Megan Wendlick

Address: 1801 9th Street, Apt. 11, Charleston, IL 61920

Phone: 815-295-9648
E-mail: wendlickm@gmail.com
Portfolio: meganwendlick.weebly.com

Objective
I plan on creating an encouraging and positive learning environment to help my students grow as
individuals through music.

Education
Bachelor of Music, K-12 Teacher Licensure | Eastern Illinois University (EIU), Charleston, IL | Anticipated
May 2021
 Concentration in instrumental music
 3.77 GPA

High School Diploma | Bradley-Bourbonnais Community High School (BBCHS) | 2017

 3.61 GPA | Cum Laude
 Treasurer of Tri-M Music Honor Society | 2016-2017

Teaching Experience
Student Teaching | Paris High School | Paris, IL | March-May 2021 (In Progress)
 Collaborating with the director of bands, Dr. Kevin Pruiett, and the assistant director of bands,
Jessica Hendrickson
 Creating various lesson plans and receiving guided experience teaching and assisting with high
school concert band, pep band, jazz band, music theory, and guitar
 Teaching 5th grade beginning flute students at the after school band program at Carolyn Wenz
Elementary School
 Directing the 6th grade and 7th/8th grade band at Mayo Middle School

Student Teaching | Jefferson Elementary School | Charleston, IL | January-February 2021

 Collaborated with the general music teacher, Eric Mueller
 Created various lesson plans and received guided experience teaching in-person, blended, and
remote lessons for 4th, 5th, and 6th grade general music
 Used creative ways to teach students musical concepts. Lesson topics included dynamics, tempo,
body percussion, world music, chord progressions with Boomwhackers, and rock music

Practicum | EIU and Monticello CUSD #25 | Fall 2020

 Created a unit plan on instrument families with detailed lesson plans for a 4 th grade general music
class, and adapted lessons for remote learning
 Received guidance from my practicum professors, Julie Chadd and Cynthia Rich, and my
coordinating teacher, Alison Allender
 Received guided experience teaching the lesson in front of peers both in-person and remotely

Peer Teacher | EIU | 2017-2020

 Guided experience teaching in front of peers in music education methods courses
 Created various lesson plans for brass, woodwinds, percussion, strings, general music, and choir
classes
Related Work Experience
Body Works Fitness Center | Bradley, IL | Daycare Supervisor | 2015-2017
 Interacted with children individually and in small groups
 Planned games and activities for children
 Contact: Cindi Whittington, 815-953-5953

Professional Development
National Association for Music Education | EIU | Collegiate Chapter 130 | 2017-2020
 Served as Treasurer from 2019-2020
 Completed music education related service hours and attended meetings about various music
education topics

Illinois Music Educators Conference | 2018-2020

 Attended professional development sessions related to music education

Chicago Flute Club Festival | 2017-2019

 Attended workshops, masterclasses, and performed with the EIU Flute Choir

Honors and Awards

 George S. Westcott Band Award
 Sally Bohn Delaney Music Scholarship
 Eastern Illinois University Dean’s List
 Excellence in Fine Arts Scholarship
 Commitment to Excellence Scholarship
 John Phillip Sousa Band Award (High School)
 Orchestra Wind Member of the Year (High School)

Music Performance Experience - Flute and Piccolo

College | Eastern Illinois University
 Wind Symphony | 2019-2020
 Eastern Symphonic Orchestra | 2018-2019
 Panther Marching Band | 2018
 Flute Choir | 2017-2020
 Concert Band | Principal Flute | 2017-2018

High School
 BBCHS Concert Band, Symphonic Band, Marching Band, and Symphonic Orchestra | Flute Section
Leader | 2013-2017
 Kankakee Valley Youth Symphony Orchestra | Principal Flute | 2013-2017
 River Valley Wind Ensemble in Kankakee, IL | 2015-2017
 Illinois Music Education Association All-District Band | 2016
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References
Eric Mueller
General Music Teacher
Jefferson Elementary School, Charleston, IL
muellere@charleston.k12.il.us
Cell: 217-549-2632

Dr. Danelle Larson

Instrumental Music Education, Music Education Division Director
Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL
dlarson@eiu.edu
Cell: 217-254-5165

Dr. Alicia Neal

Director of Bands, Associate Professor of Music
Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL
amneal2@eiu.edu
Music office main number: 217-581-3010
Cell: 612-743-7124

Dr. Rebecca Johnson

Assistant Professor of Flute
Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL
rrjohnson2@eiu.edu
Cell: 217-418-8872