Sarah Paulos
student, faculty
- Assoc Exten Educator NE Ext Engagement Zone 5 University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Work
57905 866 Rd
Concord
NE
68728-2828
US
Work
402-584-3830
On campus, dial 7-3830
Sarah Roberts is an Extension Educator for Dixon, Dakota, Wayne, Pierce and Thurston counties. Roberts started with Extension in July 2015 and is in The Learning Child programming area which helps teach and support those in contact with children from birth to age eight. Sarah graduated from the University of Alabama with a B.A. in Music Administration and has a M.Ed in Early Childhood/Elementary Education from Auburn University Montgomery. She is currently pursuing a Ph.D in Child, Youth and Family Studies at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She focuses mainly on informal education and has worked at the Montgomery Zoo in Montgomery, Alabama, Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo, and Nebraska Game and Parks Commission. Sarah loves teaching children and adults about science, nature, and the environment and is excited to share this passion with her community.
icon-academic-capEducation
- BA, University of Alabama, 2008
- MS, Auburn University Montgomery, 2012
icon-documentPublications and Other Intellectual Contributions
- Nature Rocks Education
icon-business-chartResearch & Grants
- STEAM Enrichment in Early Childhood - Science, Technology, Engineering, AGRICULTURE, Math!
- Low-Income Working Families' Child Care Decision-Making: Giving Voice to Nebraska's Rural Communities, July 2017
- Low-Income Working Family's Infant Care Decision-Making: Early Development and Family Needs, March 2017
icon-keynotePresentations
- Nature Education Extension Booth, Marina Inn - South Sioux City, NE
- Reggio-Inspired Learning, Norfolk, NE
- Full STEAM Ahead, South Sioux City, Nebraska
- Creative Combinations, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE
- Full STEAM Ahead, NEAFCS, Omaha, NE
- Connecting Children and Animals for Social Emotional Learning, Nebraska Extension, South Sioux City, NE
- Reggio-Inspired Learning, Nebraska Extension, South Sioux City, NE
- Creativity and the Brain, Nebraska Extension, South Sioux City, NE
- Full STEAM Ahead, Chamberlain, SD
- Full STEAM Ahead, Kappa Delta Pi, Pittsburgh, PA
- Full STEAM Ahead, Kappa Delta Pi, Pittsburgh, PA
- Learning Through the Wonders of Nature, Iowa Resource and Referral , Manson, IA
- Building Leadership Skills Using STEM , Iowa Resource and Referral, Manson, IA
- Environmental Experiences for Early Childhood, STARS Grant Program; Project Learning Tree, Ponca, NE
- Making and Tinkering with STEM, STARS Grant, Ponca, NE
- Teaching and Learning Communities, CIRTL, City Campus Union
- Outdoor Classrooms, Educational Service Unit #7, Columbus, NE
- Growing Up WILD, Stars Grant/ESU #1, Ponca, NE
- Creativity and the Brain, Family Child Care Professionals of South Dakota, Inc., Sioux Falls, SD
- Full STEAM Ahead, Family Child Care Professionals of South Dakota, Inc., Sioux Falls, SD
icon-bookmark-starAwards & Honors
- Community Partnership Award, National Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences, 2017