Meagan R. Musselman

Instructor, Dept. of Adolescence, Career, and Special Ed.

Murray State University

3201 Alexander Hall

Murray, KY42071

270-809-2799

EDUCATION

2006-presentSouthern Illinois UniversityCarbondale, IL

ABD

Degree: Ph.D. Curriculum and Instruction

Area of Specialization: Teacher Leadership

2005MurrayStateUniversityMurray, KY

Degree: M.A. Educational Administration

2002Degree: B.S.Middle School Education

Areas of Specialization: Math and Science

CERTIFICATION

Standard Elementary Teaching - Illinois

  • General Science – Middle School
  • Mathematics – Middle School
  • Physical Science – Middle School
  • Self Contained General Education Kindergarten – Grade 9

Type 75 School Administration - Illinois

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2008 – presentMurray State UniversityMurray, KY

  • Instructor, Department of Adolescent, Career,

and Special Education

  • Courses taught include: Teaching Science in Elementary P-5,

and Laboratory in Teaching Science: Middle School

  • Serving on College of Education Multicultural Education Committee
  • Serving on NCATE Committee: Unit Governance and Resources

2007-2008Southern IllinoisUniversityCarbondale, IL

  • Instructor for 400-level undergraduate courses in

Middle School Education which included: Middle and Junior High

Programming, and Teaching in Middle Level Schools

  • Served on a master’s thesis committee
  • Reviewer for student teachers’Capstone process
  • Collaborated with university faculty to write a

technology grant for area schools

2003-2008Massac Junior High SchoolMetropolis, IL

  • 7th Grade Science Teacher
  • District leader of science curriculum alignment

and sequencing process

  • Supervising teacher for SIU student teacher
  • Served on School Improvement Committee
  • Sponsored: Beta Club, Dance Team, Scholar Bowl
  • Collaborate with special education teacher for inclusion
  • Teen Reach After School Program teacher
  • Summer Bridges Reading Program teacher

2003Lone OakMiddle SchoolPaducah, KY

  • 8th Grade Math Teacher
  • SaturdaySchool tutor
  • Math Remediation Teacher
  • 7th Grade Girls Basketball Coach

HONORS

  • One of twenty nationwide selected to attend the Association of Teacher Educators (ATE) LeadershipAcademy for February 2008
  • Raised student achievement on ISAT from 51.2% meeting/exceeding state goals in 2003 to 83% meeting/exceeding state goals in 2006
  • 2007 nominee for the Illinois Bob Heisman’s New Teacher of the Year Award
  • Community Profile Research project displayed at Sandra J. Flynn Graduate Symposium at MurrayStateUniversity in 2005
  • Presidential scholarship recipient fromMurrayStateUniversity (full ride academic)
  • Successful completion of all Honor’s Program coursework at MurrayStateUniversity
  • Member of MurrayStateUniversity’s2000 Homecoming Court
  • Finalist in MissMurrayState competition in 2001 and 2002
  • President of Alpha Delta Chi Sorority and recipient of “Most Outstanding Member” 2000
  • High School Valedictorian and Senior Class President
  • Girl Scout Gold Award

ACTIVITIES

  • Served on the ISAT (IllinoisState Achievement Test) Content/Bias Review Panel in 2007 and 2008
  • Active in local teachers’ association (approximately 250 members): Building Rep 2007 – present; President 2006-2007; President-Elect 2005-2006; currently serve on scholarship committee and community involvement committee
  • IllinoisState Board of Education Grant Reader for New Teacher Mentoring Programs in 2006
  • Reviewer of proposals for the Association of Teacher Educators (ATE) National Conference in 2007
  • Member of NSTA (National Science Teachers’ Association); attended national conferences in 2006 and 2007
  • Member of the Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development
  • Member of Phi Delta Kappa
  • Field biology research assistant for a biology graduate student 2006-2007
  • Sunday School Teacher

SPECIAL SKILLS

  • Adept in planning and organizing curriculum to align to state standards
  • Awareness of NCLB requirements and the importance of raising student achievement
  • Trained by the American Society for Quality in educational leadership through improvement processes and problem-solving approaches from quality sciences
  • Trained by Educational Testing Systems (ETS) on Classroom Assessment for Student Learning