Science Curriculum Development
Nim designs site-specific, content-rich, and interactive curriculum for schools, museums, and other educational organizations. In addition, she edits, researches, and consults to develop unique programming that meet local and national learning standards. Her unique combination of expertise in science, communication, and art allow her to complete entire projects independently.
She has developed and taught curricula for: the Wildlife Conservation Society, New York City Audubon (now NYC Bird Alliance), Rockaway Waterfront Alliance (now RiSE), New York Sun Works, and others, covering topics such as data sampling, geographic information systems, oyster restoration, and invasive species.
More recently, Nim taught high school science in the Bronx, developing interactive, experiential, and differentiated curricula for Environmental Science, Science Research, City Semester, and Marine Biology.
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After the Storms, an island of calm--and resilience, a New York Times editorial upon the launch of Dr. Sanderon's Mannahatta Project and related book.
An overview of the Brooklyn Bridge Park's educational programs, including K-12 curricula developed by Nim
In City Semester, a multi-disciplinary course, student teams learned how water flows through watershed and then were challeged to create nature-informed designs to slow down water.
Mannahatta explored the natural history of Manhattan to create a vision for the future.
Middle school students at Rockaway Waterfront Alliance (now RiSE) monitoring oysters
Nim consulted with New York Sun Works, which builds hydroponic gardens in New York City's schools
Designed middle school curriculum for NYC Audubon in conjunction with New York Department of Environmental Protection. Macroinvertebrates are used as bioindicators of water quality.