MEET MEGHAN
Meghan Hargrave has over a decade of experience working as an education coach and consultant. Her work has taken her into K-12 classrooms across the globe to support teachers, coaches, administrators, schools and districts in practical methods and practices that move teaching and learning forward. Her expertise is in orchestrating educational initiatives, teaching goals, student data and beyond, to deliver customized professional development that meets the needs of all stakeholders.
36
States
5
Countries
122
Districts
2,300
Consulting Days
SESSIONS WITH MEGHAN
Sessions with Meghan range from grade level or cross-grade level workshops,to classroom demonstrations, to teacher coaching or individualized support, to sessions with district administration, to curriculum creation, structured curriculum review, standard-based instructional alignment and beyond. She has experience working with districts and schools of all sizes and works strategically to develop a plan for implementation that is both flexible and effective.
As a part of her professional consulting and coaching she immerses herself in current research and best practices to ensure that the work presented is research-driven and research-based. Additionally, she brings her knowledge of work in schools with many different student populations, needs, backgrounds, etc. to all the work she does.
WORK HISTORY
Meghan has over a decade of educational consulting experience. Since starting her consulting company in 2019, she has had opportunities to work with schools around the world including Hawaii, California, Missouri, Texas, Connecticut, Wisconsin, New York, Illinois and Eastern Asia. Much of her work in recent years has been focused on literacy growth – specifically looking closely at literacy teaching practices, standards, assessments and curricula.
Before starting her own consulting work in 2019, Meghan worked as a Senior Staff Developer at Columbia University’s Teachers College Reading and Writing Project in New York, New York. There she supported teachers and schools across the world in literacy best practices, taught courses for the Teacher’s College Literacy Specialist Program, supervised pre-service teachers and trained incoming staff developers. She led advanced on-site institutes, presented nationally at Heinemann workshop and offered professional development around a variety of current topics.
Meghan began her teaching career as a first-grade teacher in Skokie, Illinois before taking a fifth-grade position in Winnetka, Illinois, both suburbs of Chicago. She holds an M.Ed from Loyola University, Chicago and an undergraduate degree from Saint Mary’s College at Notre Dame.
