Dr. Megan Gierka serves as a Senior Content Designer and Integrated Literacy Facilitator at the AIM Institute for Learning and Research. Megan previously served as an instructional coach and reading specialist for Cumberland Valley SD in Mechanicsburg, PA. During her tenure, she successfully trained all teachers and administration in the fastest growing district in the state while implementing a novel instructional coaching model to support Tier I practices and MTSS guidance in grades K-8. Megan holds a BS.Ed. in Elementary Education, M.Ed. in Reading Education, and Ed.D. in Curriculum and Instruction.