Kirsten Teasdale

Current

Museum Educator at The Conference House Association

Past

Heritage Centre Intern at The Royal College of Physicians
writer at The Travel Editor.com
Special Education Paraprofessional at City of New York

Collections Management Intern at Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Teacher Institute Intern at Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Office Manager at Campus Escort

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Education

University of Leicester
The College of William and Mary
St. Joseph Hill Academy HS

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Industry

Museums and Institutions

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Kirsten Teasdale’s Summary

Kirsten Teasdale’s Specialties:

American history, special education, museum education, museums and galleries, 17th-19th century history, program development, project management, curriculum development, volunteer management, research, collections management, social networking, training

Kirsten Teasdale’s Experience

Museum Educator

The Conference House Association

(Museums and Institutions industry)

December 2008 — Present (1 year )

• Developed curriculum for, marketed and implemented an updated school visit program, contributing to a 56% increase in visitation (from spring 2008.)
• Revitalized the docent program by recruiting, training, and supervising a group of volunteer tour guides, also contributing to the increase in visitation.
• Maintained communications links with local schools, scouting troops, and cultural organizations.
• Interpreted the historic houses and environmental landscape of Conference House Park for the public via guided tours, text panels, and special events.
• Collaborated with office staff, the Board of Directors, community organizations and local stakeholders to secure grants and other funding for programming.
Heritage Centre Intern

The Royal College of Physicians

(Hospital & Health Care industry)

June 2008 — August 2008 (3 months)

• Researched and planned an exhibit dealing with attitudes towards disability through time.
• Performed a variety of collections management tasks including updating the museum catalogue in Adlib, executing a weekly check of the conditions of the fine arts collection, and maintaining conditions in the object store.
• Researched the collections and wrote content for the Book of the Month web feature and the Collections in Focus print feature in the RCP publication Commentary.
writer

The Travel Editor.com

(Museums and Institutions industry)

2008 — 2008 (less than a year)
Special Education Paraprofessional

City of New York

(Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Public Policy industry)

May 2003 — September 2007 (4 years 5 months)

• Planned lessons and taught a class of first graders (ages 6-7) with autistic spectrum disorders.
• Collaborated with the classroom teacher and therapeutic service providers to tailor behavior management, educational and sensory integration programs to individual students.
• Monitored class behavior and managed both disturbances and emergency situations.
Collections Management Intern

Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

(Non-Profit; 1001-5000 employees; Museums and Institutions industry)

February 2006 — May 2006 (4 months)

• Created new history files and maintained accuracy, completeness and consistency in extant files.
• Developed an updated index for searching the history files.
Teacher Institute Intern

Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

(Non-Profit; 1001-5000 employees; Museums and Institutions industry)

February 2005 — May 2005 (4 months)

• Researched original documents related to 18th century fashion, escaped slaves and commoners’ views of the American Revolution.
• Selected pertinent documents and recommended them for incorporation into the lessons of the 2005 Colonial Williamsburg Teacher Institute.
• Utilized the chosen documents and composed document summaries and created lesson plans aimed at students between the ages of 11 and 13.
Office Manager

Campus Escort

(Museums and Institutions industry)

January 2004 — May 2005 (1 year 5 months)

Responsible for the nightly opening of Campus Escort, a service providing safe nighttime walks to students.
Trained new volunteers in the operation of the golf cart employed on longer routes and in the proper procedures to be followed on walks.

Kirsten Teasdale’s Education

University of Leicester

M.A. , Museum Studies , 2007 — 2008

Dissertation titled "Museums on the Spectrum: Museum Learning for Students with Autistic Spectrum Disorders"

Was the secretary of the Museum Society.

Activities and Societies:

Museum Society
The College of William and Mary

B.A. , History, American Studies , 2002 — 2006

Performed and transcribed interviews with local residents for the Williamsburg Documentary Project, an oral history project (2005).

Was the Historian for Phi Alpha Theta, the national history honor society, from 2005-2006.

Participated in the Williamsburg Theater Project, a local history project under the supervision of Professor Arthur Knight (2003).

Publications: Kuhagen, Scott; Teasdale, Kirsten; Blaakman, Michael. ‘Getting "Plugged In" to the Future of American Religion: A Megachurch Experience Bethel Temple, Hampton, Virginia Sunday, 8 April 2006’, Anglican and Episcopal History, September 1, 2006.

Served as the Social Chair for Alpha Phi Omega's Sectionals Conference Planning Committee (2004-2005).

Worked as an escort manager for Alpha Phi Omega's campus escort service, providing students with safe walks home (2004-2005).

Activities and Societies:

Alpha Phi Omega, Phi Alpha Theta, Jump!, Young Democrats, IR Club
St. Joseph Hill Academy HS