Meglena Zapreva

Director of Design Thinking Curriculum + Innovation Lab Teacher at Ramaz School
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(386) 825-5501
Location
New York, New York, United States, US
Languages
  • English Native or bilingual proficiency
  • Bulgarian Native or bilingual proficiency
  • Russian Professional working proficiency
  • French Limited working proficiency
  • Italian Elementary proficiency

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Experience

    • United States
    • Primary and Secondary Education
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Director of Design Thinking Curriculum + Innovation Lab Teacher
      • Aug 2023 - Present
    • United States
    • Primary and Secondary Education
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • STEAM and Innovation Lab Coordinator / Curriculum Consultant
      • Aug 2016 - Aug 2023
    • United States
    • Primary and Secondary Education
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Art Integration Educator/ PD Lead
      • Oct 2011 - Jul 2020
    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Conference Presenter at EdTech Africa
      • Jul 2019 - Jul 2019

      Led a hands-on digital books and teaching 21-century skills workshop for teachers and school principals at EdTech Africa Conference, which took place at six different locations in South Africa. Led a hands-on digital books and teaching 21-century skills workshop for teachers and school principals at EdTech Africa Conference, which took place at six different locations in South Africa.

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 300 - 400 Employee
    • Seminar Lead and Museum Integration Consultant
      • Mar 2013 - Oct 2016

      Consulted a team of faculty members from Bank Street College of Education on museum education and culturally-appropriately learning methodologies to teach a six month series of seminars for school principles from Bulgaria. As part of the teaching team, I developed the seminar program focused on creating Professional Learning Communities in collaboration with Faculty in Educational Leadership, led seminars in family engagement, designed seminars on interdisciplinary learning, and how to meaningfully integrate museum visits into the school curriculum. Show less

    • Indonesia
    • Design
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Exhibitions Consultant
      • Aug 2015 - Aug 2016
    • Freelance Museum Educator
      • Aug 2015 - Aug 2016

      Developing connections between school curriculum and museum content at various NY museums for Trinity School, Pono Democratic School, and Academy at St. Joseph. Developing connections between school curriculum and museum content at various NY museums for Trinity School, Pono Democratic School, and Academy at St. Joseph.

    • United Kingdom
    • Primary and Secondary Education
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Associate Classroom Teacher / Museum Liaison
      • Sep 2012 - Aug 2015
    • United States
    • Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Artist
      • Jan 2013 - Jan 2014

      Initiated and organized a number of public events at the Queens Museum Created a collaboration with a group of contemporary artists to participate in the exhibition Queens International 2013 with a participatory-based installation and a series of events and workshops including international singing pickle-making workshop, drone-making workshop, crowd-sourced music party, reading in diverse languages flashmob, and a family art workshop. Initiated and organized a number of public events at the Queens Museum Created a collaboration with a group of contemporary artists to participate in the exhibition Queens International 2013 with a participatory-based installation and a series of events and workshops including international singing pickle-making workshop, drone-making workshop, crowd-sourced music party, reading in diverse languages flashmob, and a family art workshop.

    • Monitor
      • 2002 - Dec 2013

      Assist students in the technical aspects of the process of etching prints. Assist students in the technical aspects of the process of etching prints.

    • Founder and Art Educator
      • Jan 2011 - Jun 2013

      Design and continuously develop a curriculum, which integrates contemporary art ideas into environmental studies. The program takes place at a rooftop greenhouse at this public school. Design and continuously develop a curriculum, which integrates contemporary art ideas into environmental studies. The program takes place at a rooftop greenhouse at this public school.

    • United States
    • Civic and Social Organizations
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Freelance Outdoor Educator
      • Mar 2012 - Aug 2012

    • Outdoor Educator
      • Mar 2012 - Aug 2012

    • United States
    • Religious Institutions
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Freelance Secular Educator
      • Sep 2011 - Aug 2012
    • United States
    • Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Museum Educator
      • Jan 2010 - May 2010

      Designed and lead museum tours for school groups K to 12 Designed evaluation templates Designed, piloted, documented, and evaluated a hands-on curriculum which involved 322 students Taught a long-term collaboration between the museum and a high school through an in-depth multi-session residency called Thinking Though Art Taught pre-visit lessons at public and private schools K-12 in all city boroughs Conducted professional development for 20 teachers Designed and lead museum tours for school groups K to 12 Designed evaluation templates Designed, piloted, documented, and evaluated a hands-on curriculum which involved 322 students Taught a long-term collaboration between the museum and a high school through an in-depth multi-session residency called Thinking Though Art Taught pre-visit lessons at public and private schools K-12 in all city boroughs Conducted professional development for 20 teachers

    • United States
    • Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Museum Educator
      • Mar 1999 - May 2008

    • Asistant Manager, Visitor Services and Rights and Reproductions
      • Jul 1998 - Sep 2001

Education

  • Bank Street College of Education
    MS, Museum Education and Childhood Education
    2008 - 2011
  • Hunter College
    BA, Art History and Studio Art
    1997 - 2001
  • Art Students League
    Painting
    1996 - 1997
  • University of Plovdiv "Paisii Hilendarski"
    English Philology
    1992 - 1993
  • English Language School "Plovdiv"​
    1987 - 1992

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