Caitlin Morton

• Oversee classroom education programs, curriculum, staffing, logistics, and program quality for field trips, camps, and other learning experiences serving students across multiple age groups.
• Design, implement, and evaluate hands-on, standards-aligned educational programs and curriculum, using program outcomes and participant feedback to continually strengthen student engagement and learning.
• Train, mentor, and support educators through workshops, classroom observations, collaborative coaching, and constructive feedback to promote consistent, high-quality instructional practices.
• Coordinate complex program and school logistics, collaborating across departments and communicating with educators, schools, and community partners to solve challenges and ensure successful program delivery.
• Develop and prototype new educational and public programming, balancing creative vision with budgets, materials, staffing, scheduling, safety, and implementation.
• Build and strengthen community partnerships that expand access to educational and arts programming, including advocating for Discovery Lab’s ongoing collaboration with Tulsa Opera and helping initiate its new partnership with Bounce’n Beethovens.

• Led educational programs and guided VIP and school-group tours for guests of all ages, translating specialized animal and conservation content into accessible, engaging learning experiences.
• Delivered live educational presentations and narration during animal training sessions, blending education, storytelling, and entertainment to engage diverse audiences.
• Facilitated interactive children’s programming and hands-on experiences designed to inspire curiosity, participation, and conservation awareness.

• Developed and facilitated theatre-based educational experiences for children and young people through classes, camps, workshops, and performance-centered programming.

• Used storytelling, improvisation, movement, and creative participation to make arts learning accessible, engaging, and developmentally appropriate.

• Designed and taught speech, debate, and drama curriculum, using performance, storytelling, improvisation, and public speaking to build students’ communication skills, creativity, and confidence.
• Directed and coached students through performances, presentations, and competitive speech and debate, providing individualized feedback and creating an encouraging environment for students with varied experience and abilities.
• Managed classroom instruction, lesson planning, assessment, and student progress while adapting activities and teaching strategies to meet diverse learning needs.

• Perform in highly interactive, audience-facing entertainment environments using improvisation, physical storytelling, and character work to create engaging experiences for children and families.

• Collaborate with performers, entertainment teams, and guest-facing staff while maintaining professional performance, guest-service, and safety standards.