Teaching Resume

Meg Griswold


Education, Honors, and Certifications

M.A. Educational Theatre/English Education

New York University, New York City, 2007

B.A. Theatre and Spanish

Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Summa Cum Laude, with Honors in Theatre 2005.  

Study Abroad: British American Drama Academy 2003-2004

Teaching Certifications: English 6-12 (Tennessee)


Employment

High School English and TOK Teacher, 2023-Present

Graded, The American School of São Paulo, Brazil 

  • Courses taught: 9th grade English, IB Language and Literature, Theory of Knowledge (TOK), mentoring

Middle School Humanities Teacher and Journalism Teacher, 2018-Present

Graded, The American School of São Paulo, Brazil 

  • Courses taught: 6th and 7th grade humanities, middle school journalism elective, advisory (grade 6, 7, and 8 looping).  

Upper School English Teacher, 2011-2018

Harpeth Hall School, Nashville, TN 

  • Courses taught: 9th, 10th, and 11th grade English, AP English Language and Composition, creative writing, advisory

English and Reading Intervention Teacher, 2009-2011

New Heights Academy Charter School, New York, NY.  

  • Courses taught: 8th grade English, reading intervention for grades 5-11, advisory

Middle School Humanities Teacher, 2007-2009

Urban Assembly Institute of Math and Science for Young Women, New York, NY.  

  • Courses taught: 6th grade humanities, advisory

Teaching Artist, 2004-2007

City Lights Youth Theatre and Wingspan Arts, New York, NY. 

Buhrer Elementary School, Cleveland, OH  

  • Designed and taught a variety of theatre arts courses

In-Class Tutor: America Reads/America Counts, 2005-2006

 The Academy of Environmental Science and Holy Child Middle School, New York City

  •  8th Grade Math and English tutor

Education Intern and Educator, Summer 2004 and 2005

Kentucky Shakespeare Festival, Louisville, KY.  

  • Camp Shakespeare instructor  

Special Skills

Languages: Natively fluent in Spanish and proficient in Portuguese

Overseas living experience: Mexico City 1993-1995, Caracas, Venezuela 1995-2001, London, England 2003-2004, Brazil 2018-Present


Publications

Tips from a Veteran Teacher: 8 Ways Parents Can Support Learning at Home

Graded Gazette, September 29, 2022

“Faculty in Focus: Margaret (Meg) Griswold, Middle School Humanities Teacher” 

Graded Gazette, Graded, The American School of São Paulo, December 2021

“Rekindling Reading: On the Use of E-readers in the English Classroom”

English Journal, November 2013 Print Edition


Professional Development

Foundations of Deeper Learning, August-December 2021

Graded Learning Lab

Graded, The American School of São Paulo, Brazil 

International Reading and Writing Workshop, August 2018

Graded, The American School of São Paulo, Brazil 

Facilitated by Erin Kent

Readers’ and Writers’ Workshop Model

AP Language and Composition Summer Institute, June 2017

Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY

Saturday University, 2015, 2016, 2017

Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN

Billy Collins (2011, 2015), Jane Hirschfield (2015), Mark Jarman (2015)

Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators Mid-South Conference, 2015, 2016, 2017

Nashville, TN

Honorable Mention, 2016 Manuscript Contest, Picture Book Category

Tennessee Association of Independent School Biennial Conference, November 2014

Nashville, TN

Presenter: “Using E-Texts in the English Classroom”

Learning and the Brain Conference, May 2014

New York, NY

Conference Theme: “The Science of Smarter Minds: Teaching to Think, Create and Innovate 

for School and Careers”

Lausanne Learning Institute, July 2013

Memphis, TN

Presenter: “Re-Igniting Reading: Using Kindles in the English Classroom”

Tennessee Association of Independent School Technology Conference, April 2013

Nashville, TN

Presenter: “Re-Igniting Reading: Using Kindles in the English Classroom”

National Council of Teachers of English National Conference, November 2012

Las Vegas, NV

National Council of Teachers of English National Conference, November 2007

New York, NY