Megan S.
Private tutor in Madison, WI
Education
Bachelor of Science in English Education, University of Wisconsin—Platteville, Platteville, WI Wisconsin DPI License: 73-300 Overall GPA: 3.4/4.0 GPA in Major: 3.75/4.0
Experience
Special Education Assistant at Verona Area High School, Verona, WI August 2008-Present Assisted students with special needs in regular education classrooms, supervised IS Tutorial, assisted students in social concerns/issues, assisted students in maintaining grades, assisted teachers with classroom duties (lesson planning, test and assignment modification, attendance, grading), attended IEP meetings and parent conferences, assisted in teaching Read 180. Summer Enrichment Teacher at East High School, Madison, WI June 2008- August 2009 Taught Study Skills and English 9 to students who needed credits, created and taught unit plans for Sharon Draper’s Tears of a Tiger, Forged by Fire, and Darkness Before Dawn focusing on reading and writing skills. (Study Skills and English 9 Summer 2008, 2 sections of English 9 Summer 2009, 2 sections of English 9 for 2010 program) Cross-Categorical Special Education Substitute at New Century School, Verona, WI May 2008-June 2008 Taught/worked with several students with special needs including students labeled with ADD/ADHD, autism, auditory processing disorders, dyslexia, dysgraphia, and expressive language issues. Long-Term Substitute at Poynette High School, Poynette, WI September 2007-December 2007 Taught English 9, Creative Writing, and Speech, created and taught units in: short stories, William Golding’s Lord of the Flies, poetry, parts of speech, variety of different speeches including persuasive, informative, personal experience, and several creative writing assignments, calculated grading in Infinite Campus, attended IEP and staff development meetings, took on full responsibility of the regular classroom teacher. Student Teaching, River Valley Middle School, Spring Green, WI April 2007-June 2007 Taught Language Arts to 7th graders, created unit plan for Kipling’s Rikki-tikki-tavi, observed teachers in other disciplines, planned the 7th grade career day field trip, attended IEP meetings, graded all student work, participated in staff development meetings, provided feedback to parents via RVMS newsletters and e-mails. Student Teaching, Dodgeville High School, Dodgeville, WI January 2007-March 2007 Taught English 3 and 4, created unit plans for Wilder’s Our Town, Shakespeare’s Hamlet, short stories, essay writing, and problem/solution research, held parent-teacher conferences, graded student work, participated in staff development meetings, assisted student council.
Availability
Any day in the evening
Can Meet
Up to 30 minutes away at my regular hourly rate
Hobbies
Reading, writing, camping, cooking, crafting
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