Meagan Stoops
Rockford
Summary
Secondary ELA Educator with experience in dual-credit composition instruction. Skilled in classroom management, lesson planning, and curriculum development. Highly collaborative and student-centered.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Teacher, Secondary ELA
Rochelle Township High School
08.2023 - 05.2025
- Primary courses taught: dual-credit Advanced Composition 103 through Kishwaukee Community College to 11th and 12thgraders; Writing Foundations, a remedial writing course for advanced ELL students, IEP/504 students, and struggling students to 11th and 12thgraders; and English II, a 10th grade year-long English course
- Planned and executed lesson plans for each of the courses above, including developing and writing curriculum for Advanced Composition 103 and Writing Foundations
- Built relationships with over 100 students per semester through personalized feedback and discussions, all while providing a high degree of education and maintaining high expectations for student behavior and performance
- Consistently achieved proficient scores related to student growth on data collected from student assessments, with 80% of students achieving a 50% growth rate or above
Substitute Teacher
Rochelle Township High School
10.2022 - 05.2023
- Lead classroom activities per absentee teachers’ instructions
- Maintain day-to-day classroom expectations to help students adhere to outlined curriculum
- Communicate with absentee teachers regarding student activities
- Tutor individual students as needed, proctor quizzes and exams
- Long-term substitute of dual credit Advanced Composition courses and 10th grade English courses October-December 2022
Student Teacher
Rochelle Township High School
08.2022 - 10.2022
- Implemented lesson plans for dual credit Advanced Composition and 10th grade English courses
- Collaborated with cooperating teacher and department chair to develop lesson plans
- Collaborated with counselors, case workers, and other faculty and staff to meet student needs
- Communicated with families verbally and in writing
- Participated in weekly PLC meetings
Instructor
Missouri State University
08.2014 - 12.2016
- Instructed introduction to composition and basic (remedial) writing courses
- Constructed lesson plans and classroom activities to instruct students in academic conventions for research and essay writing
- Provided extensive feedback to students to instruct on revisionary practices
- Managed classrooms of approximately 15-25 students
Education
Certification - Secondary Education
Northern Illinois University
Dekalb, IL12-2022
Master of Arts - English
Missouri State University
Springfield, MO07-2016
Bachelor of Arts - Writing
Drury University
Springfield, MO05-2009
Skills
Illinois Professional Educator License, March 2023
Timeline
Teacher, Secondary ELA
Rochelle Township High School
08.2023 - 05.2025
Substitute Teacher
Rochelle Township High School
10.2022 - 05.2023
Student Teacher
Rochelle Township High School
08.2022 - 10.2022
Instructor
Missouri State University
08.2014 - 12.2016
Certification - Secondary Education
Northern Illinois University
Master of Arts - English
Missouri State University
Bachelor of Arts - Writing
Drury University
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