured, refined, and scaled with data.
- 2019 — Present
Founder & Resource Designer
Teacher Hearts Coffee
An educational resource platform for literacy, STEAM, and growth mindset, grown to a 30% repeat-customer base.
03 — Credentials
Ed.D.
Educational Leadership · Monmouth University
M.Ed.
Human Development · University of Maryland
B.A.
Visual Art · Stockton University
B.S.
Psychology · Stockton University
04 — How I Work
Data first, warmth always
Decisions grounded in what the numbers show, delivered by someone who still remembers what a hard Tuesday in a classroom feels like.
Build with, not for
Nothing I design gets handed down. Teachers and families are in the room while it's being made.
Finish the implementation
I stay interested in what happens after the keynote — the checkpoints, the ownership, the February slump.