Miranda Kerr

About Miranda Kerr

Miranda Kerr is the Head of Learning Innovation at the Chicago Academy of Sciences/Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum, whose mission is to create a positive relationship between people and nature. She is passionate about environmental education, museum-based learning, and innovative approaches to learning. She has over 20 years of experience developing learner-centered programs for diverse audiences in museums, classrooms, and online. Prior to joining the Nature Museum, Miranda spent 10 years at Shedd Aquarium, serving as the Manager of Digital Learning, and 3 years running her own consulting business, Miranda Kerr Consulting LLC, creating digital learning and science education experiences for organizations such as the National Park Service, Argonne National Labs, and Current Water. Skillsscience, education, digital learning, community engagement, staff management, budget management, organization and efficiency, program management, program design and development, social media, technology trends, evaluation, youth empowerment, collaborative partnerships, written and verbal communication, grant management and reporting, IDEAExpertise• Executing projects to a high standard, meeting or exceeding timelines and key performance indicators• Managing a team of 15 staff to create and execute high quality programming, as well as supporting their professional growth• Using creativity and evidence-based decision making to develop and manage a suite of programs • Developing, teaching, and overseeing in-person and online programs in a variety of museum, classroom, and natural settings, including summer camp, work-study, after school, and field trips• Empowering staff to co-create innovative digital learning experiences into on-site, off-site and online programming• Creating science, nature, and conservation programs that are accessible to a range of audiences • Collaborating across departments to cultivate innovation and partnerships

Experience

1. Head of Learning Innovation

   Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum

   Sep 2023 — Present · Chicago, IL, US

Education

• Florida Atlantic University

  M.S., Biology

  2005 — 2009

• Wittenberg University

  B.S., Biology

  2001 — 2005

Skills

• Biology
• Scuba Diving
• Cross-Group Collaboration
• Budgeting
• Microsoft Office
• Cpr Certified
• Program Evaluation
• Environmental Science
• Environmental Education
• Public Speaking
• Educational Programs
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Program Development
• Science
• Badges
• Teaching
• First Aid
• Life Sciences
• Informal Education
• Gamification
• Lifesciences
• Budgets
• Volunteer Training
• Digital Learning
• Curriculum Design
• Educational Programming
• Science Education
• Curriculum Development
• Social Media