Jedda Foreman

Jedda Foreman is a project director at the Lawrence Hall of Science at the University of California, Berkeley. She is a district liaison for BaySci, and the lead facilitator for district partnerships focused on environmental literacy. In these roles, Jedda works face-to-face with school districts, school and county superintendents, executive directors, teachers, principals, communities of practice, researchers, and evaluators across a variety of formal and informal environmental education contexts.

Jedda Foreman is a project director at the Lawrence Hall of Science at the University of California, Berkeley. She is a district liaison for BaySci, and the lead facilitator for district partnerships focused on environmental literacy. In these roles, Jedda works face-to-face with school districts, school and county superintendents, executive directors, teachers, principals, communities of practice, researchers, and evaluators across a variety of formal and informal environmental education contexts.

Adam Frost

Adam Frost is a marketing specialist at the Lawrence Hall of Science. In this role, he works to tell the story of the diverse array of work conducted at the Hall, from research and curriculum development to hands-on science programs and exhibits. Adam has a master's degree in museum studies from The George Washington University with a concentration in new media and interactivity.

Adam Frost is a marketing specialist at the Lawrence Hall of Science. In this role, he works to tell the story of the diverse array of work conducted at the Hall, from research and curriculum development to hands-on science programs and exhibits. Adam has a master's degree in museum studies from The George Washington University with a concentration in new media and interactivity.

Craig Strang

Craig Strang is a consultant and Associate Director Emeritus of Lawrence Hall of Science at the University of California, Berkeley where he worked for 32 years. His work builds capacity to improve science, ocean and environmental literacy in education systems nationally and internationally, with a focus on centering equity and justice. He designs instructional materials, programs and strategic plans, and has led teams that work in partnership with dozens of school districts. He consults with and coaches district leadership teams, superintendents, and senior leaders in aquariums, museums, and outdoor learning organizations. He co-leads the Statewide Campaign for Outdoor Learning that builds on the National COVID-19 Outdoor Learning Initiative that he co-founded. He was Principal Investigator of Working Toward Equitable Organizations and the subsequent NSF-funded Working Toward Racial Equity Project. He was founding Director of MARE: Marine Activities, Resources & Education, the most widely used elementary marine science program in the U.S.; founding Principal Investigator of BEETLES: Better Environmental Education Teaching, Learning and Expertise Sharing; lead Principal Investigator of the NSF Center for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence—California (COSEE-CA); and the first Chair of the National COSEE Council, a network of seven multi-institution centers. He co-led the Ocean Literacy Campaign resulting in the infusion of ocean sciences into the Next Generation Science Standards and publication of Ocean Literacy: The Essential Principles of Ocean Sciences for Learners of All Ages, The Ocean Literacy Scope and Sequence for Grades K-12, The Alignment of Ocean Literacy and the Next Generation Science Standards, and the International Ocean Literacy Survey. He co-chaired the Environmental Literacy Task Force that developed the California Blueprint for Environmental Literacy; co-founded and co-chaired the California Environmental Literacy Initiative; co-founded and co-chaired the ChangeScale (Bay Area EE Collaborative) Steering Committee; and co-founded the Network for Network Leaders: Justice, Community and Outdoor Learning. Craig has published dozens of research papers, policy briefs, articles, curriculum units, and professional learning guides that are in wide use throughout the field. He has conducted research on elephant seals, humpback whales, and California sea lions, and led ecotours to the Galapagos Islands, East Africa, Baja California/Sea of Cortez, and along the California coast.

Craig Strang is a consultant and Associate Director Emeritus of Lawrence Hall of Science at the University of California, Berkeley where he worked for 32 years. His work builds capacity to improve science, ocean and environmental literacy in education systems nationally and internationally, with a focus on centering equity and justice. He designs instructional materials, programs and strategic plans, and has led teams that work in partnership with dozens of school districts. He consults with and coaches district leadership teams, superintendents, and senior leaders in aquariums, museums, and outdoor learning organizations. He co-leads the Statewide Campaign for Outdoor Learning that builds on the National COVID-19 Outdoor Learning Initiative that he co-founded. He was Principal Investigator of Working Toward Equitable Organizations and the subsequent NSF-funded Working Toward Racial Equity Project. He was founding Director of MARE: Marine Activities, Resources & Education, the most widely used elementary marine science program in the U.S.; founding Principal Investigator of BEETLES: Better Environmental Education Teaching, Learning and Expertise Sharing; lead Principal Investigator of the NSF Center for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence—California (COSEE-CA); and the first Chair of the National COSEE Council, a network of seven multi-institution centers. He co-led the Ocean Literacy Campaign resulting in the infusion of ocean sciences into the Next Generation Science Standards and publication of Ocean Literacy: The Essential Principles of Ocean Sciences for Learners of All Ages, The Ocean Literacy Scope and Sequence for Grades K-12, The Alignment of Ocean Literacy and the Next Generation Science Standards, and the International Ocean Literacy Survey. He co-chaired the Environmental Literacy Task Force that developed the California Blueprint for Environmental Literacy; co-founded and co-chaired the California Environmental Literacy Initiative; co-founded and co-chaired the ChangeScale (Bay Area EE Collaborative) Steering Committee; and co-founded the Network for Network Leaders: Justice, Community and Outdoor Learning. Craig has published dozens of research papers, policy briefs, articles, curriculum units, and professional learning guides that are in wide use throughout the field. He has conducted research on elephant seals, humpback whales, and California sea lions, and led ecotours to the Galapagos Islands, East Africa, Baja California/Sea of Cortez, and along the California coast.

Vanessa Lujan

Vanessa Lujan, Ph.D. is deputy director of the Learning and Teaching Group at the Lawrence Hall of Science, which offers professional learning support to leaders and educators in districts, schools, museums, universities, and other educational organizations and nonprofits. Dr. Lujan is also program director of BaySci, and lead author of the LCAP Toolkit for Science and Environmental Literacy, which helps California school districts and county offices of education better understand how to support science and environmental literacy in classrooms, and how to include these core aspects of education into local plans and budgets.

Vanessa Lujan, Ph.D. is deputy director of the Learning and Teaching Group at the Lawrence Hall of Science, which offers professional learning support to leaders and educators in districts, schools, museums, universities, and other educational organizations and nonprofits. Dr. Lujan is also program director of BaySci, and lead author of the LCAP Toolkit for Science and Environmental Literacy, which helps California school districts and county offices of education better understand how to support science and environmental literacy in classrooms, and how to include these core aspects of education into local plans and budgets.