Dr. Carie Green Assistant Professor, College of Education Idaho State University

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1 Green 1 Dr. Carie Green Assistant Professor, College of Education Idaho State University 921 S. 8 th Ave., Mail Stop 8059 Pocatello, ID, greecari@isu.edu (208) EDUCATION Doctor of Philosophy in Education concentrating in Curriculum and Instruction, GPA 4.0 University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, August Dissertation Title: Exploring the Special Places of Preschool Children in the Home Environment Masters of Arts in Curriculum and Instruction/Environment and Natural Resources with a minor in American Indian Studies, GPA: 4.0 University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, Thesis Title: Walk in Beauty not in Trash: Uncovering the Issues of Solid Waste Management on the Navajo Nation. Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education, Summa Cum Laude, GPA: 3.9 Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, Johnson County Community College, Overland Park, KS, Wichita State University, Wichita, KS, Associates of Science in Psychology, GPA: 3.33 Butler County Community College, El Dorado, KS, CERTIFICATES State of Colorado Elementary Education License: Arizona Department of Education Elementary (K-8) Certificate: New Zealand Teachers Council Registration: Project Learning Tree Project Wild Project Citizen EXPERIENCE Assistant Professor in the Department of Education Foundations Idaho State University, August 2011-present Responsibilities include: 1) Teaching core education courses for students majoring in elementary education including Instructional Planning, Delivery, and Assessment, a 6-credit course designed to guide teacher candidates in developing and teaching a Teacher Work Sample, 2) supervising teacher candidates during a 150 hr. pre-internship placement in a classroom setting, 3) working as a liaison between ISU and local schools, 4) providing service to the local community, and 5) advancing scholarship and research in the areas of environmental education, place-based learning, American Indian education, and teacher education.

2 Green 2 Graduate Teacher Assistant, College of Education University of Wyoming, August 2009-May 2011 Responsibilities included: 1) Instructing a Humanities Methods course for Elementary Education teacher candidates. This course was designed around a collaborative project between teacher candidates and 4 th and 5 th grade elementary students. Using the Project Citizen curriculum to address a place-based problem through public policy, pre-service teachers facilitated lessons designed to teach students problem-solving and decision-making skills in order to participate in constructive and responsible action. 2) Supervising elementary education teacher candidates during the spring K-6 student teaching placements and planning and facilitating student teaching seminars and mentor teacher workshops. Teacher Assistant, College of Education University of Wyoming, January 2009-May 2009 Co-instructed an environmental education course for elementary and secondary teacher candidates. The course components included the history of environmental education, training in environmental education curriculum (Project Wild, Project Learning Tree, Agriculture in the Classroom, WY Stream Team, and Energy and the Environment), a recycling art project, a school garden project, nature journals, book discussions of Last Child in the Woods by Richard Louv, and a place-based environmental action project facilitated through the Project Citizen curriculum. Graduate Assistant, Department of Residence Life and Dining University of Wyoming, July July 2009 Responsibilities included: 1) Working as an environmental educator at the UW Early Care and Education Center where I initiated and facilitated developmentally-appropriate outdoor/ environmental experiences for toddler and preschool-aged children including puppet shows, recycling projects, outdoor expeditions, and a school-wide garden. 2) Coordinating children s programs for the UW apartment community including a Kid s Corner, holiday celebrations, puppet shows, and Earth Day activities. Research Assistant, Science & Math Teaching Center University of Wyoming, September August 2009 Developed a survey to investigate Wyoming science teachers practices in teaching about energy and the environment. Survey was deployed to 1200 teachers throughout the state. Graduate Assistant, College of Agriculture University of Wyoming, August August 2008 Responsible for providing support for the USDA Regional Teaching Workshop and Awards Program through corresponding between regional facilitators, disseminating conference presentations, and writing and submitting grants and reports to federal agencies. Kindergarten Teacher, Garnet Mesa Elementary Delta, CO, August June 2006 Instructed 21 Kindergarteners including ELL and special need students, developed thematic units using Core Knowledge for social studies and science, taught phonemic awareness and writing utilizing the Spalding Language Method, enhanced lessons with puppets, dramatic movement

