Megan Miller
Secondary Teacher
Walker,Iowa
Summary
Enthusiastic secondary educator eager to contribute to team success through hard work, attention to detail and excellent organizational skills. I'm motivated to learn, grow and excel in the education field. I am constantly bringing proven success in implementing technology-based curriculum delivery and assessment tools. Overall being passionate about fostering academic development and success for every student is very important to me in this field .
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education
Work History
7th & 8th Grade Language Arts Teacher
Center Point-Urbana Community Schools
Center Point, IA
08.2008 - Current
- Incorporated Standard Base Grading
- Aligned curriculum to state standards
- Created lesson plans to reach lower functioning reading students
- Weekly emails to all parents addressing classroom lessons, activities, and homework
- Was trained and then taught Second Chance Reading
- Implemented Leader in Me & PBIS into the classroom and school
- Collaborated daily with colleagues on units, lessons, activities, etc
- Used technology daily: Chromebooks, personal devices, and apps to create activities and lesson plans.
Adjunct Instructor
Upper Iowa University
Fayette, IA
08.2017 - 08.2018
- EDU: 435/521 Middle School Students’ Growth, Development, and Management
- Described major milestones in the growth and development of the middle school aged student: physical, intellectual, emotional, and social characteristics
- Analyzed and discussed the human growth and developmental milestones of a typical middle school student
- Described and defended appropriate management of middle school students in relation to modifying instructional strategies already learned
- EDU 428: Middle School Curriculum, Design, and Strategies
- Explained the middle school concept
- Described the teaming philosophy and components in relation to middle school teaching
- Discussed the importance of middle level advisement programs
- Planned a parallel or an interdisciplinary thematic unit
- Described and demonstrated the application of a variety of student evaluation measures to determine continuous, positive assessment of the middle level student’s progress in school
- Demonstrated teaching strategies appropriate for middle school instruction
- Related effective classroom management techniques that help to maximize learning
8th Grade Language Arts Teacher
Hoover Middle School
Waterloo, Iowa
08.2007 - 05.2008
- Modified and revamped a career unit for students going into high school and later college
- Created lesson plans to address all educational needs by using Strategies to Engage the Mind of the Learner by Rachel Billmeyer
- Worked with four different guided reading groups
- Incorporated technology to all units that were taught
6th Grade School Teacher
Athanasius Catholic School
Jesup, Iowa
08.2002 - 05.2007
- Taught in multi-age classroom: students in grades 5-8
- Modified assessments to meet the needs of individual students
- Participated in faculty meetings, grade-level and in-service meetings and other duties as assigned
- Taught the importance of community service through can food drives, service hours, Earth Day activities, volunteer appreciation and much more
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Elementary Education And Middle Level Education
University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls, IA 01.1999 - 05.2002
Master of Arts - Education Reading Endorsement
Viterbo University
La Crosse, WI 08.2003 - 07.2007
Skills
Online instruction
Group Instruction
Testing and evaluation
Curriculum planning
Differentiated instruction
Curriculum Development
Timeline
Adjunct Instructor
Upper Iowa University
08.2017 - 08.2018
7th & 8th Grade Language Arts Teacher
Center Point-Urbana Community Schools
08.2008 - Current
8th Grade Language Arts Teacher
Hoover Middle School
08.2007 - 05.2008
Master of Arts - Education Reading Endorsement
Viterbo University
08.2003 - 07.2007
6th Grade School Teacher
Athanasius Catholic School
08.2002 - 05.2007
Bachelor of Arts - Elementary Education And Middle Level Education
University of Northern Iowa
01.1999 - 05.2002