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 is Emeritus Associate Director of Lawrence Hall of Science at the University of California, Berkeley. He is founding Director of MARE: Marine Activities, Resources & Education, a nationwide, award-winning K–8 professional learning and curriculum development program focused specifically on implementing school-wide marine science and environmental education programs that increase learning and language acquisition for English Learners. He was for 10 years the lead Principle Investigator of the multi-institution, NSF-funded Center for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence—California. He served as President of the U.S. National Marine Educators Association in 2012. He has co-led the Ocean Literacy Campaign in the U.S. since 2003, resulting in the development of Ocean Literacy: The Essential Principles of Ocean Sciences for Learners of All Ages and The Ocean Literacy Scope & Sequence for Grades K–12. He is co-author of three multi-volume sets of science & environmental education curriculum materials for grades K–8, and is PI of the Ocean Sciences Curriculum Sequences for Grades 3–5 and 6–8. Strang also leads the Center for Leadership in Science Teaching, and is Principal Investigator of BaySci: The Bay Area Partnership for K–12 Science, an NSF-funded research study on the effectiveness of a practicum-based model of science professional development, and BEETLES (Better Environmental Education Teaching, Learning & Expertise Sharing), a project to improve the quality of instruction in residential outdoor environmental education programs. He is the author of many articles, presentations and instructional materials, and before turning to science education full time did research on elephant seals, humpback whales, and California sea lions.

Craig is Emeritus Associate Director of Lawrence Hall of Science at the University of California, Berkeley. He is founding Director of MARE: Marine Activities, Resources & Education, a nationwide, award-winning K–8 professional learning and curriculum development program focused specifically on implementing school-wide marine science and environmental education programs that increase learning and language acquisition for English Learners. He was for 10 years the lead Principle Investigator of the multi-institution, NSF-funded Center for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence—California. He served as President of the U.S. National Marine Educators Association in 2012. He has co-led the Ocean Literacy Campaign in the U.S. since 2003, resulting in the development of Ocean Literacy: The Essential Principles of Ocean Sciences for Learners of All Ages and The Ocean Literacy Scope & Sequence for Grades K–12. He is co-author of three multi-volume sets of science & environmental education curriculum materials for grades K–8, and is PI of the Ocean Sciences Curriculum Sequences for Grades 3–5 and 6–8. Strang also leads the Center for Leadership in Science Teaching, and is Principal Investigator of BaySci: The Bay Area Partnership for K–12 Science, an NSF-funded research study on the effectiveness of a practicum-based model of science professional development, and BEETLES (Better Environmental Education Teaching, Learning & Expertise Sharing), a project to improve the quality of instruction in residential outdoor environmental education programs. He is the author of many articles, presentations and instructional materials, and before turning to science education full time did research on elephant seals, humpback whales, and California sea lions.

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.