15 Minute Field Trips

Pre-K to grade 5 interdisciplinary art teacher, integrating art with science, math, ELA, and environmental studies.

Hands-on, experiential. Field work and citizen science with grades K-5. Designing custom field trips for K-5 students for 15 minutes to 1.5 hours, exploring nature and capturing it through art.

Cirino Education Grant 2001 • RIPIN Grant 2006 • Rhode Island Foundation Arts in Academia Grant 2007, 2016 • ArtsReach Grant 2008 and 2009 • ABC6/Audubon Poster Contest winner (student work) 2008 • The Power of Art Scholarship 2008 • YAM and RI Alliance for Art Education participant (student work) • PS2013-2017 • ASRI Environmental Educator of the Year 2012 • Whole Foods Garden Grant 2014 • Seed Savers Grant 2016 • Wheels to Woods grant 2017 • Loraine Tisdale Award 2017 • Carter Spark grant 2018 • Schoolyard Habitats (USFWS) 2018

Education/Certifications: • University of Rhode Island, Master Gardener certification, 2011 • Lesley University, Master of Education, May 2006, summa cum laude • Rhode Island College, BS/Art Education and BFA/Painting, May 1999, magna cum laude • Cumberland High School, Diploma with Honors Trainings/Workshops: • Intro to EE, Cornell, 2017 • GLOBE, Soil and Precipitation Protocols, 2016 • Project Learning Tree, 2016 • Project Wild, 2016, K-12 Curriculum and Activity Guide • Sustainable Schools Summit, 2012 • URI Master Gardener 2011 • ASRI, Schoolyard Science for an Urban Ecosystem, 2010

Professional Affiliations/Memberships: Audubon Society of Rhode Island • NEA/RIEA • RIEEA • National Wildlife Federation (Certified Wildlife Habitat) • Roger Williams Park Zoo • URI MGA/Desourdy School Garden Central RI Administrator Website: 15minutefieldtrips.blogspot.com Youtube: 15 Minute Field Trips Lectures/Workshops at School Gardening 101 Conference 2015 and NEEEA Conference 2016, and on the topics of insects, citizen science, school gardens, and sustainable gardening practices.