CERTIFICATION New York State Initial Certifications

Meghan M. Lawrence

CERTIFICATION New York State Initial Certifications • Literacy Education, B-6 (effective 12/05) • Childhood Education, 1-6 (9/04) • Middle Childhood Education, 5-9 (9/04) • Childhood with Disabilities, 1-6 (9/04) • Middle Childhood with Disabilities, 5-9 (9/04)

EDUCATION Nazareth College of Rochester Nazareth College of Rochester M.S. in Literacy Education Specialist B.A. in Psychology December 2005 GPA: 3.75 Concentration: Inclusive Education May 2004 GPA: 3.2

STUDENT Victor Central School District, Rochester, NY (10/03-12/03) TEACHING Grade 6 Inclusion, Victor Intermediate School • Developed relationships with students that helped create a positive environment for learning in a grade 4,5,6 school setting. • Differentiated math instruction for students with special needs including those with learning disabilities and Asperger’s Syndrome in addition to a general student population. • Taught hands-on algebra as one part of an enrichment program, making extensive use of manipulatives and learning a new approach to math instruction. • Participated in numerous activities as part of an interdisciplinary unit on the Holocaust including leading literature circles, attending a Geva Theater performance, and listening to guest speakers. • Wrote weekly progress reports for students and participated in parent conferences, faculty, and 6th grade team meetings. • Assessed student learning through a variety of means including tests, journal writing, rubrics, and measurable learning outcomes from carefully designed units.

Rochester City School District, Rochester, NY (9/03-10/03) Grades 1, 2, 3, Consultant Teacher/School #35 • Earned the trust and confidence of students by showing an active interest in their lives and by building upon their experiences in classroom activities. • Differentiated lessons and provided individualized support to students with emotional disturbance, learning disabilities, ADHD, and autism based on IEP’s on both a pull-out and push-in basis. • Created classroom management system that successfully improved behavioral issues for a second grade child with emotional disturbance through positive reinforcement. • Also taught students with limited English language proficiency, focusing on phonemic awareness and make extensive use of visual learning techniques. • Administered Emergent Literacy Survey and Development Reading Assessment to determine student reading level and collaborated with classroom teachers to plan lessons based on results. • Participated in faculty, pre-referral committee, and grade level planning meetings, as well as parent conferences.

GRADUATE Rochester City School District, Rochester, NY (1/05-4/05) PRACTICUM School #9 – Assist a second grade student having difficulty with reading. Administer Marie Clay EXPERIENCE Observation Survey and Bader Reading Inventory to determine different reading levels and design appropriate lessons. Focus on QAR strategy to improve reading comprehension.

UNDERGRADUATE Monroe County BOCES #1, Rochester, NY (5/03-6/03) FIELD 6:1:1/Grade 6,7,8-Morgan Middle School - Worked 1:1 with students and attended all their classes EXPERIENCE and specials. Taught several lessons. Shared responsibilities with the teacher and teacher’s aide. Attended a CSE meeting along with various staff meetings. Learned more about IEP’s and FBA’s.

Brighton City School District, Brighton, NY (1/03-5/03) Grade 4, French Road Elementary School – Assisted with ELA, Math and some specials, including ESOL classes. Wrote a thematic unit on Government and taught a lesson on the Revolutionary War. Administered an IRI to a student, to assess independent and instructional reading levels. Tutored two students with limited English language ability focusing on literacy. Developed differentiated lessons. Meghan M. Lawrence Page 2

UNDERGRADUATE Rochester City School District, Rochester, NY (9/02-12/02) FIELD Grade 3, Inclusion/School #50 - Worked with a class of 18, 7 of which were classified special EXPERIENCE education students. Spent 3 ½ hours a week in the classroom. Tutored a second grade student in (Continued) literacy. Worked primarily on fluency in reading and writing skills.

Norman Howard High School, Rochester, NY (9/01-11/01) Grade 9 - Observed a ninth grade global studies classroom 2-4 hours a week. Assisted with students with disabilities; dyslexia, turrets syndrome, attention deficit disorder. Assisted students one on one.

SUBSTITUTE Rochester City School District, Rochester, NY (Currently) TEACHING Per Diem Substitute- Grades 1-6 inclusive classrooms.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Improving Student Test Scores, Rochester City School District (2003)

OTHER Mr. Sam’s Restaurant, Pittsford, NY (1/04- Present) EXPERIENCE Waitress: Worked with and served customers increased communication and people skills.

Lorette Wilmot Library, Nazareth College, Rochester, NY (8/01-5/02) Media Desk: Attended to the needs of students and faculty that concerned the media centers duties.

City of Batavia, Batavia, NY (5/01-8/01, 5/02-8/02, 6/03-8/03) Summer Help: Assisted with construction, landscaping and cleaning of city owned properties and parks.

ATHLETIC Nazareth College of Rochester Batavia High School EXPERIENCE Junior Varsity Volleyball (Fall 2003) Women’s Varsity Soccer (1998-1999) • Scholar Athlete Team (1998-1999)

Women’s Varsity Volleyball (1998-2000) • Scholar Athlete Team (1998-2000) • Monroe County Second Team All County 1999 • Monroe County First Team All County 2000 • Best Offensive Player 2000

Women’s Varsity Softball (1998-2000) • Scholar Athlete Team (1998-2000) • McDonald’s Student Athlete of the Month 1999

COMPUTER Windows and Macintosh Environments SKILLS Hyperstudio • Inspiration • MS Word • PowerPoint • WordPerfect • Excel • Internet

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