Whistle Barkan, M.S.
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Instructor Naturalist
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Dispersed children of all ages over hill and dale to answer difficult questions about our surroundings.
Wrote a song about scientific naming of corvids.
Mediated crayfish-catching competition disputes.
Skills Instructor
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Empowered learners to build livable natural fortresses, start friction fires and creep undetected through the forest.
Stayed in character as a large, magic-hurling rabbit.
Science Museum Educator
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Hid an adult-aimed photo scavenger hunt inside a robot art exhibit.
Built genes for pest resistance out of interlocking lego bricks.
Made individual cards to thank and support our volunteers.
High School Science and Mathematics Teacher
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Led workshops on outdoor bread baking.
Convinced teenagers that backpacking is fun.
Was taught proper chainsaw technique by a seventeen year old.
Developed and implemented a new program for campus community building.
Wrote a sustainability curriculum around Daniel Quinn's
Ishmael.
Natural History Instructor
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Demonstrated proper etiquette for touching an alligator's tail.
Convinced learners that holding a tarantula is a good idea.
Habitually pantomimed being the world's heaviest bird (a Dalmatian pelican).
Pinned and identified one zillion insects.
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