Meg Arbeiter

English Teacher & Professional Development Coordinator at The Chicago High School for the Arts
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Berwyn, Illinois, United States, US

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Credentials

  • National Board Certified Teacher
    National Board of Professional Teaching Standards
    Jan, 2008
    - Oct, 2024

Experience

  • The Chicago High School for the Arts
    • United States
    • Performing Arts
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • English Teacher & Professional Development Coordinator
      • Aug 2009 - Present

      • Co-create (with students) and reinforce an inclusive classroom culture where all student voices and experiences contribute to individual learning and collective understanding• Design thematic scope and sequence, inviting student input to ensure representation in range of instructional texts• Develop and deliver rigorous, standards-based English curriculum to college preparatory, Honors, and AP® classes • Create inquiry-based units using backwards design (UBD) and Facing History Scope and Sequence• Design assessments and performance tasks to measure students' growth as critical readers, speakers, and writers• Use data to inform instruction and improve student achievement• Collaborate with fellow Joint Committee members to design a model for measuring student growth and achievement as part of teacher evaluation process using The Framework for Teaching• Foster a collaborative culture of reflective practice with emphasis on student learning• Develop and facilitate professional development for academic teachers• Utilize Critical Friends® Protocols to facilitate constructive conversations and strengthen professional practice• Serve as core member and one of the facilitators of an anti-racism working group addressing systemic racism, privilege, and bias to foster personal growth and institutional change• Serve as member of Building Leadership Team• Serve as Mentor Teacher for beginning teachers Additional Contributions to School Culture• Collaborated with Academic and Arts Faculty and School Staff to establish ChiArts’ Core Values • Proposed grade level team structure for school and served as 9th grade team leader• Facilitated a Professional Learning Community utilizing Critical Friends® protocol for examining student work• Served as faculty sponsor for Student Ambassador Team to build students’ leadership and manage Front of House for all performances • Co-sponsored ChiArts’ first Student Council

  • Facing History and Ourselves
    • United Kingdom
    • Non-profit Organizations
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Teacher Leadership Team
      • 2004 - Present

      Reviewed and discussed use of Facing History resourcesShared effective teaching strategiesParticipated in focus group's comprehensive review and redesign of Holocaust and Human Behavior unit for implementation in world studies curriculum throughout CPS. Reviewed and discussed use of Facing History resourcesShared effective teaching strategiesParticipated in focus group's comprehensive review and redesign of Holocaust and Human Behavior unit for implementation in world studies curriculum throughout CPS.

  • Academy of Communications and Technology Charter School
    • Humanities Teacher, A.C.T. Charter School
      • Jul 2003 - Jun 2009

      Served as Department Chair, Lead Teacher, and Arts Integration Coordinator Served as Department Chair, Lead Teacher, and Arts Integration Coordinator

Education

  • DePaul University
    M. Ed., Education
    2000 - 2002
  • Loyola University Chicago
    Master's degree, Industrial Relations
    1996 - 1999
  • University of Wisconsin-Madison
    Bachelor of Arts - BA, English, Philosophy
    1990 - 1994

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