Instructor:
| , Old Dominion University, Castleton University , Phone: E-mail: enuckols@echovermont.org 802-338-1500 (cell phone) |
Instructor Level
| Specialist II |
Education
| High school diploma or GED in Bachelor's degree in Biology Master's degree in Museum Education Professional certificate or license in Secondary Science Teaching Certificate (not current) | |
| has received formal instruction in adult education or in the facilitation of learning for adults. |
Work Experience
| April 2022 - Present, ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science Center, BTV Senior Education Manager - full time Oversee the delivery of all Group Programs, including school programs, outreach, camps, community STEM festivals, a virtual learning library, teacher professional development, STEM curriculum kits, and child-caregiver programs. Hire, supervise, and develop members of the Group Programs team. Manage large grant projects and other special initiatives, including task management, deliverable tracking, evaluation coordination, and reporting. Develop and deliver STEM education activities for early childhood and school-age groups at ECHO and across Northern Vermont. Develop and deliver teacher professional development at ECHO and across Northern Vermont. Build school and other strategic community partnerships. Expand participation in Group Programs through the recruitment of new audiences. Continuously evaluate and improve Group Programs. Collaborate with IT & AV System Manager to leverage virtual learning tools that support Group Program delivery and audience expansion. Collaborate with STEM & Exhibit Projects Manager to concept and build new STEM curriculum kits and festival activities. Collaborate with Communications to develop Group Program marketing materials. Work closely with the Director of Programs & Strategy to coordinate and develop the Programs & Exhibits team as a whole. April 2015 – April 2022, ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science Center, Burlington, VT Youth Programs Manager – full time Responsibilities include: •Development and delivery of Teacher Professional Development Workshops for supporting STEM Learning Development and Delivery of PreK-12 and summer camp STEM programming •Visioning, developing and supporting the install of a .5 million dollar Early childhood exhibit, Champ Lane •Planning and managing current and future grant projects •Grant writing support •Supervision and training of museum volunteers and interns •Creating protocols and systems for grant projects and the evolving work flow at ECHO Jan. 2008 – March 2015 |ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science Center | Burlington, VT Youth Education Specialist – part time Responsibilities include: •Development and delivery of preschool, K-12, Girl Scout, summer camp and public programming •Visioning and support for future exhibit development •Supervision of museum volunteers and interns •Development and delivery of preschool teacher workshops •Creating protocols and systems for grant projects and the evolving work flow at ECHO September 2006 – December 2007 | Essex Town School District | Essex, VT Para-Professional Teacher – part time Served as general teacher’s aid and then a one-on-one aid for a child with Autism September 2005 – June 2006 | Essex Town School District | Essex, VT Substitute Teacher – part time Served as a substitute teacher for grades K-5 September 1995 – September 2005 | Essex, VT Mom During this time I had the opportunity to volunteer in a variety of ways. * ECHO - exhibits interpreter, school program teacher, program development * Essex Town School District - ELF (Environmental Learning for the Future) Instructor, parent helper and active PTO member * Saint James Episcopal Church - developed and delivered a family worship service for two years, Sunday school teacher * Faith United Methodist Church - co-chair and then chair of the parent cooperative preschool * Vermont Refugee resettlement Program - supported a Somali Bantu family as they assimilated to life in America 1993 – 1995 | Virginia Marine Science Museum | Virginia Beach, VA Education Specialist Director of all school programming, both in-house and outreach. Responsibilities included: * Development and delivery of classroom programs for preschool through post graduate groups *Program development and management of staff and scheduling for outreach programs * Development of curriculum * Development and delivery of teacher workshops * Development of special event weeks * Supervising and training volunteers * Delivery of daily public programs, including whale watch and dolphin watch field programs 1992 – 1993 | Virginia Marine Science Museum | Virginia Beach, VA Outreach Instructor Responsibilities included development and delivery of outreach programs at schools, conferences and festivals 1991 – 1992 | Portsmouth Public Schools | Portsmouth, VA Biology Teacher General Biology, Honors Biology and AP Biology | ||||||||||
| 10-15 years instructing adults. | ||||||||||
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Additional Information
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| Teaching and Learning (Early Childhood) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Training Topics | Indoor Learning Environments Curriculum Development Science | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1. Everyone learns differently and I believe that instruction should be presented in a variety ways including active learning and small group work. 2. Adult learners have acquired their own areas of expertise and it is valuable to allow participants to learn not only from me, but from each other and I from them. 3. I believe in being well prepared, providing a comfortable learning environment and sharing my enthusiasm for STEM teaching in a way that motivates and inspires. |
Logistics
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