Megan L.

Drew
mgndrew@gmail.com 14 Hawk Drive Ringoes, NJ, 08551 (C) (512) 497-3878

Objective

Create a positive learning environment where students can grow academically, socially, and emotionally.
Support students in their efforts to reach their academic and personal goals.

Education

Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ May 2020

MAT, Students with Disabilities Teacher Certification

Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ May 2019

BA, Family Science and Human Development

Teaching Experience

Student Teaching, Newark Public School District, NJ December 2019 - Present

● Developed student motivation through relationship building with students of all academic ability
levels.
● Collaborated with multiple content area teachers in designing task initiation prompts for students
who easily became off-task.
● Supported students in the after school S.T.E.A.M. program with homework assistance primarily
in the subject of Math
● Facilitated student projects in the arts with an emphasis on drawing, painting, and clay during the
after school program
● Connected with parents about their child's academic goals, social skills, and how to work together
to support their child’s success

Substitute Teacher, Readington Public School District, Readington, NJ April 2018 - Present
● Implemented lesson plans for K-8 students in various content areas
● Assisted with assessments, grading, and entering students grades
● Monitored the main office and was responsible for signing in parents and school visitors,
supported teachers with copying and delivering materials to classrooms, and generated
communication between the school and community in the form of bulk correspondence

Substitute Teacher, Flemington-Raritan School District, Flemington, NJ October 2017 - Present

● Implemented lesson plans for K-8 students in various content areas
● Supervised student’s in non-teaching environments, ensuring safety during before and after
school entry and dismissal and during assigned hallway duties
Teaching Intern, Hunterdon County Polytech, Flemington, NJ 2014 - 2015
● Created authentic activities using manipulatives to develop spelling and sensory skills which
could be applied to descriptive language
● Developed new games which provided scaffolding to students during their early lessons in the
areas of fractions, pie charts, mixed numbers and analyzation of math problems

Additional Experience

Head Counselor, Camp Winnewald, Lebanon, NJ Summer, 2018

● Co-coordinated schedule development for 250+ campers ages 5-14
● Designed lessons plans and activities that aligned with weekly camp themes and the events

Head Counselor, YMCA Camp Carr, Clinton, NJ Summer 2016 - Summer 2018
● Supervised 40+ campers, ages 12-16, with a variety of social and cognitive disabilities to
participate in off-campus field trips
● Provided opportunities to diverse populations that fostered social relationships, development of
social cues and self-regulation techniques

Conference Presentations
● Contemplative Education in a Modern Society March 2018
● Educational Approaches to Teaching Customs, Culture, and Diversity March 2017

Honors/Professional Affiliations
● Justice for Education Club Fall 2018-Present
● Order of Omega Leadership Society Fall 2017-Present
● Kappa Omicron Nu Family Science/Human Development Honor Society Spring 2017-Present
● Alpha Lambda Delta Freshman Honor Society Spring 2016-Present
● Dean’s List Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2017
● FCCLA Teach and Train Gold State, Silver National Summer 2015

Skills
● Proficient in School-Based Software Platforms (PowerSchool, Zoom, and Canvas)
● Proficient in Google Suite, Microsoft Office/Teams, PowerPoint

Volunteer Work
● SPEAG Parent Society for Children with Disabilities, Flemington, NJ Spring 2019
● Trunk or Treat, Newark Public Schools, Newark NJ Fall 2016

References
MaryAnn Kilpatrick Student Teaching Supervisor, Montclair State University (973) 256-5810
Vanessa Garcia English Language Arts Teacher, Newark Public Schools (973) 391-4965
Deborah Shultze Special Education Teacher, Newark Public Schools (201) 618-6744