Honor Society® member
Devin Nicole Leatherman
Exhibits Development Manager at Seattle Children's Museum
- University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus
- Masters in Museum Studies
- Class of 2017
- Marysville, Washington
Member since January 2017
About
I have been gifted my entire life with a voracious capacity for play. Since, for children, play is synonymous with learning, my love for it has been nurtured through my formal education into an adept, hands-on, emotionally-competent pedagogy. This teaching philosophy has helped me shape scores of independent, caring, inquisitive young learners through immersive environments and responsive education. I switched fields in 2016 with the intent of reaching larger audiences of young learners with high quality free-choice learning opportunities via museums and cultural institutions. I am a creative, active, and dedicated student and professional intent on increasing accessibility and inclusivity in our nation's museums.
Education
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University of Oklahoma
Museum Studies, MA
2016 – 2017
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University of Washington
Early Childhood and Family Studies, BA
2009 – 2012
Honors and awards
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Excellence in Care and Education
An annual award presented by Bright Horizions administrators based on client nominations recognizing teachers who provide the highest quality educational environments and curricula for young students.
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Sooner Heritage Scholarship
A biannual scholarship presented by University of Oklahoma College of Liberal Studies alumni to graduate students exhibiting superior academic work and career engagement.
Goals and interests
- Career goal
Exhibit development - Using cultural and industry resources to develop engaging, interactive, free-choice learning environments geared towards children and families with young children.
Informal education assessment tools - assisting with or leading efforts to develop tools for assessing the efficacy and quality of informal education interactions and environments.
Increasing Accessibility - Working with museums and other civic institutions to modify existing environments or develop new environments that better cater to families with young children, thus increasing the institutions' accessibility to young members of society.- Graduate school interests
Graduate school studies focused on interactive exhibit development, inclusion of marginalized populations in exhibitions, and nonprofit management.
- Outside the classroom
- Hiking
- Cooking
- Watercolor painting
- Crafting
- Reading nonfiction
- Lovingly harassing my two cats
- Avidly consuming children's movies
Experience
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Exhibits Development Manager
Seattle Children's Museum
Jan 2017 – Jan 2020
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Play Facilitator
Seattle Children's Museum
Nov 2015 – Jan 2017
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Assistant Director
Bright Horizons Family Solutions
Feb 2015 – Nov 2015
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Lead Twos Teacher
Bright Horizons Family Solutions
Jun 2012 – Feb 2015
Volunteering
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Education Volunteer
Hibulb Cultural Center
Mar 2016 – Jun 2017
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