Meg Burke
Doylestown,PA
Summary
Experienced professional with 27+ years in transformative learning, specializing in curriculum, instruction/assessment, ELD, and inclusive practices. Proven track record in curriculum development, program evaluation, innovative professional development opportunities, and increasing family/community engagement. Skilled in leading development activities, coordinating with staff, and creating training programs to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion. Committed to enriching and supporting teaching and learning to help students meet academic standards and demonstrate continued growth. Outstanding presentation, communication, and critical thinking skills.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Teaching and Learning Consultant
Bucks County Intermediate Unit
01.2023 - Current
- Increase Title funding by 50% to enhance educational opportunities for public, nonpublic, and career technical schools
- Coordinate with school administrators and stakeholders to identify funding needs, develop budgets, and evaluate programs to ensure compliance with Title regulations
- Design and implement innovative professional development opportunities ensuring that all students, including those from diverse backgrounds, receive a high-quality education that meets their unique needs and fosters academic success.
- Increase the efficacy of the Bucks IU ELD Advisory Council by designing on-going systems of support for districts that include current/research based professional development opportunities, monthly and bi-monthly advisory council meetings, and on-going communication from PDE regarding updates from the field, systems and processes for monitoring student progress ensuring that all students, including those from diverse linguistic backgrounds, receive a high-quality education that meets their unique needs and fosters academic success.
Coordinator of English Language Development & Inclusion
Centennial School District
01.2022 - 01.2023
- Oversee implementation of Educational Equity Policy and Practices and English Language Development Programing
- Develop and implement systems and procedures to address needs of culturally and emotionally diverse students, staff, parents, and families
- Create strategic goals to engage families and community in achieving success for all students
- Collaborate with district administrators to develop, lead, and implement systematic process that identifies and addresses experiences that create barriers to student engagement and achievement
- Coordinate with District leadership to assure that all areas of assessment, data collection, disaggregation, analysis, data usage, and evaluation are in alignment with district goals, Program Quality Review (PQR), DVCEE Equity Audit, and TSI and ATSI designations
- Provide coaching, professional development, and support to teachers, support staff, administration, and families that focuses on culture, climate, and culturally relevant and authentic practices.
Literacy Instructional Coach K - 12
North Penn School District
01.2015 - 01.2022
- Participate in improving teacher instruction/methods and learning activities on all levels to achieve designated objectives
- Lead teachers with planning and pacing of lessons, development of differentiated lessons, and selection of best practices to meet students' needs
- Utilize in-depth knowledge to observe lessons and provide feedback for teacher professional growth and student success
- Assist in professional development for K-12 teachers, support staff, administrators, and families while cultivating meaningful relationships
- Provide strategic leadership and direction for curriculum implementation in alignment with state standards and school comprehensive planning
- Render expertise and support teachers in developing resources, materials, tools, and information to deliver classroom instruction and planning
- Improve staff member knowledge, skills, attitudes, and behaviors by delivering professional development on relevant and targeted topics
- Devise and implement coaching plans for teachers to ensure student improvement and teacher growth
- Play a key role in development of systems and structures to improve teacher practices at the county and state levels.
Secondary English Teacher
Pennbrook Middle School North Penn School District
01.1999 - 01.2016
- Design a program to assist students to achieve learning objectives and curriculum goals
- Prepare lesson materials/resources for student development by using various games, music, books, art, and technology
- Taught 6th - 12th English including co-taught, honors, and academic courses
- Strategically positioned as the lead of ELA curriculum and assessment writing common-based assessments, midterm exams, final exams, and writing exams
- Drove substantial efforts as curriculum committee member for textbook adoption and implementation for grades 7 - 9
- Ensured curriculum-based assessments for grades 4 - 8 while serving as a professional development coordinator for grades 7 - 9
- Worked as cultural proficiency and equity committee member (2000 - 2022) and PA Distinguished educator.
