Meg M. Monaghan, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Education
Contact
Phone: 860.231.5342
E-mail:
mmonaghan@sjc.edu
As an educator and an educator of future educators, Dr. Meg Monaghan
has a clear understand of what constitutes great teaching: “I believe that powerful teaching hinges on an understanding of several interconnected and complex components of the profession. These include:
- knowledge of one’s students and their learning
- insight about the foundations, aims and practices related to one’s content area
- awareness of how social, linguistic, and cultural diversity impacts the classroom
- and a clear conception of the community within which one lives and works.”
To Dr. Monaghan, effective teaching balances and responds to these components. It also requires passion and commitment to lifelong learning, which allows one to
“continuously improve upon their practice.”
Dr. Monaghan models these behaviors as she works to guide pre-service teachers into developing their own understandings of the profession. Saint Joseph College students benefit from the diversity of her experience; she has taught in both public and private middle and high schools, as well as in teacher education programs. “These experiences have helped me develop a broader understanding of education and furthered my enthusiasm for teacher education,” Dr. Monaghan said.
Degrees:
Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction (concentration: Social Studies), University of Connecticut
M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction (concentration: Social Studies), Boston University
B.S. in Secondary Education (concentration: Social Studies), Villanova University
Recent Research/Publications/Presentations:
Marcus, A.S. & Monaghan, M. (March 2009). “Tasting the Fluoride: Feature Film, Women’s History, and Modern-day Critical Consciousness.” Social Studies Research and Practice. 4(1).
Monaghan, M. (2009). “Preservice, Secondary Social Studies Teachers’ Perceptions of Gender Equity.” Paper presented at the annual meeting of the College and University Faculty Assembly of the National Council for the Social Studies, November 11-13, Atlanta, Georgia.
Monaghan, M. (2009). “Exiting the ‘Holding Pattern.’” Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, April 17-21, San Diego, California.
