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Roberta Dean is one of the founders of the MARE: Marine, Activities, Resources & Education Program at UC Berkeley's Lawrence Hall of Science. She is a co-author of MARE's K¿8 marine science curriculum, including MARE Teacher's Guide to Marine Science Field Trips--Central California and the MARE Teachers Guides To Ocean Habitats, Grades K¿8, in eight volumes: Rocky Seashore, Sandy Beach, Wetlands, Kelp Forest, Open Ocean, Islands, Coral Reef, and Polar Seas. As a developer and director of Project Ocean and the Sonoma Sea School, Dean has been providing professional development and leadership institutes for teachers in the field of marine science education for the past 20 years. She holds a B.A. in Liberal Arts with a minor in Biology from Sonoma State University. Formerly a classroom teacher, Dean holds life credentials in Early Childhood Education and K¿12 Education. She also holds credentials as a resource specialist, and as a teacher of both the learning handicapped and the severely handicapped. |
