1. MATTHEW L. WORDEN
6 Forest Drive, Piscataway NJ 08854 | 908-227-1184 | mattworden123@gmail.com
EDUCATION
Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ
Bachelor of Music (BA), Music Education, January 2015, cum laude
CERTIFICATION
Certificate of Eligibility with Advanced Standing, Music K-12, January 2015
Praxis, Music Content Knowledge, January 2014
SELECTED EXPERIENCE
June – July 2016
July – Jan 2016
Long Term Substitute: Plainsfield Board of Education: Clinton Elementary School
(Pre-K – 5)
· Solidified music content knowledge through circle games, student/teacher-led
instruction, rote & note based instruction
· Led an average of 5 classes a day with the class size ranging from 25 and up
· Took on extra duties such as lunch duty and assisted during events
REO Administrator (Real Estate Owned): Century 21
· Managed and maintained utility accounts for over 100 REO properties
· Developed organizational system to recognize, document, and offer solutions to
problems at properties (Excel spreadsheet)
· Created first-ever training document for REO Administrators
May – June 2015 Long Term Substitute: Hillsborough Public School District: Woods Road
Elementary School (Pre-K – 4)
· Created lessons to develop musicianship in vocal and instrumental based classes
through practice, guided improvisation, and composition
· Cultivated competency in a broad range of instruments, including Orff bars,
Recorder, and African drums
· Coordinated cross-curricular unit in order to provide depth to their performance
for “Flag Day”
Sept – Dec 2014 Student Teacher: Metuchen Public School District: Metuchen High School & Edgar
Middle School
· Offered lessons to students that promoted creativity, critical thinking, and a
growing sense of multicultural awareness
· Directed rehearsals and sectional of 5
th
Grade Band and High School Band to
prepare for upcoming Winter Concert
· Conducted 5
th
grade and High School band for their Winter Concert
· Fostered a relationship with the students, teachers, and community by assisting
the Jazz Band and Marching Band after school hours

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Jan – May 2014 Fieldwork, Bloomfield Public School District: Brookdale, Carteret, & Fairview
Elementary
· Observed and taught elementary band and general music for 60 hours
· Helped students develop musicianship through a composition project
· Created a cross-curricula lesson in which students created stories through music
AWARDS/HONORS
Fall: 2012
Spring: 2013, ‘14
Dean’s List
Spring 2014 Teacher’s Club of Montclair Scholarship
SELECTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS
2012 – 2014 Founded classical guitar trio Marigold Trio, Performed at Montclair Art Museum,
Kasser Theater, among others
2012 – 2013 American String Teachers Association (ASTA) Treasurer –Montclair Chapter
2012 Organized, programmed, and performed in an outdoor jazz concert for Guitar Con
REFERENCES
John Morrison Band Director of Metuchen School District, Cooperating Teacher (Student Teaching)
Email: dosmos@verizon.net
Darren O’Neill Guitar Director of Montclair State University, University Professor and Mentor
Email: oneilld@mail.montclair.edu Phone 973-655-7212
Janet Goldstein Professor at Montclair State University, Secondary and Special Education
Email: Janetgolds@aol.com Phone 973-489-5613