Megan Bounit

About Megan Bounit

Megan Bounit is an educator and lifelong learner who is committed to supporting equity, inclusion, and belonging in school communities and is passionate about technology, education, and leadership. She has spent the past two decades working at the intersection of technology and education. She currently serves as the Director of Education Technology for Wellesley Public Schools. Before joining WPS she worked at Prospect Hill Academy Charter School in Cambridge and Somerville, MA; Park School in Brookline, MA; Buckingham Browne & Nichols School in Cambridge, MA; and King School in Stamford, CT. Megan has a bachelor\'s degree in Computer Science from Bryn Mawr College and a master\'s degree in Technology in Education from Lesley University. She is currently pursuing a post-graduate certificate in education leadership from Harvard University. Megan was also fortunate to have worked as a member of the Scratch Team in the Lifelong Kindergarten Group at the MIT Media Lab. Megan was chosen by Global Online Academy to be a member of their 20••••18 inaugural Learning Design Coaches Cohort, was a Community Teaching Assistant for the MIT EdX course “Launching Innovation in Schools: XQ Edition,” and was selected by MassCUE to be a Social Media Ambassador at their 2017 annual conference. Megan is a KIBO Ambassador, a certified Flipgrid Educator, a 4th year certified Seesaw Ambassador, a certified Common Sense Educator, a Certified GoGuardian Educator, and a Certified GoGuardian Admin. Megan was selected by School Reform Initiative to be a member of their SRI Leadership Academy Inaugural Cohort 20••••20. Megan has presented at AISNE, MassCUE, CSTA, and ISTE and has been published in SmartBrief, eSchoolNews and Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education, ACM SIGCSE. Follow Megan on twitter:@meganhaddadi.

Experience

1. Learning Design Coach

   Global Online Academy

   Sep 2017 — Present · Seattle, WA, US

   Provide coached, collaborative, and connected professional learning at GOA by:Leading professional learning initiatives between and among schools as a GOA vision ambassador.Serving as advocate and expert in modern learning design based on GOA’s Student Competencies and Catalyst Card strategies.Designing and facilitating GOA professional learning workshops, courses, and events.Increasing their coaching and leadership skills, thus growing a network of GOA coaches and school leaders.Participated as a panelist in GOA\'s April 2020 webinar \"Ask Me Anything: Online Learning with Elementary Students.\"

Education

• Bryn Mawr College

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Computer Science, cum laude

  1997 — 2002

• Lesley University

  Masters, Technology in Education, Overall GPA: 4.0

  2008 — 2012

• Harvard Graduate School of Education

  Courses Towards a Certificate in Advanced Education Leadership, Harvard Graduate School of Education

  2017 — 2022

• Harvard Business School

  Courses towards a Certificate in School Management and Leadership, courses: Leading People, Leading Learning, Leading Change, Leading School Strategy & Innovation

  2022 — 2022

• Groton School

  High School Diploma, cum laude

  1993 — 1997