Museum Educator
Topeka, Kansas, United States
Developed innovative, standards-based curriculum for PreK-12 audiences Managed and designed the Education Division’s educator newsletter, History Time, reachingover 4,000 educators each month Hosted and served as technical manager of Museum After Hours, KSHS’ monthly lecture series,leading to an increase in viewership by 148% Served as primary videographer for KSHS by shooting, editing, and compiling footage intostandards-based educational videos, resulting in over 12,000 unique views Managed the Read Kansas! program, KSHS’ social studies and language arts standards-basedcurriculum, delivering over 15,000 lessons to educators in Kansas Managed KSHS’ Nearpod account and web-based curriculum, reaching over 7,000 students andteachers Provided educational programming to all age groups in the form of in-person and virtual tourscovering a dozen topics in Kansas history, emphasizing object-based learning Led and participated in public outreach events including professional development for PreK-12teachers, educator resource fairs, and new teacher training Demonstrated historical interpretation skills through interactive tours, events, and onlineprogramming Led and participated in donor communication, donation acquisition, and completed associatedpaperwork Professionally photographed primary source artifacts for use on Kansas Memory, KSHS’ digitalonline repository Led monthly volunteer meetings, monitored volunteers while on tour, and offered constructivefeedback and continual educational development