Megan teaches Spanish to students in grades 6-8 in Minnesota. She is passionate about performance, proficiency, and incorporating socially-conscious curriculum. She has worked as a former world language curriculum facilitator for her district, currently serves as the Vice President of the Minnesota Council on the Teaching of Languages and Cultures, and collaborates with the Minnesota Department of Education to provide annual professional development to world language teachers. She holds bachelor’s degrees in Spanish, Spanish Education, and International Studies, and a master’s degree in Curriculum and Instruction.
Publications
The Language Educator – PLCs Make It Possible: Providing an equitable student learning experience through the power of Professional Learning Communities – August/September 2018
GlobalGiving Viewpoints – How to Cultivate a Socially-Conscious Classroom – July 2018
Upcoming Professional Development Events & Presentations
March 21, 2020 – Minnesota Department of Education – Let’s Talk! Planning Lessons and Units for Communication
March 13-14, 2020 – Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
- Rate It! Assessing Student Performance
- Grading to Promote Proficiency
February 8, 2020 – Minnesota Department of Education – Let’s Talk! Planning Lessons and Units for Communication
January 17, 2020 – ISD 196: Apple Valley, Rosemount, Eagan Public Schools – Rate It! Assessing Student Performance
Past Professional Development Events & Presentations
November 22-23, 2019 – ACTFL Convention – Grading to Promote Proficiency
November 8, 2019 – ISD 196: Apple Valley, Rosemount, Eagan Public Schools – Proficiency+Performance=Classroom Possibilities
October 25, 2019 – Minnesota Council on the Teaching of Languages and Cultures Conference – Grading to Promote Proficiency
August 26, 2019 – ISD 196: Apple Valley, Rosemount, Eagan Public Schools – Assessing What Matters Using IPAs
August 22, 2019 – Minnetonka Public Schools – Assessing What Matters Using IPAs
June 13-14, 2019 – Minnesota Department of Education – Performance+Proficiency = Classroom Possibilities for Native American Languages
June 11, 2019 – St. Paul Public Schools – IPAs and Immersion PD for DL/I Elementary
April 11, 2019 – #langbookcafe Interview with Leslie Grahn
Performance + Proficiency = Classroom Possibilities Professional Development Series
- December 1, 2018: I Can, Can You?
- January 26, 2019: The Interpretive Dance
- February 23, 2019: Let’s Get (Inter)personal!
- April 13, 2019: Power Up the Presentational Mode
January 24, 2019 – The American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP) Inaugural Webinar, sponsored by Vista Higher Learning – Speak up! Empowering the Interpersonal Mode in the Spanish Language Classroom
December 13, 2018 – ISD 196: Apple Valley, Rosemount, Eagan Public Schools – Assessing What Matters Using IPAs
November 16-18, 2018 – ACTFL Convention
- Assembly of Delegates – Leading Change Conversations – How do we respond when educators aren’t willing to adopt effective practices?
- Turning Students into Super Heroes with Integrated Performance Assessments!
October 29, 2018 – Vista Higher Learning Webinar – Rating Student Work in the Presentational Mode
October 26-27, 2018 – MCTLC Conference
- Turning Students into Super Heroes with Integrated Performance Assessments!
- Rate it! Assessing Student Performance
October 15, 2018 – Vista Higher Learning Webinar – Rating Student Work in the Interpersonal Mode
October 1, 2018 – Vista Higher Learning Webinar – Rating Student Work in the Interpretive Mode
August 2018 – MNTS Tamil School – Rate it! Assessing Student Performance
May 2018 – MNTS Tamil School – Assessing What Matters
April 2018 – Minnesota Department of Education – Rate it! Assessing the Presentational Mode
March 2018 – Benilde-St. Margaret’s Catholic Schools – Assessing What Matters
February 2018 – Minnesota Department of Education – Rate it! Assessing the Interpersonal Mode
February 2018 – Minnesota Department of Education – Rate it! Assessing the Interpretive Mode
December 2017 – Minnesota Department of Education – Assessing What Matters
October 2017 – Osseo Public Schools – Assessing What Matters
October 2017 – Minnesota Council on the Teaching of Languages and Cultures State Conference – Speak up!
October 2017 – Minnesota Council on the Teaching of Languages and Cultures State Conference – Measuring What We Value in the K-8 Classroom
September 2017 – Minnetonka Public Schools – Rating Student Performance
August 2017 – Minnetonka Public Schools – Rating Student Performance
July 2017 – In collaboration with Minnesota Council on the Teaching of Languages and Cultures – Measuring What We Value K-8
April 2017 – Minnesota Department of Education – IP-Yay! Developing the Presentational Mode
March 2017 – Minnesota Department of Education – IP-Yay! Developing the Interpersonal Mode
February 2017 – Minnesota Department of Education – IP-Yay! Developing the Interpretive Mode
October 2016 – MCTLC Conference – Measuring What We Value
September 2016 – Minnesota Department of Education – IP-Yay! 8 Steps to Designing an IPA
October 2015 – Wayzata Public Schools Board Meeting – Using Digital Tools to Engage Students with the World
June 2015 – Minnetonka Technology Institute – Using Digital Tools to Engage Students with the World
Performance, Proficiency, Possibilities 