Meg is a National Board Certified Teacher with more than 20 years of experience as an educator. Her latest professional endeavor as Director of Mathematics Curriculum focuses on producing digital and print curriculum content for PK-2 educational games at Age of Learning. She was Director of K-5 Mathematics Curriculum at LearnZillion, overseeing development of its K–5 digital curriculum. Prior to that, Meg was a mathematics coach in the Howard County Public School System in Maryland where she facilitated school-based professional development with elementary school teachers focusing on developing conceptual understanding through problem-based teaching. She has been published in School Library Journal and by ISTE and is an adjunct professor at Notre Dame of Maryland University, where she teaches gaming in education at the graduate level. Meg has reviewed curricula for EdReports, Student Achievement Partners, the American Institute of Research NAEP Validity Panel, Achieve’s EQuIP Student Work Review Panel, and Achieve’s EQuIP Peer Review Panel. She began her career teaching first and fifth grades in Ellicott City, Maryland. Meg has a passion for using technology as a tool to encourage girls in mathematics and to engage all students in mathematics.
Meg holds a Mathematics Instructional Leadership Graduate Certificate from Notre Dame of Maryland University, a post-master's certificate in administration and supervision from Johns Hopkins University, a master's degree in education from McDaniel College, and a bachelor's degree from University of Maryland.
If you are interested in professional development in the area of mathematics grades PK-8, email Meg directly at meghanhearn@gmail.com or follow her on Twitter: @MegMHearn.