meredith changeux
Degrees and certifications
Masters of Education, Foundations, Policy & Practice 1998
University of Colorado, Boulder, CO
Bachelors of Arts, Economics and French 1993
Union College, Schenectady, NY
Statement of Eligibility, Principal and AP expires March 2016
State of Colorado
Secondary Social Studies expires January 2016
State of Colorado
Teaching experience
Social Studies Teacher and Leadership Coordinator 2001-2014
Vantage Point High School, Northglenn, CO
Guest Lecturer 2010-present
School of Education, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO
Project Associate and Seminar Facilitator 2006-2011
Program for Teaching East Asia, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO
Special Education Teacher 2000-2001
Falk School, Buffalo, NY
Special Education Teacher 1999-2000
Burke High School, Boston, MA
Social Studies Teacher 1998-1999
Crossroads Middle School, Thornton, CO
Instructional leadership experience
Secondary Teacher Effectiveness Coach 2014- present
Denver Public Schools, Denver, CO
Practicum Teacher Supervisor, School of Education, 2014
University of Colorado, Boulder, CO
Faculty Advisory Committee Member 2013-2014
Vantage Point High School, Northglenn, CO
Teacher Advisory Board Member 2009-present
Facing History & Ourselves, Denver, CO
Master Teacher Consultant 2009-present
Program for Teaching East Asia, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO
Master Teacher & Curriculum Advisor 2009
National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Institute:
Visualizing Japan in Modern World History, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO
Student Teacher Supervisor 2009
Department of Teacher Education, Metro State University, Denver, CO
Seminar Facilitator and Coordinator 2007-2009
Program for Teaching East Asia, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO
Master Curriculum Teacher 2008
Study Tour to Japan, National Consortium for Teaching about Asia, Japan
Teacher Facilitator 2005
Project TEACH: Teaching Excellence in American History Grant, Northglenn, CO
Master Teacher 2004
Secondary Students’ Study Tour, Program for Teaching East Asia, Japan
Focus Group Contributor 2004
Facing East, Facing West, workshop and roundtable discussion with John Dower,
Professor of History, MIT, Cambridge, MA
Social Studies Department Chair 2003-2010
Vantage Point High School, Northglenn, CO
History Instructor 2001
Teachers’ Marine Education Sea Kayaking Expedition, History of the Mid-Maine Coast
Penobscot Bay, ME
Community work experience
Outreach Director, Member of the Advisory Board 2010-present
The Vertile House, a non-profit charitable organization that provides
a safe haven and access to education for vulnerable children in Carrefour, Haiti.
Management Team Member, Scholarship Director, Media Director 2007-present
Streetside Dance Studios, Boulder, CO
Community outreach
Rick Raemisch, Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Corrections 2014
Coordinated school visit for students in Street Law class and community members.
Mike Gardner, Director, Time to Change Halfway house 2003-present
Facilitated guest speakers for classroom and school-wide assemblies, and toured
facility with Street Law students.
Lt. Robert Allen, Prisoners Against Crime 2003- present
Colorado Correctional Center, Camp George West
Organized guest speakers for classroom and school-wide assemblies.
Paul LaPrad, local Civil Rights Movement activist 2011-present
Organized and hosted guest speaking opportunity for Civil Rights classes and
local community members.
Good Shepherd Church food bank, Northglenn 2009-2013
Conducted food drives and toured facility with students.
Chris Cockcroft, Tip Top Music Entertainment 2011-2013
Organized classroom visit focused on successful business skills in industry.
Women Advocating for Youth, Denver Women’s Correctional Facility 2003- 2012
Organized guest speakers for classroom and school-wide assemblies.
Denver Rescue Mission 2008-2012
Hosted warm clothing drives and toured facility with students.
Dramatic Learning Program, Denver Center for Performing Arts 2009-2012
Organized and hosted guest visits to Leadership classroom for
public speaking enhancement.
Leadership Mountain Retreat, Estes Park 2011-2012
Organized and facilitated two weekend retreats for students and staff.
Children’s Hospital Colorado, Anschutz Campus 2012
Facilitated guest speakers and school project on teen driving and
health awareness projects.
Northglenn Fire Department 2010
Organized and orchestrated DUI crash and emergency evacuation simulation.
Project Kindle 2009
Organized guest speakers from Los Angeles to speak about
HIV/AIDS education and outreach.
Federal Heights Elementary School 2009
Organized drives and delivered gifts to
underserved children during winter holidays.
