Rebecca McGregor
Biography
Rebecca McGregor has a Secondary License in Dance, a BS in Exercise Science, and a Masters in Education. In 2003, she developed the dance program at Lyndon Institute and founded the annual Vermont State Dance Festival. She also helps the VT Agency of Education develop and rewrite VT dance standards and licensing requirements, assessment tools in dance education, and advocate for arts education.
Rebecca is a member of SHAPE and the NDEO. She was a mentor through the NDEO's pilot mentoring program in 2017 and has been a member of the NDEO Mentoring Committee since 2019. She has given presentations for Northeastern University’s NExT Professional Learning Conversations, been chosen as an adjudicator for the NDEO’s National Honor Society for Dance Arts Award 2021, and an adjudicator for the NDEO’s Annual Conference workshop proposals 2022.
Rebecca has received awards like Johnson State College Rising Star/Young Alumni Award, Youth Impact Award, VAHPERD's Dance Educator of the Year Award, and David Dwyer Lyndon Institute Teacher of the Year Award. In 2020, Rebecca was awarded a Presidential Award from the National Dance Education Organization for her service to the Mentorship Committee and work creating and pursuing a vision for dance education in our country. In 2021, she was accepted into the Vermont Leadership Institute for the 2021-2022 year. And, in 2022, she received the NDEO Outstanding Leadership in K-12 Dance Education Award.
Her Core Values:
Honor and Integrity
Her Mission Statement:
I create opportunities to honor self and others and build integrity through courageous moments.
Achievements
What achievements are you proud of?
Having a Dozen Former Dance Students Using Dance as Their Career/College Focus
Receiving a Presidential Award for Mentoring Committee Work through the National Dance Education Organization, 2021
Receiving the Lyndon Institute David J Dwyer Teacher of the Year Award, 2016
Being accepted into and completing Vermont Leadership Institute in 2022 - read about my journey!
Receiving the NDEO Outstanding Leadership in K-12 Dance Education award, 2022
Strengths
What are some of your strengths?
Coordinating and Hosting Events
Collaborating and Mentoring New Dance Educators
Personalizing Curriculum in Dance Education to Meet Diverse Learners and Dance Goals
Designing formative assessments and learning scales based on NCDS
Seeking and following through on professional development opportunities to not just better myself, but to also better my institution and my students
Goals
What skills are you working on?
Revising and Building Curriculum, specifically dance education curriculum and assessment
Personal Well-Being and Stress Management
Creating Dancers and Students with Movement Appreciation
Supporting other educators through coaching and mentoring
Program Development and Evaluation