Joanna Cagan Email & Phone Number

Lafayette, Colorado

• Responsible for the leadership and management of the Museum and its mission: engaging all families in educational, hands-on experiences that connect curiosity, creativity, and discovery. Oversee implementation of core.
• Build and nurture relationships with external partners. Serve as primary ambassador for WOW!… Show more
• Build and nurture relationships with external partners. Serve as primary ambassador for WOW! in the community. Identify and engage in outreach to potential community partners, with emphasis on mutually beneficial.
• Collaborate with staff and content experts on exhibis, aligned with and guided by WOW!’s values, strategic plan, learning approach and aesthetic standards. Evaluate exhibits and programs for impact and effectiveness.
• Create and manage approved budget to ensure financial viability. Work with leadership team on comprehensive marketing, communications, and development plans designed to expand and diversify the donor base, meet and.
• Help build and maintain a diverse and inclusive Board. Serve as an ex-officio member of each Board committee, providing candid and expert guidance on major challenges and opportunities related to strategic planning.

Denver

• Manage Denver Zoo’s award-winning Nurturing Scientists Through Nature Play, a preschool partnership between urban preschools and the Zoo, designed to empower young children to be scientists and teacher/caregivers to.
• Manage Denver Zoo’s suite of onsite educational programs for preschool and elementary age children, families and teachers. Responsibilities include management of program development and implementation… Show more
• Manage Denver Zoo’s suite of onsite educational programs for preschool and elementary age children, families and teachers. Responsibilities include management of program development and implementation, ensuring.
• Serve as a liaison with community partners, including schools, school district leaders, teachers, families, community organizations and leaders, informal education colleagues, and other internal and external partners.
• Supervise and mentor the Early Childhood Programs team, hiring, training, evaluating and fostering their growth. Advise staff on curriculum development methodologies and tools in order to develop, implement, promote.
• Work closely with Director and Vice President for Learning Experiences, as well as other departmental leaders, to determine strategic direction of future programming Show less

Greater New York City Area

• Managed the staff and daily operations for the Wildlife Conservation Society's Bronx-Zoo-based Professional Development department.
• Supervised and mentored staff in the conceptualization, development, and implementation of a broad spectrum of mission-driven educational programs for pre-service and in-service Pre-K-12 teachers, informal educators.
• Supervised the… Show more
• Supervised the Advanced Inquiry Program, an innovative graduate degree partnership with Project Dragonfly at Miami University. Supervised and collaborated on course development and facilitation, as well as program.
• Managed day-to-day operation of Professional Development Department activities. Coordinated, scheduled, and organized courses; maintained relationships with partner organizations for services provided. Supervised.
• Supported the Director of Educational Research and Program Development in grant program development, management, implementation, evaluation and assessment. Managed the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).

New York City

• Responsible for the development and launch of the Advanced Inquiry Program, an innovative master's degree partnership with Project Dragonfly and Miami University.
• Developed, facilitated and assessed professional development programs for educators (formal and informal educators; pre-service and in-service teachers).
• Coordinated the federally funded FIPSE (Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education) grant between WCS, The New… Show more
• Coordinated the federally funded FIPSE (Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education) grant between WCS, The New York Botanical Garden, and Lehman College. Designed and taught the Lehman College (City University.
• Collaborated with the American Museum of Natural History and with the New York City Department of Education and other cultural partners in partnership with the Urban Advantage Program (UA) to ensure the overall success.
• Wrote syllabi, planned agendas, developed lesson plans and prepared materials for professional development courses for educators that were wildlife- and conservation-focused, goal- oriented, innovative and aligned with.

Greater New York City Area

• Coordinated daily school and general audience programs in the Bronx Zoo’s award-winning education department. Developed and nurtured relationships with area schools, districts and administrators, community-based.
• Coordinated daily school and general audience programs in the Bronx Zoo’s award-winning education department. Developed and nurtured relationships with area schools, districts and administrators, community-based.
• Developed, assessed and reviewed education program materials, including lesson-plan content and instructional delivery, in order to maintain and enhance strong mission- based and pedagogically appropriate lessons and.
• Taught school, family and summer programs, for students ranging from pre-K through adult. Developed and taught training course for new docents. Mentored and assisted in supervising instructors and teaching-fellows.
• Promoted education programs through advertising and outreach. Acted as liaison with internal WCS departments to establish strong communication, and with general public to ensure excellent relationships and program.

Greater New York City Area

• Developed and taught standards-based family and school programming for a wide-range of students, with an emphasis on pre-K to 6th grade, but including adult and family audiences.
• Integrated inquiry-based, wildlife conservation themes into biological sciences, math and English language arts lessons. Handled over 20 different animal species for use in classroom presentations. Mentored and helped.

NY, NY

• Co-author, Field of Schemes: How the Great Stadium Swindle Turns Public Money into Private Profit(Common Courage Press, April 1998; revised edition University of Nebraska Press, April 2008). Edited for arange of.

Masters Of Science In Childhood Education, Elementary Education And Teaching, 4.0

Certificate In Conservation Biology -- Center For Environmental Research And Conservation

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Political Science, 3.7

Activities and Societies: With Honors; Phi Betta Kappa; Rutgers College Honors Program English minor, editor at The Daily Targum.