We spotlight Janet Belanoff, CRS Science Star honoree, who teaches at Collins Elementary in West Contra Costa. Janet took a phenomenon that her students had seen in action every day of their lives, but had no concrete understanding of, to turn into a lesson plan that would engage her entire class.
We spotlight Lorraine Gray, CRS Science Super Star honoree, who teaches at Collins Elementary in West Contra Costa. Lorraine wants other teachers to know that teaching science does not have to be complex, highlighting this through a simple experiment on paper materials that produced great results from her students.
April 17, 2020 We are thrilled to recognize Heather Peguero, a 2nd Grade Teacher at Bella Vista Elementary in Oakland, as a 2020 Science Super Star! Heather had her classroom explore how weathering changes landforms. She engaged her students through a multitude of different teaching styles, to ensure that every single one would be able to make meaning out of […]
April 17, 2020 We are proud to recognize Ruth Prchlik, a Kindergarten Teacher at Bella Vista Elementary in Oakland, as a 2020 Science Super Star! “How can we use paper to make new things?” Ruth combined engineering and environmental science by having her students discover how they could reuse paper items instead of throwing them away. She came up with using […]
April 16, 2020 We are honored to name Rebecca Dunning, a Kindergarten Teacher at Bella Vista Elementary in Oakland, as a 2020 Science Super Star! Rebecca imparted a sense of mindfullness to her classroom, encouraging them to take note of, and question, the world around them. Her young learners explored the processes of phenomena they interact with daily (such as […]
We spotlight Melissa Frost, CRS Science Super Star honoree, who teaches at Lincoln Elementary in Oakland.
We spotlight Rob Fong, CRS Science Super Star honoree, who teaches at Lincoln Elementary in Oakland. Under the guidance of Rob’s overall approach of encouragement to think about and analyze the different systems around them, his students tackled a multitude of phenomena from solubility to human processes.
Community Resources for Science
1611 San Pablo Avenue, Suite 10 B
Berkeley, CA 94702
Phone: (510) 527-5212
Fax: (510) 527-5216
Email: community@crscience.org
EIN: 94-3262587
The mission of CRS is to empower teachers and STEM professionals serving schools in historically marginalized communities to activate TK-8 students’ curiosity about the world, foster critical thinking, and inspire children to imagine future career pathways. We envision a community of educators, scientists, families and partners working together to build school cultures that equip all children to explore the world around them and build the skills needed to become innovators, problem solvers, environmental stewards, life-long learners and leaders. CRS leads a dynamic network, fostering relationships and collaborations that leverage expertise and resources to transform science teaching and learning toward greater equity, opportunity, and success for all students.
Our goal is simple: help teachers give students more opportunities to “do science” – to ask questions, test ideas, get their hands on real science activities. We need to inspire the next generation of thinkers, makers, problem solvers, and leaders!