Melissa Grego

10 Rolling Meadow Dr. Wallingford, CT, 06492 Phone: 203-859-0543 E-Mail: mgrego@springfieldcollege.edu

Objective: To obtain a Visual Arts teaching position

Education
Springfield College: Springfield MA

Graduation: December 2016

Bachelor of Science Art Therapy and Education

Licenses: Visual Arts, Pre K-8, 5-12
Passed all Sections of MA Tests for Educator Licensure

GPA 3.938

Teaching Experience
Dupont Memorial Middle School, Chicopee, MA
October-December 2016
Student Art Teacher
Taught art to middle school aged students in a diverse urban school
Developed lesson plans designed to incorporate science, math, social studies, and language arts into art
lessons
Differentiated instruction to students with learning differences
Created displays of student work
Helped assist in the National Junior Art Honor Society after school program
Longmeadow Public Schools, Longmeadow, MA
August 2016-October 2016
Wolf Swamp Road Elementary School, Center Elementary School
Student Art Teacher
Taught art to elementary school students in grades K-5 in a suburban school
Created projects and lesson plans for six classes a day
Worked in clay, painting, drawing,
Created displays of student work
Williams Middle School
Student Art Teacher
Assisted art in a middle school setting
Wallingford Public Schools, Wallingford, CT
May-June 2016
Parker Farms Elementary School and Cook Hill Elementary School
Long term Substitute Art Teacher
Taught and followed lessons left by the art classroom teacher to elementary students grades Pre K-5

Developed lesson plans and taught a class of children with special needs

Worked in drawing, painting, cutting, and pasting

Minnechaug Regional High School, Wilbraham, MA

Pre-practicum

Observed instruction and management for 9th-12th grade suburban classroom

Wrote lesson plans and taught lessons for ceramics classes and an Art 1 class

September-December 2015

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Managed classroom behaviors according to the policies and rules set forth by the cooperating teacher
Provided assessments to all students within each unit

Alfred G. Zanetti Montessori Magnet School, Springfield, MA

Pre-practicums

January- May 2015

September- December 2015

Observed instruction and management for Pre K-8th grade urban classroom
Incorporated art therapy into lessons to allow for student self-healing
Wrote lesson plans for each unit and modified them to fit different age groups
Provided assessments to all students within each unit
Monitored and participated in music lessons in chorus classes

Related Experience
Thousand Cranes Art Instructor, Agawam, MA
Practicum for Art Therapy

January- May 2016

After school program for children of all ages

Assist students with creating their own personal art projects
Manage studio supplies and maintained the area
Lead group art therapy with students

Wallingford Parks and Recreation Department, Wallingford, CT

Camp Counselor for the Summer Sizzlers Program

June 2014-present

Supervisor for children during daily trips (ages 12-15)

Create and maintain a safe and fun environment for campers to make the most of their summer camp
experience

Leadership and Volunteer Experience

Intramural Soccer

December 2014-Present

Participate in indoor soccer games in the evenings

Humanics in Action Day

Coached students in soccer games during their recess at Kensington School in Springfield, MA
Participated in a college-wide day dedicated to community service, read books to children at White
Street School in Springfield, MA

Junior Varsity Soccer

August 2013-December 2014

Participated in the Springfield College Junior Varsity soccer team for two seasons
Attended several lift and practice sessions during the off seasons

Habitat for Humanity

2013 + 2014

April 2012

Participated in annual spring break CREW (Community Revitalization Efforts of Wallingford) trip
through the Habitat for Humanity program

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Traveled to Birmingham, Alabama with other CREW members from Wallingford, CT to help rebuild
houses ruined by natural disasters
Took part in a life-changing experience which increased my leadership skills