Science Super Star: Elizabeth Cooke

April 6, 2020 We are honored to acknowledge Elizabeth Cooke, a 4th Grade Teacher at Grass Valley Elementary in Oakland, as a 2020 Science Super Star! Elizabeth consistently strived to ensure that her lessons would be incorporated into her students’ overall knowledge and understanding, and not just remain an abstract idea. For their MakerExpo, she had her students research the […]

Science Super Star: Ana Laredo

April 6, 2020 We are honored to recognize Ana Laredo, a 1st Grade Teacher at Downer Elementary in San Pablo, as a 2020 Science Super Star! Ana incorporates science across the subjects and builds connections to her students’ daily lives. For one science unit this year, Ana engaged her students in exploring the solubility process of many of their favorite […]

Science Super Star: Cherene Fillingim-Selk

April 3, 2020 We are proud to recognize Cherene Fillingim-Selk, a Science Specialist at Berkeley Arts Magnet in Berkeley, as a 2020 Science Super Star.   Cherene works between 18 classrooms from the 1st to 5th Grade. For all grade levels, she ensures that the students get the opportunity to write in their journals every class. She encourages them to […]

Science Super Star: Nancy Steimle

We spotlight Nancy Steimle, CRS Science Super Star honoree, who teaches at Thornhill Elementary in Oakland. Nancy encouraged her students to look at ordinary objects in a new light, and discover how their uses can be changed for different goals.

Science Super Star: Allia Calkins

We spotlight Allia Calkins, CRS Science Super Star honoree, who teaches at Thornhill Elementary in Oakland. Allia was able to transform her students' wonders into engaging science experiments that gave them a better sense of the connections between their everyday lives and the natural world.