3 Green 3 and songs, and initiated a sewing program and an after-school garden program. Kindergarten Teacher, St. Michael Indian School St. Michaels, AZ, August June 2005 Instructed 21 bilingual Navajo students, utilized learning centers, music, puppetry, and Navajo cultural tradition to enhance learning while emphasizing environmental education by initiating a recycling program and school garden. 1st Grade Student Teacher, Department of Defense Schools (DODS-Europe) Garmisch, Germany, January May 2003 Instructed multilingual 1 st graders in an overseas Military community and implemented poetry, sewing, and drama programs. Teaching Practicum, Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ, January December 2002 Taught in four K-6 classrooms in a low-income linguistically diverse school. PROFESSIONAL AFFILATIONS National & International The North American Association of Environmental Education The North American Association of Environmental Education Pre-Service Teacher Advisory Council State & Local Diversity Committee Idaho State College of Education AWARDS AND HONORS University of Wyoming Dick Cheney International Travel Scholarship, Summer 2010 [$500] Women s Club Scholarship Recipient (one of two recipients out of 40 applicants), [$1,000.00] Plummer Scholarship Recipient, [$1,200.00] President s Advisory Council on Minority and Women s Affairs (PACMWA) Mini Grant, [$750.00] Plummer Scholarship Recipient, [$1,000.00] Creative Research Grant, 2007 [$1,000.00] PUBLICATIONS Journal Articles Green, C. (accepted). A place of my own: Exploring preschool children s special places in the home environment. Children, Youth, and Environment. Green, C. & Whiteplume, B. (under review). Evolving policies and practices of Indigenous education in Bolivia and Wyoming. Multicultural Perspectives. Green, C., Medina-Jerez, W., & Bryant, C., (article in progress). Lighting the way to a cleaner future: Preservice teachers propose change through Project Citizen. Medina-Jerez, W., Bryant, C., & Green, C. (2010). Project Citizen: Students practice democratic

4 Green 4 principles while conducting community projects. Science Scope, 33(7): Chapters, Books and Monographs Clark, J., Green, C., Liebman, A., & Schilke, P. (2007). Socioeconomic resources. In the Haub School & Ruckelshaus Institute of Environment and Natural Resources (Ed.), Environmental assessment of impacts from a liquefied natural gas facility in Baja California, Mexico (pp ). Laramie, WY: University of Wyoming Publications. Conference & Festival Proceedings Green, C. (2008). Walk in beauty or walk in trash. Proceedings from the Global Green Indigenous Film Festival (p. 12). Santa Fe, NM. Green, C. (2007). Waste management on the Navajo nation. Proceedings from the 2007 Graduate Student Symposium (p. 23). Laramie, WY: University of Wyoming. Master s Plan B Paper Green, C. (2008). Walk in beauty not in trash: Uncovering the issues of solid waste management on the Navajo nation. 42 page qualitative study describing the process of making a documentary film. Laramie, WY: University of Wyoming. Creative Contributions Green, C. (2007). Film: Walk in Beauty or Walk in Trash. Sponsored by the University of Wyoming, The Navajo Nation Solid Waste Management Program, The Navajo Nation Environmental Protection Agency, & The Navajo Nation Film Office. Currently used by the Navajo Tribe as an education tool to promote appropriate solid waste practices. The film may also be used to create national and global awareness of tribal solid waste issues. [Producer, Director, and Editor]. PRESENTATIONS National & International Green, C. & D. Kalvaitis (2011, October). Methodologically authentic research strategies for young children: Puppets, art, interviews. North American Association for Environmental Education Research Symposium (NAAEE), Raleigh, NC. Green, C. (2010, September). Exploring pre-school children s experiences of special places. Presentation at the North American Association for Environmental Education Research Symposium (NAAEE), Buffalo, NY. Green, C. (2010, September). Collaborating practices of environmental citizenry in pre-service teacher education. Presentation at the North American Association for Environmental Education Research Symposium (NAAEE), Buffalo, NY. Green, C. & B. Whiteplume. (2010, October). Comparing Wyoming and Bolivian indigenous education policies and practices. Presentation at the National Network for Education Renewal (NNER), Normal, IL. Green, C. & C. Bryant. (2010, October). Comparing Wyoming and Bolivian indigenous education policies and practices. Presentation at the National Network for Education Renewal (NNER), Normal, IL. Medina-Jerez, W., Bryant, C. and Green, C. (2010, March). Environmental stewardship and active democracy in pre-service teacher education. Presentation at the National