Education
Educational Leadership: Principal Certification PK-12 -
Delaware Valley University
Masters of Education +30 in Educational Leadership -
Bob Randall & Associates|Gratz College
Secondary Education Teaching Certification Instructional II -
Bloomsburg University
Skills
- Literacy & ELD (K-12)
- Curriculum & Instruction
- Professional Development
- Diversity and Inclusion
- Assessment Methodologies
- Project Management
- Relationship Building
- Culture Transformation
- Program Development
- Academic Achievement Plan
- Data Analysis
- Community Outreach
- Training & Development
- Technology Integration
- Team Leadership & Mentoring
Certification
- Innocent Classroom Project - Dismantling Racial Bias (May 2022)
- Peardeck Certification/Coach (September 2019)
- Ed Puzzle Certification/Coach (September 2018)
- Nearpod Certification/Coach (September 2018)
- NewsELA Certification/Coach (September 2018)
- Adobe Spark Certification/Coach (September 2018)
- Pennsylvania Institute For Instructional Coaching (May 2018)
Professional Development
- ELD Professional Learning Conference 190 Days: Two Leaders and a Quest to Empower ELD Through the Power of Professional | Equity and Access For Multilingual Students (November 2023)
- ELD Professional Learning Series Bucks County IU "Empowering Success: A 3-Day Workshop Exploring Immigration Pathways, Unveiling the Story Behind the Data, and Fostering Advocacy for Empowering Growth"|Fall-Winter 2023 2024
- ELD Program Quality Review Centennial School District, Council Rock School District, and Neshaminy School District | October 2023 - October 2024
- What We Face Project: Portraits and Stories of Ukrainian Refugees| Studio Incamminati, Bensalem School District, ELD Professional Learning Conference, Ready Set Go WITF Harrisburg| Fall and Spring 2023 - 2024
- Navigating Immigration Pathways| Bucks County Intermediate Unit| Fall 2022
- PSEA Speaker and Presenter (2021 & 2022) - "Pushing the Pedal on Pedagogy" and "Literacy For All".
- Host and Founder of ELA RECESS #ELARECESS and ELD RECESS #ELDRECESS (2019 - Present) - Ways to Ignite, Inspire, and Empower Student Voices in the ELA Classroom.
- Contributor to the New York Times Learning Network (2019 - 2022) - "What's Going On In This Picture." Transferring critical analysis of film to reading, writing, and thinking critically about texts.
- Educational Consultant (Meg Burke Consulting, est. 2018.) - Build, develop, organize, and lead professional development for wide scale school transformation of curriculum and assessment to meet the needs of all students and stakeholders in PA and NJ.
- Educational Leader and Speaker (2017 - present) - Presenter at the Pennsylvania Educational Technology Expo and Conference on Google integration in the ELA curriculum and virtual experiences, Montgomery County Intermediate Unit (Text Dependent Analysis), Pennsylvania Department of Ed. (Text Dependent Analysis), Kingwood School District (Text Dependent Analysis and Tech Integration), Delaware Valley School District (Text Dependent Analysis and Culturally Responsive Teaching), Southern Lehigh School District (Text Dependent Analysis and Culturally Responsive Teaching), and Parkland Area School District (Text Dependent Analysis and Culturally Responsive Teaching).
Timeline
Teaching and Learning Consultant
Bucks County Intermediate Unit
01.2023 - Current
Coordinator of English Language Development & Inclusion
Centennial School District
01.2022 - 01.2023
Literacy Instructional Coach K - 12
North Penn School District
01.2015 - 01.2022
Secondary English Teacher
Pennbrook Middle School North Penn School District
01.1999 - 01.2016
Educational Leadership: Principal Certification PK-12 -
Delaware Valley University
Masters of Education +30 in Educational Leadership -
Bob Randall & Associates|Gratz College
Secondary Education Teaching Certification Instructional II -
Bloomsburg University
- Innocent Classroom Project - Dismantling Racial Bias (May 2022)
- Peardeck Certification/Coach (September 2019)
- Ed Puzzle Certification/Coach (September 2018)
- Nearpod Certification/Coach (September 2018)
- NewsELA Certification/Coach (September 2018)
- Adobe Spark Certification/Coach (September 2018)
- Pennsylvania Institute For Instructional Coaching (May 2018)
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