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.
We spotlight Robert Wilkins, CRS Science Super Star honoree, who teaches at Thornhill Elementary in Oakland. Rob intrigued his students through a "mysterious" liquid chemical experiment that led them to search for an explanation.
We spotlight Paula McGlone, CRS Science Super Star honoree, who teaches at Monarch Academy in Oakland. Paula sparked her students' investigative abilities to seek answers for their questions about the world around them.
We spotlight Kristy Van Ostrand, CRS Science Super Star honoree, who teaches at Thornhill Elementary School in Oakland. Kristy had her students questioning and building upon old ideas, after applying their real-world knowledge of patterns of motion in experiments.
We spotlight Darlene Kong, CRS Science Super Star honoree, who teaches at Monarch Academy in Oakland. Darlene encouraged hands-on learning and collaborative discussion to heighten her students' understanding of the plant life cycle. She wanted to ensure that despite their urban environment, her classroom would understand key processes of plant growth that they could apply into their every day lives.
Wide-eyed wonder and the thrill of discovery are frequent experiences in the classrooms of 90 elementary teachers in Oakland, Berkeley, Richmond, Fremont, and West Contra Costa who earned recognition from Community Resources for Science this Spring for excellence in elementary science teaching. Through the CRS Science Super Star program, these teachers documented how their students are making meaning of their […]
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!