Teaching, writing, mentoring
Resume:
Marjorie . Nussbaum
Sioux City, IA 51105
Mobile: 603-***-****
Email: *******@*****.***
EDUCATION
• Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT): Secondary Science Education, University of the District of Columbia, Washington, DC
• Doctor of Education (EdD): Curriculum Studies (emphasis Cultural Curriculum Studies), Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA,
*Dissertation title: Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Environmental Justice in Higher Education
• Master of Science (MS): Environmental Studies (emphasis Environmental Education), Antioch University New England, Keene, NH
• Bachelor of Arts (BA): Psychology, Goshen College, Goshen, IN, CURRENT POSITION
January 2023-present
Little Priest Tribal College
Position-Equity and Extension Coordinator
Duties of Position:
• Manage existing grants
• Search for new funding sources
• Write grants
• Maintain financial records for the department
• Manage a team of four employees
• Prepare and present informational workshops and other programming
• Act as a consultant to the Integrated Agriculture department
• Act as a consultant to the Winnebago Tribe’s Food Sovereignty Task Force
• Oversee the maintenance and educational aspects of the campus gardens and hoop house
ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, AND HIGH SCHOOL TEACHING EXPERIENCE August 2022-January 2023
Jefferson Houston PreK-8 School [Arlington City Public Schools] Position-Science Teacher (Grades 7/8)
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September 2019-August 2022
Jefferson Academy [District of Columbia Public Schools] Position-Science Teacher (Grade 8)
August 2018-June 2019
The Children’s Guild [District of Columbia Public Charter School] Position-Science Teacher (Grades 7/8)
November 2017-June 2018
Torah School of Greater Washington [Private School-Silver Spring, MD] Position- Long-term licensed substitute (Grade 4)
August 2017-November 2017
Kingsbury Day School (Private School-Washington, DC) Position-Science Teacher (High School/Middle School) August 2016-June 2017
Paul International High School (District of Columbia Public Charter School) Position—Science Teacher (Grades 9-12)
January-June 2016
Green Hedges School (Private School-Vienna, VA)
Position— Long-term licensed substitute (Grades 4-8)/Science Department Chair
March-June 2015 San Miguel School (Private School-Washington, DC) Position- Long-term licensed substitute Science Teacher SUMMARY OF ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, AND HIGH SCHOOL
TEACHING DUTIES
• Prepared and implemented daily lessons, labs, and activities for a population of primarily urban learners using backwards design and gradual release methods that incorporate a mixture of lecture, PowerPoint, audio-visual, hands-on, project-based, and place-based activities
• Created and implemented opportunities for students to learn and apply appropriate social and academic behaviors
• Curated materials, resources, and community partnerships necessary to create and implement opportunities for hands-on, place-based learning
• Developed quizzes, examinations, and informal assessments designed to evaluate student learning, participation, and application of materials and concepts
• Differentiated classroom activities and informal assessments according to student learning modalities and cognitive abilities 3
• Participated in IEP meetings
• Graded and evaluated student work and performance
• Advised, assisted, counseled, and mentored students through relationship building
COLLEGE TEACHING EXPERIENCE
July 2015-December 2015
University of the District of Columbia Workforce Development Division
Position-Allied Health Sciences Adjunct Instructor January 2012-May 2014
Aaniiih Nakoda College (Harlem, MT)
Position-Integrated Environmental Sciences Instructor June-October 2009
Columbia College (Hinesville, GA)
Position-Environmental Science Adjunct Instructor
August 2006-May 2008
Sisseton Wahpeton College (Sisseton, SD)
Position-Instructor of Science
June-August 2006 Rasmussen College (Eden Prairie, MN) Position-Human Uses of the Environment Adjunct Instructor SUMMARY OF COLLEGE TEACHING DUTIES
• Prepared fully expanded syllabi for multiple courses which included assigned reading for each class, due dates, material covered for all quizzes and examinations, lab dates and foci, and field trip/work dates and foci
