Margaret A. Delgado Chernick
Twinsburg,Ohio
Summary
Experienced with creating personalized lessons based on individual student data to increase classroom engagement and agency. Creates opportunities for students to practice civic engagement through writing on behalf of organizations, businesses, and individuals in the community. Utilizes resources and programming by a wide variety of professional organizations to provide students with instruction that aligns with the needs of 21st century career fields.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
English Teacher
Twinsburg High School
08.2007 - Current
- Classes Taught: English 9 10, 11, 12, Personalized Pathway, Contemporary Issues, Drama, Advanced Drama, Writing for Civic Engagement, College Writing Dual Credit
- Supervising Administrator: Emily Hunt
- Served on the Twinsburg City School District Curriculum Committee, PBIS Committee, and Personalized Learning Cohort.
- Currently serving on the Twinsburg City School District AI Committee.
- Supervised three student teacher candidates.
- Advised the technical staff for drama productions.
- Currently advising Speech and Debate, GLSEN, and Literary Magazine Clubs.
English Teacher
Norwayne High School
08.2003 - 05.2007
- Classes Taught: Language Arts 10, OGT Intervention all subjects, Photography, Yearbook, Literature Appreciation
- Supervising Administrator: Doug Zimmerly
- Co-facilitated the CREW (Creating Responsibility and Expanding our World), an after school tutoring and activity program.
- Oversaw the first Norwayne Boys Tennis Team, Student Book Club and Student Literary Magazine.
- Started a Literature Appreciation class at Norwayne High School and piloted the use of Moodle as an online element of the class.
- Integrated digital photography to the photography curriculum and oversaw student remodeling of darkroom facilities.
Lifeguard, Swim Team Coach and Water Safety Instructor
Twinsburg Fitness Center
05.1999 - 08.2003
Kent State University
08.2001 - 05.2003
- Teaching Assistant for various professors in the History Department
Education
Master of Arts - History
Kent State University
Kent, Ohio05.2004
Bachelor of Arts - English and History
Muskingum College
New Concord, Ohio05.2001
Skills
- Collaborative teaching
- Curriculum development
- Classroom management
- Student assessment
- Differentiated instruction
- Public speaking coaching
- Community engagement
- Data-driven instruction
- AI in education integration
- Cross-curricular collaboration
- Student engagement
- Student-centered learning
Certification
- Ohio Department of Education License: High School (7-12) History and English
Accomplishments
- Create a course titled "Writing for Civic Engagement" at Twinsburg High School that focuses on providing students with service-learning opportunities and civic engagement writing projects.
- Contributed a chapter titled "Stories of Our Community: Podcasting for Place-Based Inquiry" for the 2024 text Place-Based Writing in Action: Opportunities for Authentic Writing in the World Beyond the Classroom, edited by Rob Montgomery and Amanda Montgomery.
- Presented at conferences for various organizations on place-based learning. These organizations include: National Council for Teachers of English (NCTE), Ohio Council of Teachers of English Language Arts (OCTELA), National Writing Project at Kent State University (NWP-KSU).
Professional Development
- Sphere Summit (Summer 2024)
- National Writing Project Summer Institute (Summer 2009)
- National Writing Project "Write Where You Are" Workshops (Summers 2018-2024)- Attendee and Presenter
- National Council of Teachers of English National Conventions - Attendee and Presenter
- Ohio Council of Teachers of English State Conventions - Attendee and Presenter
- Tri-County Educational Service Center and ESC of Northeast Ohio Workshops
- Professional Memberships include: National Writing Project Teacher Consultant, National Council of Teachers of English, Ohio Council of English Language Arts, Facing History
Affiliations
- Transcribed archival letters for the Ohio Memory Project through the Ohio Historical Society and Kent State University (2002-2003)
- Participated in the Archeological Field School in Williamsburg, VA (Summer 2002)
Timeline
English Teacher
Twinsburg High School
08.2007 - Current
English Teacher
Norwayne High School
08.2003 - 05.2007
Kent State University
08.2001 - 05.2003
Lifeguard, Swim Team Coach and Water Safety Instructor
Twinsburg Fitness Center
05.1999 - 08.2003
Bachelor of Arts - English and History
Muskingum College
Master of Arts - History
Kent State University