Job Title

District Coordinating Teacher

Wilderness Science Center

Key responsibilities

My responsibilities as the District Coordinating Teacher for the Blue Valley Wilderness Science Center (WSC) include developing activities that correspond with the district’s curriculum for students in kindergarten – eighth grade. I am responsible for teacher training at the center as well as overseeing the physical development and management of the center.

Department or workgroup

Curriculum Development & Assessment

E-mail address

dwilson@bv229.k12.ks.us

Office phone

816-685-7684

I began my teaching career in Ckerokee a small town in Oklahoma as a 4^th grade teacher. I teamed with the other 4^th grade teacher and taught all the science. After three years in Cherokee I took a short break from teaching. After working a supervisor in a small company I began teaching again in Tulsa, Oklahoma as a science teacher for grades 2-6^th grade. After a year in Tulsa I then began teaching in Claremore, Oklahoma as a 5^th grade teacher and once again teamed with another 5^th grade teacher so I taught all the science. I stayed in Claremore for 9 years. During this time I completed my masters in Environmental Science.

After completing my masters, I began teaching in Kansas City, Missouri in an environmental magnet school. I was one of three environmental science resource teachers. Our main function was to be the catalyst for the environmental theme within the building. We planned the environmental field experiences for the students in grades K – 5, taught science labs and worked with the teachers to infuse the theme within their classes. After eight of the most rewarding teaching I have ever experience I began working in the Blue Valley School District as the District Coordinating teacher developing a thirty acre outdoor education center.