Megan McGrath

As a 2nd grade teacher I worked with my 20 students throughout the year with varying needs from ESE to Severe behavior issues, to create routines and positive interactions within the room to help them develop academically. Coming into the position, I took over all ELA Lesson plans. Challenged with an overwhelming amount of behavior issues, especially for a 1st year teacher, I worked with the guidance counselor and MTSS team to tier these students for behavior and get them the support they need. I have experience working with Student Study Teams, creating weekly news letters, parent conferences and working collaboratively with a team.

• Developed positive relationships with parents, communicating regularly about student progress and classroom happenings.
• Assisted in creating a safe and nurturing classroom environment that promoted emotional well-being and academic growth for all students.
• Provided one-on-one support for students with learning disabilities, enabling them to excel in their coursework.
• Provided individualized support for struggling learners, fostering a growth mindset and boosting confidence in their abilities.

While looking for a Teaching position I worked a part-time clerical job in order to have the flexibility to job hunt (go on interviews..etc). This position was at a contracting company. My main duty was to complete “breakdowns”: Calculating and documenting the amount spent to other companies for materials or to subcontractors. Figuring out the amount spent on each job and the profits gained, as well as the amount of commission each sales person was due.

• Completed clerical tasks such as filing, copying, and distributing mail.
• Managed daily data entry and kept clerical information accurate and up-to-date.
• Maintained and updated office records, both digital and physical.
• Welcomed office visitors and alerted staff to arrivals of scheduled appointments.

As the lead/only teacher in the 2 year old classroom I managed eleven 2 year olds. Cultivating lesson plans based off weekly themes, I engaged children in activities to develop their fine and gross motor skills as well as educational activities in order to reach the milestones associated with their age group. As the sole teacher that the children spent 9 hours a day with, I was responsible for modeling positive interactions, building their self esteem and assisting them in understanding how to interact with the world, as well as caring for their individual personal needs. Two students in my class had severe behavioral issues so curbing their behavior with positive reinforcement and individualizing activities for these students was included in my day to day duties.

• Maintained tidy environment to comply with cleanliness and sanitation standards.
• Assisted in preparation of meals and snacks to provide children with proper nutrition.
• Gathered materials and resources to prepare for lessons and activities.
• Maintained well-controlled classrooms by clearly outlining standards and reinforcing positive behaviors.
• Actively encouraged children to develop their communication, problem-solving and social skills.
• Consulted with parents to build and maintain positive support networks and support continuing education strategies.
• Intervened in disruptive behavior, using positive reinforcement strategies to redirect and calm children.
• Documented behavior, development and learning of children to enable tracking history and maintain accurate records.
• Facilitated the learning of potty training for the students that were ready. Diaper changes for the rest of the students every 2 hours.

5th Grade

• Taught 100% of the Material for 7 weeks, Developing engaging Lesson Plans incorporating the Standards.
• Subbed 5 days.
• Had 8 Observations in which I achieved an "Innovating" or "Applying" on each element.
• Developed lesson plans that incorporated mandated topics and included immersive activities for student engagement.
• Cultivated positive relationships with administration, teaching staff and students.
• Graded tests and checked homework assignments, documenting information in student records then used this data to Modify lessons and curriculum to accommodate the students learning abilities.
• Participated in department meetings to provide input to colleagues about student achievement and improvement.
• Scheduled conferences with parents to discuss students' progress and classroom behavior.

• Cultivated positive relationships with parents and children leading to babysitting jobs I still work with now.
• Lead Group Fitness Classes including music, dance and structured activities. I Followed a structured class curriculum for each age group, facilitating group dances, songs and activities. Using the various materials in the gym I set up different activities for the children to engage in, preformed puppet shows and lead a group of typically 15 babies-toddlers through the hour long class.
• Participated in weekly team meetings reviewing the curriculum for the upcoming week and moving the equipment in the gym around to match the activities for that week.
• Lead Pre-School Prep program, a three hour camp style program instructing students ages 3-5. In this program the students engaged in early learning activities as well as a craft.
• Lead Pre-Ballet Class with Recital: When beginning working at MyGym I informed the company of my dance background and was able to start a ballet class at the gym. The Ballet class included eight girls aged 3-7 , we learned the basics of ballet and preformed a recital dance at the end of the program.
• Sold memberships and birthday party sessions to new customers and members.
• Facilitated Birthday Parties
• -Reset party rooms between events by collecting trash, wiping down surfaces and sweeping floor.
• -Helped clients plan themed events for infants and young children's birthday parties.

As a mobile dance company, I traveled to different pre-schools and taught an hour long dance class, 30 minutes of ballet and 30 minutes of tap.

• To begin the job I researched Ballet and Tap instructional techniques and purchased dance attire, I also created playlists including children's music and dance activities.
• I planned curriculum based classes teaching students the beginnings of ballet and tap.
• When arriving at the pre-schools I gathered my class from the different aged rooms and changed them into their dance attire, I would begin the class by warming the students up, then begin ballet, then tap, and towards the end of the year we began working on our recital dance.
• I choreographed the recital dances for both ballet and tap.

Kindergarten

As a Junior at FAU I attended the Lab School, FAU A.D Henderson Elementary twice a week.

• Collaborated with primary classroom teacher to develop and implement activities. Planned and delivered lessons covering understanding place value,phonics and other Kindergarten standards.
• Graded and evaluated student assignments, papers and course work.
• Worked with I-ready and took Training Course on B.E.S.T standards.
• Enhanced student knowledge of technology by integrating various web-based applications for research and assignments.
• Developed and implemented lesson plans that addressed general students as well as those with individualized 504 plans as part of integrated classroom.

• Took reservations and to-go orders by phone, answered customer questions and informed of accurate wait times, Answered customer questions about hours, seating and menu information.
• Assigned patrons to tables suitable for needs and restaurant section rotation.
• Supported servers, food runners and bussers with keeping dining area ready for every guest. Routinely supported other areas of restaurant by answering telephones and completing financial transactions for other staff members.
• Assisted FOH and BOH staff with preparing for events to coordinate smooth execution to maximize guest satisfaction.

4th Grade

As a practicum student in my sophomore year of college I spent one day a week in this Broward County School.

• Collaborated with primary classroom teacher to develop and implement activities.
• Assisted with non-classroom duties such as lunch support, arrivals attendance and departure monitoring.
• Kept students on-task with proactive behavior modification and positive reinforcement strategies.
• Applied diverse techniques to control and improve student behavior.
• Graded and evaluated student assignments, papers and course work.
• Supervised learning groups of students in classroom stations.

• Maintained Cupcake counter, restocked items by icing plain cupcakes, operated the front counter by selling cupcakes and assisted customers in creating custom cakes by designing them based off their requests.
• Closed the store, cleaning all surfaces and putting all the cupcake trays away for the next day, balancing the cash register and putting all the days profits in a deposit box.
• Assisted in setting up catering for Weddings/events.
• Lifted cases and pushed or pulled heavy tray carts when restocking and preparing inventory.
• Maintained current knowledge of menu items, ingredients and special order products for sale in bakery.