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Craig Strang is Associate Director of Lawrence Hall of Science and leads the School Programs Division and Center for School Change. He is the founding Director of MARE: Marine Activities, Resources & Education, a K-8 professional development/curriculum development program that works with whole schools to increase learning and language acquisition for English-language learners. Strang is the author of three sets of science and environmental education curriculum materials: Proyecto SOL: Science Oriented Learning, Project OCEAN, and MARE. He is also the co-author of three LHS Great Explorations in Math and Science (GEMS) teacher guides: On Sandy Shores, Ocean Currents, and Only One Ocean. He was the consultant responsible for creating a high school environmental justice internship program, XCEL: Cross-Cultural Environmental Leadership. Strang's interest in using inquiry-based science instruction to promote second language acquisition led him to explore broader issues related to science and literacy with colleagues Catherine Halversen and Richard McCallum. This resulted in a new professional development project, SKILL: Science Knowledge through Inquiry & Language Literacy. Strang has conducted field research on elephant seals and humpback whales, and occasionally leads eco-tours to Baja California and Galapagos. He is past-president of Southwest Marine Educators Association and sat on the board of directors of National Marine Educators from 1988 to 1993. He received his B.A. in Environmental Studies from the University of California, Santa Cruz. |
