About Nancy
About Marley
Nancy is a passionate, self proclaimed, PR representative for insects. While earning her Master's degree at the University of Georgia in Entomology, it became crystal clear that most people did not see insects the way she did.
In attempts to combat this "kill it with fire" mentality, Nancy started several science communication projects including a YouTube channel, and co-founded the blog
Ask an Entomologist which seeks to answer the public's questions about insects using scientific literature and written in a way that is both fun an accessible.
Following her Master's, Nancy flew to the heart of the Ecuadorian cloud forest where she worked in an ecolodge showing tourists the beautiful and hidden world of the smaller majority; leading environmental education programs, guiding tours, and giving natural history presentations featuring insects.
After two years, Nancy traded her leafy green jungle for the concrete jungle of Quito where she designs her own tours under the brand SciBugs which focuses on the interconnectedness of ecology (especially insects), geology, conservation, local culture, and ecotourism.
She is licensed in Ecuador and has been working in Ecuadorian Tourism for the past eight years.
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Marley is a nature journaler and an educator. He longs for a reintegration of art with science and words with images, a synthesis that he develops in his journals. Nature Journaling became a fundamental practice for Marley when he discovered how it could synthesize his interests and accelerate his learning. As an educator, Marley is constantly sharing, inspiring, and provoking learning in nature and on paper.
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Experience: Over 10 years teaching, nature journal expeditions on 3 continents, more than 200 free educational videos online. Fluent in Spanish, well-traveled.
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Collaboration: Do you want to enhance the level of creativity, visual problem-solving, and observation skills at your school or organization? Do you want someone to train your educators in how to use nature journaling? Marley has trained teachers and helped launch nature journaling initiatives in California, the Amazon, Costa Rica and the Galapagos.
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Approach: Do you want a fun, rich, holistic learning experience? Marley combines engaging whole-brain activities with a healthy dose of cross-cutting concepts and transferable skills, sprinkled with meta-cognitive exercises. Get a free taste in Marley's weekly
