Megan Ahlquist meganlahlquist@gmail.

com

PROFESSIONAL OBJECTIVE: Seeking a position as a secondary English and/or political science

teacher to encourage and guide students within a positive learning environment to acquire necessary
learning, academic, and social skills for graduation and their lives beyond.

EDUCATION
Hope College, Holland MI May 2014
Bachelor of Arts, Major: English, Minor: Political Science GPA 3.75/4.0
Michigan Secondary Provisional Certificate
with endorsements in English (BA) and Political Science (CD), grades 6-12
Indiana Professional Educator License
with endorsements in Language Arts and Government & Citizenship, grades 5-12

Honors: Magna Cum Laude, Dean’s List, Hope Grant, June Term in Liverpool, UK

EDUCATIONAL SKILLS
• Curriculum design • ESL/ELL instruction
• Differentiated instruction • Interactive learning
• Inquiry-based learning • Intermediate Spanish fluency
• Gifted & talented instruction • Classroom management

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Humanities Teacher, Lincoln Junior HS—Plymouth, IN Aug. 2015-Present
• Instruct seventh and eight grade Humanities students
• Design curriculum incorporating project- and inquiry-based methods
• Integrate technology to develop 21st Century Skills

English Teacher, Prairie View HS—Henderson, CO 2014-2015

• Instructed ninth grade English, Journalism, and Creative Writing students
• Developed curriculum centered around critical thinking and project-based learning
• Utilized many student-centered learning techniques

Student Teacher, Zeeland West HS—Zeeland, MI Spring 2014

• Created an interdisciplinary historical fiction research unit
• Instructed ninth grade English students using content-based curriculum
• Assisted data-driven interventions following the Response to Intervention model

Teaching Placements, Hope College Fall 2012-2013

• Zeeland East HS—Zeeland, MI
• Calderstones Secondary School—Liverpool, UK
• Saugatuck High School—Saugatuck, MI
ADDITIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE
Academic Bowl Coach, Lincoln Jr. High—Plymouth, IN 2015-Present
• Develop lessons following annually developed curriculum
• Encourage team members to incorporate a growth mindset

Assistant Cross Country Coach, Lincoln Jr. High—Plymouth, IN 2016-Present

• Assist in junior high runners’ training

Circulation Assistant, Van Wylen Library—Holland, MI August 2011-May 2014

• Assist library patrons, shelve materials, organize library materials
• Arranged and executed large relocation of storage materials

Research Assistant, Frost Research Center—Holland, MI Summer 2013

• Developed extensive survey on teenagers’ religious literacy practices
• Analyzed data collected from the survey
• Presented results at a Hope College Research Colloquium

Assistant Program Director, YWCA Camp Cavell—Lexington, MI May 2012-August 2012

• Executed and facilitated planned camp programs
• Instructed archery, technical tree climbing, and kayaking lessons

Counselor/Lifeguard, YWCA Camp Cavell—Lexington, MI May 2011-August 2011

• Counseled 5-8 high school girls each week
• Supervised in waterfront and lifeguarding duties

COLLEGE INVOLVEMENT
Alpha Phi Omega, National Co-Ed Service Fraternity Spring 2012-Fall 2013
• Red Cross blood drive coordinator, Spring-Fall 2013
• New Member Educator, Fall 2013
• Historian, Fall 2013
• Vice President of Service, Spring 2013

Michigan Council for Teachers of English Convention, East Lansing, MI October 2013
• Presented on a panel session, “Poetry Remixed: Using Poetry in 21st Century Ways”
• Attended sessions discussing: Female characters in Young Adult Literature, Racism and Literature, and
the creation and use of eBooks

National Council for Teachers of English Convention, Boston, MA November 2013

• Presented on a panel session, “Poetry Remixed: Using Poetry in 21st Century Ways”
• Attended sessions regarding: Pixar shorts and Close Reading, Holocaust Novels, and Authentic
Assessments while Teaching Shakespeare

PROFESSIONAL PORTFOLIO
• My online portfolio can be found at: www.meganahlquist.weebly.com