Kayla Quarless

STEM Instructor for Girls Rise Up at STEM From Dance
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(386) 825-5501
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New York City Metropolitan Area

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Experience

    • United States
    • Education Management
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • STEM Instructor for Girls Rise Up
      • Jun 2023 - Present

      - Teach STEM curricular lessons designed by STEM From Dance. Topics are mainly computer science and engineering design, including social and environmental justice research.- Lead and facilitate the creation of student-led projects.-Manage, assess, and adapt instruction based on students’ progress and proficiency in hard and soft computer science and research skills.- Co-lead, with a dance instructor, a cohort of 15-25 girls, and cultivate a collaborative, engaging, and empowering community and learning environment.- Assist in preparing students for the Girls Rise Up Showcase - Support Girls Rise Up operations and logistics. Show less

    • STEM Instructor
      • Jan 2022 - Present

      -Teach 5th-12th grade girls how to code during school and afterschool settings. -Topics are mainly computer science and engineering design – and facilitate the creation of student-led projects.-Empower, educate, and encourage girls as our next generation of engineers, scientists, and techies.-Manage, assess, and adapt instruction based on student's progress and proficiency in hard and soft computer science skills.- Create lessons that will inspire and teach students to create dance performances using tech-Co-lead, with a dance instructor, a cohort of 15-30 girls, and cultivate a collaborative, engaging, and empowering community and learning environment. Show less

    • United States
    • Non-profit Organizations
    • After School Instructor
      • Dec 2022 - Present

      - Lead students on walking tours to discover changes in their environment and Prospect Park by scavenging and observing plants, and animal behavior - Help assist with special programs by leading groups of Kindergarten- 5th grade to Prospect Park and Green-Wood Cemetery - Help assist students with homework - Help manage activities for Pre-K-5th grade - Lead students on walking tours to discover changes in their environment and Prospect Park by scavenging and observing plants, and animal behavior - Help assist with special programs by leading groups of Kindergarten- 5th grade to Prospect Park and Green-Wood Cemetery - Help assist students with homework - Help manage activities for Pre-K-5th grade

    • United States
    • Online Audio and Video Media
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Campus Ambassador
      • Jul 2021 - Present

    • United States
    • Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • School Programs Instructor
      • Mar 2022 - Jun 2023

      -Teach grades pre-K through 8th remotely from Brooklyn Botanic Garden (BBG) Education Greenhouses and in-person with small groups on Garden tours.-Topics taught focusing on botany, ethnobotany, gardens, conservation, plant ecology, and BBG’s plant collections to support the science curriculum of public and nonpublic schools.-Assist in teaching and helping with other education programs as needed, such as Project Green Reach, Garden Lab, and STEM days out with the Discovery Garden.

    • Children's Garden Fellow
      • Mar 2022 - Nov 2022

      -Engage in teaching hands-on gardening, plant science, and investigation discovery to children and teens.-Teach age-appropriate gardening lessons to a group of up to 12 children with the assistance of two to three teen apprentices from our Garden Apprentice Program.-Participate in a comprehensive paid training program covering seasonal content, pedagogy, and horticultural skills.-Mentor teen apprentices who assist instructors in facilitating their group.-Co-teach with another fellow and program assistant outdoors and in classroom spaces during summer afternoons.-Develop and lead supplementary enrichment activities, such as seasonal cooking, nature crafts, or science experiments.-Ensure that each assigned garden plot is planted and maintained according to a weekly schedule.-Assist in teaching other education programs as needed. Show less

    • BASE Assistant Instructor
      • Apr 2022 - Jun 2022

      -Co-teach hands-on horticulture skills-Work with 15-40 high school students -Develop and lead supplementary enrichment activities, such as seasonal cooking, nature crafts, and science experiments.-Help high school students build leadership skills in horticulture and science.

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Union College Octopus' Garden Volunteer Coordinator
      • Sep 2017 - Jun 2021

      • Organize and coordinate meetings across campus to raise awareness of the community garden and recruit volunteers. • Apply for grants and raise money for garden supplies • Coordinate with Union College dining services and outside organizations to donate garden produce to the community. • Train volunteers in horticulture skills in the garden, organize community events on horticulture • Organize and coordinate meetings across campus to raise awareness of the community garden and recruit volunteers. • Apply for grants and raise money for garden supplies • Coordinate with Union College dining services and outside organizations to donate garden produce to the community. • Train volunteers in horticulture skills in the garden, organize community events on horticulture

    • United States
    • Non-profit Organizations
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Presenter at the 56th Annual Meeting of the GSA Northeastern Section
      • Mar 2021 - Mar 2021

      I presented my findings on heavy metal contamination based on research I done with the Union College Water Initiative at the 2021 Geological Society of America Northeastern Section. I presented my findings on heavy metal contamination based on research I done with the Union College Water Initiative at the 2021 Geological Society of America Northeastern Section.

  • Keck Geology Consortium
    • Washington & Lee University, Lexington, VA
    • 2020-2021 Keck Geology Consortium Virginia Advanced Project
      • Jun 2020 - Jul 2020

      Accepted to Summer 2020 Keck Geology Consortium’s Advanced Project. Involve both fieldwork and lab work, primarily located at Washington & Lee University in Lexington, VA. https://keckgeology.org/2019/12/virginia2020/ Accepted to Summer 2020 Keck Geology Consortium’s Advanced Project. Involve both fieldwork and lab work, primarily located at Washington & Lee University in Lexington, VA. https://keckgeology.org/2019/12/virginia2020/

    • United States
    • Environmental Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Ambassador
      • Jul 2019 - Jul 2020

    • United States
    • Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Tier 2 Garden Program Assistant for Garden Apprentice Program (GAP) at BBG
      • Jun 2018 - Aug 2018

      -Supervise and mentor apprentices while they work in placements throughout the Garden. -Develop and present summer-long projects. - Assist with horticulture and cooking sessions with teens. -Collaborate with supervising staff in development and implementation of curriculum on current environmental issues, science research, and interpretation. -Design and lead team-building exercises and enrichment activities. -Lead field trips to farms, gardens, and other cultural institutions within New York City Show less

Education

  • Union College
    Bachelor's degree, Environmental Science
    2017 - 2021
  • The University of Queensland
    2019 - 2019
  • SEO (Sponsors for Educational Opportunity)

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