Megan M.

Yeargin
yeargmeg@gmail.com
(704) 490-7490
Local Address
714 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, Apt B3
Chapel Hill, NC 27514

Permanent Address
4885 Sherborne Dr.
Harrisburg, NC 28075

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EDUCATION
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
M.Ed., School Counseling

Expected Graduation: July 2016

B.A., Middle Grades Education

School of Education

Graduated and Obtained Licensure: May 2015

Overall GPA: 3.66

Study Abroad, Oxford, England Summer 2013, Cross-Cultural Education Studies

Hickory Ridge High School, Cabarrus County, NC; Graduation: June 2011, GPA: 4.6

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HONORS
Undergraduate Deans List 7 semesters
North Carolina Teaching Fellows Scholarship Recipient, 2011-2015
Kappa Delta Pi- International Honors Society in Education
National Society of Leadership and Success
Golden Key National Honor Society

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RELEVANT
Counseling Intern
EXPERIENCE
Counselor Intern at Glenwood Elementary School, August 2015 to June 2016
Direct Services:
Delivered a comprehensive classroom guidance curriculum focusing on personal/social, academic, and
career domains
Conducted a new student group for fourth grade students
Co-conducted a third grade, behavioral goal group for boys
Developed and led a female empowerment group for seventh graders (Smith Middle School)
Assisted students in applying for colleges and scholarships (Northwood High School)
Incorporated various theories such as reality, solution-focused, cognitive-behavioral, and play therapy
in counseling individual students
Assisted and supervised a group of students in making school-wide PBIS videos
Created and supervised a group of students in making a weekly announcement broadcast
Indirect Services:
Collaborated with and consulted teachers and parents to promote the holistic success of students
Participated in weekly, school support system meetings with support staff and administration
Participated in support staff PLCs, faculty PDs, and PBIS committee meetings
Co-planned and delivered school-wide PBIS programs (staff chomps and Gatorific Assemblies)
Student Teaching
Student Teacher at McDougle Middle School, August 2014 to April 2015
Strengthened students reading and writing skills through one-on-one sessions
Observed parent-teacher conferences
Directed and taught mini-lessons on vocabulary words and discussion strategies
Developed and Directed a book talk
Attended various PLC meetings with my Cooperating Teacher
North Carolina Teaching Fellows
Scholarship Recipient, August 2011 to May 2015
Phi Beta Chi, University of North Carolina
Educational Director, January 2014 to December 2014

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LEADERSHIP/
Social Media Coordinator, M.Ed. School Counseling Program, UNC-Chapel Hill, 2015-2016
ACTIVITIES
Treasurer, Kappa Delta Pi (UNC Chapter), 2015
Member, Womens Club Volleyball, UNC-Chapel Hill, 2011-2015
Member, Phi Beta Chi, UNC-Chapel Hill, 2012-2015
Child Care Provider, Chapel Hill NC, 1-3 afternoons a week, Jan 2013-Dec 2014

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SKILLS
AVID program- Trained in the Process and Strategies
Foreign Language- Conversational in Spanish