5 Green 5 Science Teachers Association Conference, Philadelphia, PA. Medina-Jerez, W., Bryant, C. and Green, C. (2009, October). Environmental stewardship and active democracy in pre-service teacher education. Presentation at the National Network of Educational Renewal Conference, Bellevue, WA. Green, C. Medina-Jerez, W. & Bryant, C. (2009, October). The experiences of pre-service teachers in an environmental action project. Presented at the North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE) Research Symposium. Portland, OR. Green, C. (2009, May). Project citizen and environmental education. Presented at the Teachers of Teachers of Science (TOTOS) Association for Science Teachers (ASTE) Conference on Environmental and Sustainability Education: The Pre-Service Connection. Spokane, WA. Green, C. (2008, April). Walk in beauty or walk in trash. Film showcased at the Global Green Indigenous Film Festival. Santa Fe, NM. Regional Medina-Jerez, W., Bryant, C. and Green, C. (2010, January). Environmental stewardship and active democracy in pre-service teacher education. Presented at the In Praise of Education Statewide (Wyoming) Conference. Casper, WY. Green, C. (2008, October). Puppets: finding your voice. Presented at the Wyoming Early Childhood Association 28 th Annual Fall Conference. Casper, WY. Local Green, C. & Whitplume, B. (2011, April) Indigenous Education in the Americas: Comparing Policies and Practices in Wyoming and Bolivia. Presented at the University of Wyoming Shepard Symposium for Social Justice. Laramie, WY. Green, C. (2010, April). Walk in beauty or walk in trash: A film about solid waste on the Navajo reservation. Presented at the University of Wyoming Shepard Symposium for Social Justice. Laramie, WY. Neelands, L., Green, C., Medina-Jerez, W. Bryant, C., Masie, L. Pate, C., Cummins, B., Hardesty, N. (2010, April). A global problem individuals can change: An environmental education class project. Presented at the University of Wyoming Shepard Symposium for Social Justice. Laramie, WY. Green, C. (2009, April). Environmental stewardship and active democracy in pre-service teacher education. Presented at the University of Wyoming Graduate Student Symposium, Laramie, WY. Green, C. (2008, April). Walk in beauty or walk in trash. Film showing sponsored by the University of Wyoming Department of American Indian Studies, Laramie, WY. Green, C. (2007, April). Waste management on the Navajo nation. Presented at the University of Wyoming Graduate Student Symposium, Laramie, WY. GRANTS Green, C. (2010). Recipient of a travel grant from the University of Wyoming, College of Education, Dept. of Curriculum and Instruction ($250.00) to disseminate research at the NAAEE Conference in Buffalo, NY. Green, C. (2010). Recipient of a travel grant from the University of Wyoming, Office of the Registrar ($250.00) to disseminate research at the NAAEE Conference in Buffalo, NY.

6 Green 6 Green, C. (2010). Recipient of a travel grant from the University of Wyoming, Social Justice Research Center ($250.00) to disseminate research at the NNER Conference in Normal, IL. Green, C. (2010). Recipient of a travel grant from the University of Wyoming, College of Education, Dept. of Elementary Education ($200.00) to disseminate research at the NNER Conference in Normal, IL. Green, C. (2010). Stapp Scholarship ($ registration fee) to attend the NAAEE Conference in Buffalo, NY. Green, C. & Whiteplume, B. (2010). Recipient of the Social Justice Research Grant ($3,000) to conduct a study on how Indigenous ways of knowing are integrated into Bolivian education in La Paz, Bolivia. Green, C. (2009). Recipient of the University of Wyoming College of Education Research Grant ($1000) to conduct a pilot study on the special places of preschool aged children. Green, C. (2007). Recipient of the President s Advisory Council on Minority and Women s Affairs (PACMWA) Mini Grant ($750.00) to defray expenses related to dissemination of the film: Walk in Beauty or Walk in Trash. Green, C. (2007). Recipient of the Haub School & Ruckelshaus Institute of Environment and Natural Resources Creative Research Grant ($1,000.00) to support costs related to producing film addressing solid waste management issues on the Navajo Indian reservation. Green, C. (2007). Recipient of a travel grant from the University of Wyoming Department of Renewable Resources ($250.00) to conduct research on the Navajo Indian Reservation resulting in the production of the film: Walk in beauty or walk in trash. Green, C. (2007). Recipient of a travel grant from the University of Wyoming College of Education ($250.00) to conduct research on the Navajo Indian Reservation resulting in the production of the film: Walk in beauty or walk in trash. Green, C. (2006). Recipient of a travel grant from the University of Wyoming Graduate School ($250.00) to attend the Tribal Environmental Protection Agency Conference in San Francisco, CA.