Megan Jones

Megan.l.jones@gmail.com

36 Boat Street North Haledon, NJ 07508

 (551) 206-7056

www.tcnj.edu/~jones26

Objective

To obtain a teaching position in the English department of a high school or middle school, where I can use my love of reading to inspire students to read more and develop a love for learning.

Education

• The College of New Jersey

  • 2000 Pennington Rd, Ewing, NJ 08628

  • Bachelor of Arts Program- Major- English/Secondary Education, May 2008

  • GPA: 3.681/ English GPA: 3.867/ Education GPA: 3.95

• DePaul Catholic High School

  • 1520 Alps Rd., Wayne, NJ 07470

  • High School diploma, Valedictorian, June 2004

Certification

• New Jersey Certificate of Teaching, May 2008

Teaching Experience

• Sophomore Field Experience

  • Observed a 7^th grade English class at Grace A. Dunn Middle School, Trenton, NJ 08628

  • Observed a 11^th/12^th grade Journalism class at Ewing High School, Ewing, NJ 08628

• Junior Field Experience- West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North, West-Windsor, NJ

  • Observed 3 classes- ­AP English Literature, Speech and Drama, and Shakespeare.
  • Assisted the teacher with various classroom activities, such as leading discussion, handing out and collecting papers, and grading.
  • Planned and taught a two-week lesson on Henry IV Part 1 Acts 1 and 2 for the Shakespeare class.

• Senior Student Teaching Experience- Ben Franklin Middle School, Levittown, NJ

  • Observed five 8^th grade English classes for three weeks.
  • Assumed all teacher responsibilities for the five classes for the remaining 12 weeks.
  • Planned and taught a Poetry unit and formal essay writing unit.

Professional Experience 

• Office of Human Resources, The College of New Jersey, Ewing, NJ 08628. 2004-2007                 Office Assistant

  • Filed staff and faculty timesheets, medical forms, etc.
  • Created and copied flyers for events.
  • Compiled new employee packets.
  • Created databases.

• Office of Dr. Joseph M. Duffy, M.D., Wayne, NJ 07470. 2006, 2007                                                 Office Assistant

  • Answered phones and made appointments.
  • Filed medical records.
  • Greeted patients and weighed them.
  • Filled out billing forms

Honors

• Member of Golden Key International Honor Society (2007-2008)
• Member of Kappa Delta Pi Education Honor Society (2007-2008)
• Member of Sigma Tau Delta English Honor Society (2006-2008)
• Honors Program, The College of New Jersey (2004-2008)
• National Honors Society (2003-2004)

Community Service and Activities 

• New Jersey Christian Fellowship, The College of New Jersey, Ewing, NJ. 2004-2006

  • Chapter of InterVarsity Christian Fellowship.
  • Attended weekly Large Group meetings and small group Bible study.
  • Led small group Bible study (Spring 2006, Fall 2007, Spring 2008).
  • Follow-up Coordinator and member of the exec team (2006-2007).
  • Attended leadership development conferences hosted by IVCF:
    • The Big Event, Lake Champion, NY (Fall 2005)
    • Basileia, Saranac Lake, NY (Spring 2006, 2007)
    • Urbana, St. Louis, MO (Winter 2006/2007)

• Crossroads Day Camp, Covenant Christian Reformed Church, North Haledon, NJ. 1999-2003.          Volunteer Counselor

  • Organized games and activities with children aged 8 to 13.
  • Assisted in arts and crafts and a play production.

Skills

• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite
• Foreign language- conversational French and Spanish