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum 2007
Hosted two Hiroshima survivors (Hibakusha) to speak to school and
local community members.
Original presentations
“Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Visualizing Cultures Website Curriculum”
Social Studies Methods Class, School of Education, University of Colorado, Boulder,
CO. April 9, 2014
“MIT’s Visualizing Cultures: Utilizing the Website in Your Common Core Classroom”
Informational video, National Consortium for Teaching about Asia website. March 2014
“Spotlight on Yokohama: Tracing Elements of Cultural Transmission” Program for
Teaching East Asia 2013 Summer Institute East is East; West is West? Cultural Encounter
and Exchange in Art University of Colorado, Boulder, CO. June 25, 2013
“Visualizing Cultures: Exploring Pedagogical Approaches to Teaching Cultural
Transmission” Program for Teaching East Asia 2013 Summer Institute East is East;
West is West? Cultural Encounter and Exchange in Art University of Colorado,
Boulder, CO. June 25, 2013
“New Essential Questions for the Social Studies Classroom: Beneath the Mushroom Cloud”
Social Studies Methods Class, School of Education, University of Colorado, Boulder,
CO. 2012
“Ritual, Religion & Allegiance: Using Baseball as a Lens into Contemporary Japanese
Society” Nature of Social Studies Class, School of Education, University of
Colorado, Boulder, CO. 2010
“What Students Should Know about Haiti through the Lens of Poverty in the 21st Century”
Colorado Council of the Social Studies, Denver, CO. 2010
“Asia Content, 21st Century Skills: Teaching Chin and Japan with the Visualizing Cultures
Web Project” Colorado Council of the Social Studies, Denver, CO. 2010
“MIT’s Visualizing Cultures Website Curriculum” National Consortium for Teaching about
Asia (NCTA) 30-hour seminar, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO. 2009
“Ritual, Religion & Allegiance: Using Baseball and Sumo as Lenses into the Japanese
Culture” National Consortium for Teaching about Asia, Boulder, CO. 2008
“Propaganda, Stereotypes, and Peace: US-Japan Relations Pertaining to the Pacific War”
Western Conference of the Association for Asian Studies, Boulder, CO. 2008
“Targeting Civilians in a Time of War: Relevant Lessons from the Pacific War” Colorado
Council of Social Studies, Denver, CO. 2007
“Shifting the Dialogue when Teaching about the Atomic Bombs” Hibakusha Survivors’ Workshop,
The Program for Teaching East Asia, University of Colorado, Boulder,
CO. 2007
“Crossroads of Culture: A Look at Cultural Transmission in Yokohama, 1859-1872”
Northeast Regional Conference for the Social Studies, Boston, MA. 2006
“Ritual, Religion & Allegiance: Using Baseball and Sumo as Lenses into the Japanese
Culture” National Council for the Social Studies, Kansas City, MO. 2005
“Visualizing History: Teaching US-Japan relations through Art and Photography” National
Council for the Social Studies, Kansas City, MO. 2005
“Firebombing Campaign over Japan during the Pacific War” National Council for the
Social Studies, Baltimore, MD. 2003
Awards and grants
2012 Beacon Light Award, Teacher of the Year – Sisters in Service
Awarded to a community leader in Metro Denver who shows dedication in “service” to others in the community.
2012 Stephanie Semler Teacher Enrichment Mini-Grant, Vantage Point High School
Financial support for coursework taken at the University of Denver’s Korbel School for International Studies.
2010 Margo Stern Strom Teaching Award – Facing History and Ourselves
Awarded five sets of books on immigration narratives for literature circles.
2009 Franklin R. Buchanan Prize for Outstanding Curriculum Publication on Asia
Awarded in recognition of achievement in co-authoring Yokohama Boomtown curricular unit from MIT’s Visualizing website with Dr. John Dower, Ford International Professor of History, Emeritus, MIT and Lynn Parisi, Director of the Program for Teaching East Asia, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO.
Curriculum development
"Yokohama Boomtown curriculum." Massachusetts Institute of Technology Visualizing Cultures Website, 2008.
http://ocw.mit.edu/ans7870/21f/21f.027/yokohama/cur_student/yb_cur_toc.html
Publications
Reflection on Being Xavien’s Mother, Family Star Montessori, January 2012 http://www.familystar.net/reflection-on-being-xaviens-mother/
“Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Visualizing Cultures Website Curriculum”
Social Studies Methods Class, School of Education, University of Colorado, Boulder,
CO. April 9, 2014