• Prepared and implemented creative lesson/lab plans using a mixture of lecture and hands-on methods
• Developed quizzes, examinations, and other assessments designed to evaluate and grade student work, participation, and understanding of material
• Advised, assisted, counseled, and mentored students
• Graded and evaluated students’ work and performance
• Participated in committee work
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OTHER EDUCATION, CURRICULUM, AND PROGRAMMING EXPERIENCE August 2003-May 2004 Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center of Goshen College (Wolf Lake, IN)
Position-Educational Fellow [one-year paid internship] Duties of Position:
• Developed and implemented new environmental education programs, curricula, and materials
• Contributed to research in plant and animal biodiversity, invasive species control, and wetland restoration
• Developed and implemented curriculum for special school vacation programs
(2016-2017) Paul Public Charter School
• Wrote customized curriculum for Environmental Science and Introduction to Global Change courses
(2007) Research Assistant, USDA (Morris, MN)
• Developed and implemented informational session for annual field day based on research conducted [field and light chamber trials, and biomass sources/uses in northern climates]
• Collaborated on biomass/biofuels field trials research
(2006) Practicum, Antioch New England Graduate School (Keene, NH)
• Collaborated on mixed-methods research to fully update a 670 page school- based pedagogical resource text [Blueprint for a Green School-Jayni Chase]
(2005) Practicum, Hillsboro-Deering Elementary School (Hillsboro, NH)
• Developed curriculum and support materials for grades 1-5, designed to be used on the school’s campus in order to meet state-mandated achievement standards in outdoor education
K12 TEACHING EXPERIENCE
• Grade 4 classroom—all subjects
• High school science (Environmental Science, Introduction to Global Climate Change and Global Citizenship)
• Science grades 4-8
• Middle school science (grades 7 & 8)
COLLEGE COURSES TAUGHT
• Human Uses of the Environment
• Biology + lab
• Microbiology + lab
• Zoology
• Earth Science + lab
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• Environmental Science + lab
• Introduction to Soils
• Human Anatomy and Physiology I & II + lab
• Medical Terminology
• Medical Assisting
• Natural Resource Management
• Ecology + lab
• Geography
• Introduction to Global Climate Change + lab
• Introduction to Psychological Research, Design and Analysis + lab
• Young Adult Literature for Pre-service Teachers
OTHER PERTINENT EMPLOYMENT
1985-2002
Co-owner/Operations Manager, Promised Land Organic Farms [Zimmerman, MN]
Duties of Position:
• Financial planning pertinent
• Operational planning
• Marketing
• General field/barn/packing shed labor
• Directed field, barn, and packing shed employees
• Kept records of yields in multiple sectors of the operation
• Conducted educational farm tours
• Presented at conferences
PUBLICATIONS
• Nussbaum, M. M. (2012). America’s Indian education policies: Education for environmental in-justice. Environmental Justice, 5(6), 271-317.
• Nussbaum, M. M. (2013). Embedding environmental justice in mainstream curriculum. Environmental Justice, 6(1), 34-40.
• Nussbaum, M. M. (2013). Waiting for water. Tribal College Journal, 24(3), 58-59.
• Nussbaum, M. M. (2013). Knowledge, attitudes and practices of environmental justice in higher education. Georgia Southern University Digital Commons.
• Nussbaum, M. M. (2014). Environmental justice in the college and university curriculum: A survey of the literature. Environmental Justice, 7(4), 95-101. 6
SKILLS
Computer
• Fluency in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Web research
• Educational platforms
o Blackboard
o Moodle
o Haiku
o Parent Locker
o PowerSchool
o ASPEN
o STEMScopes
o Canvas
o PowerTeacher
Professional
• Excellent written and oral communication
• Grant writing, implementation, and evaluation
• Capable researcher (text, web, interview)
• Highly organized
• Well-developed sense of creativity with an ability to think outside given parameters
• Outstanding ability to connect with students
• Excellent workplace professionalism
• Perseverance and dedication to task
• Skillful at writing rigorous and engaging curriculum and other documents
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