Connecting learners to the world around them

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Cross-Comparative School Programs Evaluation

Working with a talented education staff at Monterey Bay Aquarium and Word Craft, a program evaluator, I spearheaded efforts to compare the impacts of staff-facilitated programs on students visiting the Aquarium. At the time, it was the largest cross-comparative school program evaluation study of its kind.

photo credit: Monterey Bay Aquarium

 
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Creating a Pipeline of Opportunity

As part of the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s 2012-2016 Strategic Plan, the ultimate impact goal for Education Programs was “to prepare 1,000 young adults over the next five years to be inspired, ocean science literate, confident and ready to act on behalf of the oceans.” To meet this challenge, the Education Programs director and managers worked with Word Craft, a program evaluator, to develop a unique working model that aligns education programming for all audiences using a “strands of learning” framework. This model enables managers and staff to clearly articulate program goals and outcomes.

photo credit: Word Craft

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Building Organizational Capacity

I was fortunate to be part of the amazing team that opened the South Carolina Aquarium. I spent several years as School Programs Manger and was then promoted to the role of Director of Education.

A portfolio of other work

Many of the pieces provided below have links to full documents. I would love to talk with you about all of them!

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